 | Dig In this Summer
| | Clay, dirt, soil—whatever you want to call it, we're celebrating the prolific material this summer in Marvelous Mud: Clay Around the World. You can explore eight exhibitions that take you through time and across the globe, get your hands dirty in our Mud Studio, or watch live artist demonstrations every weekend. Roxanne Swentzell will be working in the American Indian art galleries July 5–7 on her 10-foot sculpture Mud Woman Rolls On. Starting July 9, adobe experts Bill and Athena Steen need your help constructing a huge outdoor CLAYground. Make nooks, crannies, and stairs. On July 16, don't miss Marvelous Mud Family Day with loads of activities for kids of all ages. Paint tiles,watch a clay animation film fest, vote for the wackiest works in clay, or listen to an all clay band—then join in! If you're looking for a deal, visit our Marvelous Mud partner page to view offers from our community partners.
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Final Weeks: Cities of Splendor
| | Discover the rich development of the Renaissance style, city by unique city. Cities of Splendor: A Journey Through Renaissance Italy explores the influence of the then-independent city states Florence, Siena, Mantua, Venice, and Milan. Take in the sumptuous paintings, sculptures, and textiles. Don't miss your chance to tour through Italy—without leaving Denver. Cities of Splendor is on view through July 31.
| | Cities of Splendor » | | Clyfford Still Lecture
July 7, 7 pm | Learn about our new neighbor,the Clyfford Still Museum, with architect Brad Cloepfil and museum director Dean Sobel as they discuss the project and the new publication, Occupation: Brad Cloepfil, Allied Works Architecture.
| | Details » | Last Chance:
Shape & Spirit
| | Beauty and function meet in this exhibition, which showcases the wonder of bamboo through more than 200 objects that capture the spirit and cultural character of their makers. On view through July 10.
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Create Playdate: Smush
July 13, 10 am–1 pm | | Drop in with your little ones, ages 3 to 5, and meet up with other tots and their grown ups to mash and play with clay, hear stories in the galleries, and more. No reservations required.
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Untitled #39 (It's Complicated)
July 29, 6–10 pm
| The final Friday of the month, the DAM is the place to be. In July, nothing is simple at Untitled #39 (It's Complicated). Catch Buntport Theater, local bands, offbeat detours of the museum, and more.
| | Untitled » | | | | Image Credits: Hanging lantern, early 1900s, Japan. Lutz Bamboo Collection, gift of Adelle Lutz and David Byrne. Photograph by Erik Kvalsvik. Bernardo Zenale. Madonna and Child with Saints, about 1510. Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.
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