I’m a volunteer in the Community Technology Center of the Denver Public Library (aka a “technology docent” which does sound special, doesn’t it?). The terrific CTC staff shower us with thanks and praise, and social events. Including last Saturday’s tour of the Library building and the adjacent Denver Art Museum.

An early stop on the DPL-DAM tour for CTC docents

Our tour guide was a very well-informed DPL docent named Gay, who led us through some of the interesting places upstairs in the library building. Specifically, in the main building (1995) designed by Michael Graves, which incorporates on the North side the smaller 1955 library building designed by Burnham Hoyt.

Then we took the short walk next door, to the Western art area (7th Floor) of the DAM’s main building. Seems that the DPL owns some fine Western paintings that are currently on display at the DAM, and vice versa.

Hamilton Building (right) seen from the DPL on a snowy day

Finally, Gay took us to the Hamilton Building part of the DAM. I’d never been inside before, intended to visit but never had, so it counts for my assignment list.

It was a free admission day at the DAM, and the place was packed. I decided I probably like the Hamilton building more than I thought I would, and that I will go back later for a less crowded experience. For one thing, I want to take a good long look at those chairs (first picture above) on display in the Hamilton Building. I barely got a photo of some of them as I shuffled among the crowd.