AMERICAN MUSEUM OF WESTERN ART-THE ANSCHUTZ COLLECTION
Cause Area
- Arts & Culture
Location
1727 TREMONT PLDENVER, CO 80202 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
It is the mission of the American Museum of Western Art to promote the public’s understanding and appreciation of art depicting the American West from the early 1800s through the present day. The art presented is intended to give the public a better understanding and appreciation of the character, history, and beauty of the American West and the peoples, individuals, and ideas that transformed it over time.
Description
The American Museum of Western Art--The Anschutz Collection is a local art museum in Denver. You will be surprised to see more than cowboys and landscapes on view. The three floors of galleries reveal a range of styles and subject matter, from the historic to the contemporary. We invite you to step back into the American West and allow Western art to take you on a journey to discover which of the 300 paintings speak to you the most. Our goal is to educate and communicate the cross-section of art and history within Western American history form the early 19th century to the present day.