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Art & Exhibitions

Freyer – Newman Center gallery hours: 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. daily. Included with admission. Here are early or full closings for the galleries.

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Current & Upcoming Exhibitions

Elliot Ross, "Portal," digital pigment print, 2022.
York Street

Elliot Ross: Geography of Hope

June 23, 2024 – Feb. 2, 2025
Indoor
York Street

Discover the resilience and beauty of Glen Canyon’s ecosystem through the large-scale photographs of Elliot Ross.

Meredith Feniak, "Mikado California Poppy," watercolor, 2015. Artwork © Botanical Interests, Inc.
York Street

Seeds of Inspiration

Jan. 18 – May 20, 2025
Indoor
York Street

Explore botanical art used to inspire gardeners across the nation.

Colorful hand-painted polyester velvet and digital inkjet print
York Street

Contemporary Fiber: Botanicals

May 17 – Sept. 28, 2025
Indoor
York Street

Inspired by the world around us, this exhibition features artworks made with fiber materials and innovative textile techniques.

Person with braids and flowers in their hair. person wearing a turban, and flamingos in the background.
York Street

Nourished: Works by Jazz Holmes

Sept. 27, 2025 – March 15, 2026
Indoor
York Street

Savor the complex origins of southern American food culture through artworks celebrating Creole dishes.

Colorful painting with two people, two horses and two yellow sunflowers
York Street

Agave: Symbol and Spirit

Sept. 27, 2025 – March 22, 2026
Indoor
York Street

Discover the spirit of agave, a succulent plant with a storied role in the religion, culture and economies of Mexico.

Past Exhibitions Highlights

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York Street

Sculpture by Alexander Calder

April 28 - Sept. 24, 2017
Outdoor
York Street

Don’t miss this opportunity to experience Alexander Calder’s sculptures among the ever-changing living galleries of Denver Botanic Gardens.

Minimalist horse sculpture using branch and stick pieces
York Street

Deborah Butterfield: The Nature of Horses

May 23 – Oct. 18, 2015
Outdoor
York Street

Deborah Butterfield captures the essence of the horse with her contemporary sculpture—characters of strength, spirit and grace. Explore the American artist’s use of minimalistic line...

Chihuly
York Street

Chihuly

June 14 – Nov. 30, 2014
Outdoor
York Street

Denver Botanic Gardens presented the Rocky Mountain Region's first major outdoor exhibition of artwork by celebrated American artist, Dale Chihuly. Chihuly's sculptures – ranging in...

Other Past Exhibitions

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Signs of Life: Photograms by Robert Buelteman
York Street

Signs of Life: Photograms by Robert Buelteman

May 7, 2014 - August 3, 2014
Indoor
York Street

Without using either camera or lens, Buelteman’s technique has more in common with Japanese ink brush painting and improvisational jazz than it does with the...

fruit tree
York Street

Plants, Birds & Pollinators: Art Serving Science

November 24, 2013 - February 9, 2014
Indoor
York Street

Members of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators are featured in this premier juried exhibition of works celebrating the vital role of pollinators. Using skill...

Reallocate: Works by Charles Counter
York Street

Reallocate: Works by Charles Counter

August 14, 2013 - November 10, 2013
Indoor
York Street

Charles Counter’s sculptures are gentle but significant shifts from the natural world. Through them, he explores how we construct the idea of nature through observation and memory...

Catalyst: Colorado Sculpture
York Street

Catalyst: Colorado Sculpture

May 4, 2013 - Jan. 12, 2014
Outdoor
York Street

Denver Botanic Gardens celebrated the achievements and vision of Colorado sculptors in this outdoor group exhibition. Twelve artists redefined the surrounding landscape with their 3-D...

Botany Inside & Out: Early Printed European Books
York Street

Botany Inside & Out: Early Printed European Books

February 25, 2013 - April 5, 2013
Indoor
York Street

Explore the development of botanical science through 15th century European herbal books with selected pages from the Helen Fowler Library rare book collection. Learn about the surprising ways plants...

Traveling Exhibitions & Displays

Jacobo and María Ángeles, "Monkey-Iguana," fiberglass and acrylic paint, 2024.

Spirit Guides: Traveling Exhibition

Traveling Exhibition: Booking Now

Experience celestial creatures rendered in monumental scale in "Spirit Guides: Fantastical Creatures from the Workshop of Jacobo and María Ángeles."

Catrina

La Calavera Catrina

Booking Now

Offer your visitors a taste of the history and symbolism of La Catrina through joyful large-scale skeleton sculptures.

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