Museo De Las Americas
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Museo De Las Americas is a museum in Colorado, at a recorded elevation of 1,600 m. Mount Tom stands 2,969 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Homeless Jesus, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Museo de las Americas is a fine arts museum in Denver, Colorado. It is dedicated to educating the community through collecting, preserving, interpreting and exhibiting the diverse arts and cultures of the Americas from ancient to contemporary, through innovative exhibitions and programs. Founded in 1992, Museo de las Americas purchased its current 12,000 sq. ft. building in 1994, located at 861 Santa Fe Drive in the heart of Denver's 'Santa Fe Arts District'. Over the last two decades, Museo has maintained its status as one of the southwest's premier Latino art museum, including its own permanent collection of pre-Columbian, folk art and contemporary Latino art pieces, featuring avant garde international exhibitions as well as a focus on regional artists of import. Since 1992, the permanent collection of the museum has received more than 3,000 objects representing art, history and traditions of Latin American cultures. Textiles, ceramics, masks, jewelry, basketry, wooden utilitarian objects, paintings, pre-Columbian figures and contemporary art pieces of mixed media represent this collection. The museum also has a research library. Museo is the recipient of many awards, including the Downtown Denver Partnership Award (2000), the City of Denver's Design Award (2005), the Martin Luther King Community Service Award (2006), and Denver's Award for Excellence in the Arts (2009). Museum patrons will discover artistic renderings that depict an Aztec Sun Stone and the Tenochtitlán civilization within this organization. In 2016, the artistic group Sin Huellas installed an exhibit called "Detention Nation" in the museum, an installation that included a mock prison. The exhibit aimed to show what it's like to be held in an immigration detention facility.
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Dates from 1992.
Wikidata Q18154827, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1600 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 10.4 mi off the Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jumbo Tron · 11 mi
- Denver Basin Overlook · 11 mi
- Hawk Watch · 11 mi
- Arthur Lakes Lookout · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Homeless Jesus: 0.2 mi
- Flor De La Alma: 0.3 mi
- Eiffel Tower Replica: 0.3 mi
- Pints Pub Phone Booth: 0.6 mi
- Scottish Angus Cow and Calf: 0.6 mi
- Totem Pole: 0.5 mi
- Voorhies Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Pioneer Monument: 0.9 mi
- Gang of 19 disability rights activism memorial: 0.9 mi
- Sand Creek Interpretive Plaque: 0.9 mi
- Lincoln Park: 0.5 mi
- Flores Park: 0.5 mi
- Golden Triangle Park: 0.6 mi
- Zeckendorf Plaza Park: 0.7 mi
- Civic Center Park: 0.8 mi
- Hirschfeld Towers Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Historic Baker Neighborhood Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Morey Middle School Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Zen Garden: 1.3 mi
- Centennial Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Twister III Rollercoaster: 1.4 mi
- Shipwreck Falls: 1.5 mi
- Troika: 1.5 mi
- Sea Dragon: 1.5 mi
- Brain Drain: 1.5 mi
- The Grove at Commons Park: 1.8 mi
- Park Hill Park: 4.4 mi
- Lowell Ponds Wildlife Area: 5.1 mi
- Niver Creek Open Space: 9.0 mi
- Weaver Park: 9.8 mi
- Ruby Hill: 3.2 mi
- Inspiration Point: 5.1 mi
- Mount Carbon: 9.2 mi
- Rebel Hill: 9.6 mi
- Green Mountain: 9.7 mi
- Picnic Table: 0.4 mi
- Sunlight Picnic Pavilion: 1.6 mi
- Maroon Bells Picnic Pavilion: 1.6 mi
- Pepsi Groves: 1.6 mi
- Mount Evans Picnic Pavilions: 1.6 mi
- Shale Soil Creep: 10.6 mi
- The East Quarry: 11.3 mi
- Gothic Overlook: 14.6 mi
- Wildcat Point: 18.2 mi
- Meditation Rock: 22.8 mi
- Beach (No Swim): 9.9 mi
- Swim Beach: 9.9 mi
- Swim Beach: 13.7 mi
- Swim Beach: 19.0 mi
- Boat Beach: 19.1 mi
- Arapahoe: 10.0 mi
- Mount Vernon: 11.5 mi
- Serene: 20.4 mi
- Dick: 21.1 mi
- Lee Gulch: 10.2 mi
- Maxwell Falls: 23.0 mi
- Keyhole Rock: 12.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Museo De Las Americas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tom | WNW 288° | 2,969 m | 19.6 mi |
| Berrian Mountain | SW 232° | 2,785 m | 19.7 mi |
| Legault Mountain | SW 226° | 2,757 m | 19.6 mi |
| Doublehead Mountain | SW 230° | 2,711 m | 18.1 mi |
| Grannys Head | WNW 291° | 2,686 m | 18.8 mi |
| Centennial Cone | W 275° | 2,640 m | 19.2 mi |
| Crow Hill | SW 223° | 2,638 m | 19.3 mi |
| Huebner Peak | SW 218° | 2,633 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:57 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 35 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 71 | 77 | 75 | 66 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Denver Water Dept, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/366394539
Day trips start here
- Denver · 1 mi
- Arvada · 7 mi
- Golden · 12 mi
- Boulder · 25 mi
- Idaho Springs · 27 mi
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