Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art

This is an incredible museum! I highly recommend visiting. You must be 13 years old to visit

Thanks to a sign of a special exhibit of Frank Lloyd Wright, I walked into this eclectic fantastic museum.
With no preparation whatsoever, I was immediately drawn to their display of furnishings and decorative art. Once grounded, on top of the special exhibit, I realized the museum was organized into 3 sections: 1) International; 2) Colorado artists; and, 3) Vance Kirkland's legacy. In awe I am still of what I learned and saw. A MUST return when I'm in Denver next.

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This is my first time here even though I have been wanting to visit. I saw Vance Kirkland's 3 room brick home & studio moved from 13th & Pearl St in 2016 to current location at the north end of the new museum on Bannock St. You can buy tickets online that are good for 1 year or walk-in like today for $12.00 general admission. They have free lockers for any coats or hand carried items. They have plenty of benches throughout for resting and looking more slowly at nearby pieces. The entire is on one level, so no handicap issues. There is a separate exhibit of selections from the permanent collection of Frank Lloyd Wright.

Awesome museum in Denver and one of my new favorite museums! The Kirkland is awesome! It's way less crowded than the Denver Art Museum. It's also in a great area and has tons to see. I loved the variety of art that they have and it's a very impressive collection. Children under age 13 are also not allowed I believe so it's very quiet and a nice environment. It's very clean, and they have free lockers to keep your stuff in. The entrance sitting room has a really fun puzzle. Highly recommend this awesome place!

I'll give the building's architect a 5 star rating. It a beautiful building (although its been under repair for six months due to water leaks I guess). Its yellow/golden exterior is stunning. I also like the layout of the museum - but it is too small for the amount of stuff on display.

I wasn't familiar with Kirkland as an artist and I liked his dot paintings I discovered today. What I didn't like in this museum is that his art isn't displayed well, which I found sad since the museum is named after him. It's sort of interwoven with lots of decorative stuff.

The items in the display cases have varying degree of value, from design, historic, artistic, monetary, it did make me feel I was in a fancy antique mall where people can rent these cases and display stuff in. I don't blame the pieces, rather the way they are displayed.

This museum should be at least three times its size to do the collection justice. It's incredibly challenging displaying pottery, glass, etc. You can make it look like art, or it can look like your grandma's cabinet. Sadly I found it to be the latter.

If you are into pottery, glassware, decorative art you are going to love this museum. Also, a great little parking lot right behind the museum that is rarely full.

I'm only posting pictures of Mr. Kirkland's art.

Like walking into someone's attic but so, so elevated. All the stuff you wish your grandmother had collected, but then she would have had to have been a design genius to put this together. the museum was originally in painter Vance Kirkland's house east of the Capitol but is now located in a modern purpose-built structure a block from the Denver Art Museum this eclectic collection of decorative art never disappoints! Highly recommended if you choose to spend a day in the Capitol area. Park in the arts center garage, 12th and Broadway and have lunch at the Leven Deli.

I so, so love this museum. It was my second time here, and I enjoyed it just as much, if not more, this time! We got in on the second to last day of the Frank Lloyd Wright exhibit, and I'm so glad we did! It's such a unique collection of works, and I love most of them! Can't wait to see more in future visits.

The Kirkland Museum is open again, after closing for a time due to flooding.
Wonderful place! The building is thoughtfully designed to showcase their fascinating collection of decorative and fine arts. Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Modern, Aesthetic, etc- a broad range of design movements are represented. Also art and ceramics by Colorado artists. And a recreated Vance Kirkland studio (moved from original location) and lots of his artwork and decorative art collection. Worthwhile stop for sure. Don't forget the gift shop.

A great casual museum in Denver if you want something lowkey and unique! The entry fees are relatively inexpensive and there's so much cool furniture and art to check out. I really loved the modern art and furniture that was insanely cool and things I had never seen before and I wanted it for my own apartment. I especially loved the art studio at the back of the gallery that was revived and made into a showcase to highlight Kirkland's life and art experiences. Definitely recommend if you're looking to check out something that isn't a normal art or history museum.

Seriously the furniture museum of my dreams!! Everybody was so nice and friendly here and I got to see so much cool vintage furniture that I've either never heard of before or have been lusting over online and finally got to see in person for the first time! I had such a great time here and took so many photos of everything I was obsessed with. I seriously want to live inside this museum. Great stop on our Denver trip and would suggest to anybody looking for a short activity to fill 1-2 hours during their day.