Here are a couple other events going on in Denver to celebrate and learn more about the city’s rich Hispanic culture and heritage.
What: Events for Hispanic Heritage Month, and the Rhythm & Ritual: Music of the Ancient Americas exhibit
Where: Museo de las Americas, 861 Santa Fe Drive, Denver
Details: Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. The museum is offering a variety of events. A calendar of events is on the museum’s website.
The Rhythm & Ritual: Music of the Ancient Americas exhibit takes place through Oct. 17. This exhibit is in collaboration with the Denver Art Museum. It explores music of the ancient Americas, and features about 80 instruments dating from 1000 BCE to 1530 CE.
When: Museum hours are noon to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, and noon to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. It is closed on Sundays and Mondays.
Cost: General admission is $8 for adults; and $5 for students, seniors and military. Admission is free for members and children age 12 and younger.
How to purchase tickets: Timed tickets for a two-hour block can be purchased online.
Learn more/purchase tickets: https://museo.org/
What: Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, and Mexican Modernism from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection
Where: Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway
Details: This traveling exhibit focuses on the post-Mexican Revolution artworks of internationally celebrated artists, including Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Lola and Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Gunther Gerzso, María Izquierdo and Carlos Mérida. It features more than 150 artworks — more than 20 of them being by Frida Kahlo. This is the first time this exhibit has come to Denver.
When: Oct. 25 to Jan. 24. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day of the week.
Cost: Adult tickets cost $26 for non-members and start at $20 for members. Youth tickets cost $5 for ages 6-18. Tickets for children age 5 and younger are free.
How to purchase tickets: Tickets will be for timed entry and must be purchased in advance. They will be available for purchase in two blocks. The first block, for dates between Oct. 25 to Nov. 30, will go on sale on Oct. 12. The second block, for dates between Dec. 1 to Jan. 24, will go on sale Nov. 23.
Learn more/purchase tickets: www.denverartmuseum.org or 720-913-0130.
