2007 WAAC Annual Meeting

Schedule of Events

September 14, 2007

WAAC Workshop: Digital Photography for Conservators

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Colorado History Museum 1300 Broadway

Tours: The RedHOUSE (Jan & Frederick Mayer Collection)

1702 Wazee Street
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

The Anschutz Collection of American Western Art

1727 Tremont Place
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Opening Reception: Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art

1311 Pearl Street, Denver
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

September 15, 2007

WAAC Annual Meeting: Colorado History Museum

1300 Broadway
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Silent Auction*

September 16, 2007

WAAC Annual Meeting: Denver Art Museum

100 West 14^th Avenue Parkway
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

WAAC Annual Banquet: Wykoop Brewery Restaurant

1634 18^th St
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

September 17, 2007

WAAC Annual Meeting: Colorado History Museum

1300 Broadway
9:00 a.m. - 12:00p.m.

Silent Auction*

* The Silent Auction will benefit Baby Haven, a an intensive, residential therapeutic community for mothers with severe drug or alcohol problems sponsored by the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center.

Meeting Venues and Key Locales

16th Street Mall - Pedestrian Mall

16th & California
Denver, CO 80202
303-534-6161

Built in 1982, the mall is a tree-lined, pedestrian promenade of red-and-gray granite that runs through the center of downtown. Lined with outdoor cafes, renovated historic office buildings, sparkling glass-walled skyscrapers, shops, restaurants and department stores. Numerous fountains and plazas offer a variety of daily special events and entertainers. Free shuttle buses which cruise the mile-long Mall every 90 seconds from 5:00 AM to 1:30 AM will bring you within a couple blocks of the Colorado History Museum and the Denver Art Museum; the Kirkland Museum is about eight blocks from the Civic Center stop on the shuttle line; the Wynkoop Brewery is five blocks from the Market Street Station on the other end of the shuttle line. The Denver Convention & Visitors Bureau Visitor Information Center is located at 16th & California on the 16th Street Mall.

Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art

1311 Pearl Street
Denver, CO 80203
303-832-8576
kirklandmuseum.org
(Location of the Opening Reception)

Kirkland Museum displays a nationally important collection of 20th-century decorative arts with over 3,300 examples of Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Wiener Werkst�tte, De Stijl, Bauhaus, Art Deco, Modern, and Pop Art. A retrospective of Colorado's unique and important painter, Vance Kirkland, and the works of over 150 other 20th century Colorado artists are also on view. Open Tuesday - Saturday, 11:00 am to 5:00 am and Sunday 1:00 to 5:00 pm.

Colorado History Museum

1300 Broadway
Denver, CO 80203
303-866-3682
coloradohistory.org
(Location of WAAC Workshop on Digital Photography, Friday, 9/14
and Annual Meeting Sessions: Saturday, 9/15 & Monday morning, 9/17)

Explore Colorado's diverse past and present when you visit Colorado's own history museum. The fascinating exhibits feature Indian buffalo hunts, mining in the Rocky Mountains and life in early Denver. Detailed dioramas, historic photos, artifacts and much more tell the stories of Colorado through the years. The museum hosts a variety of educational programs, special tours, lectures and events.

Denver Art Museum

100 W 14th Avenue Parkway
Denver, CO 80204
720-865-5000
denverartmuseum.org
(Location of WAAC Annual Meeting Session: Sunday, 9/16)

Visit Denver's newest landmark. The Denver Art Museum's Hamilton Building is an architectural work of art. Designed by Daniel Libeskind, it will change the way you experience art and architecture. Explore the Museum's galleries showcasing a world-famous American Indian art collection, as well as art from around the world. Family programs, traveling special exhibitions, Museum Shop, on-site restaurants and spectacular event spaces. Tues. & Thur. 10 am-5 pm, Wed. & Fri. 10 am-10 pm, Sat. & Sun. 9 am-5 pm. Closed Mondays.

Wynkoop Brewing Company

1634 18th Street
Denver, CO 80202
303-297-2700
http://wynkoop.com
(Location of WAAC 2007 Annual Banquet)

The largest brew pub in the US is located in historic downtown. Featuring fresh beer, hearty pub fare, elegant pool hall upstairs and live comedy in the basement. The Wynkoop is a local favorite and always busy and festive. Free brewery tours. Sat., 1- 5 p.m.

A Quick Tour of Downtown

Denver presents its official face to the world at the Civic Center, a three-block-long park that runs from Bannock Street to Broadway south of Colfax Avenue and north of 14th Avenue. To the east, lawns, gardens, and a Greek amphitheater form a serene backdrop for the State Capitol. Southeast of the Civic Center on Broadway is the vibrant Colorado History Museum. Walk west one block on 13th Avenue to reach the Denver Public Library's Central Library, and cross over Acoma Plaza (or take the underground walkway) to the Denver Art Museum. The Byers-Evans House Museum, a snapshot of Denver's Victorian beginnings, is just south of here on Bannock Street. Head back to 14th Avenue and turn left to reach the U.S. Mint, the source of all those coins stamped with a D. From the mint, continue north on Cherokee Street to Tremont Place and the Denver Firefighters Museum. A block away on 14th Street is the Trianon Museum and Art Gallery. Continue on Tremont Place to the Denver Pavilions, an open-air shopping and entertainment complex. Farther up the street is the 1892 Brown Palace hotel. Walk or catch a free shuttle up the pedestrian-only 16th Street Mall. As you head north you'll see the Daniels and Fisher Tower. Just past it is the festive Tabor Center mall. Across 16th Street from Tabor Center is Writer Square, whose shops line the entrance to classy Larimer Square. LoDo, the hip arts district, is northwest of Larimer Square.