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A round trip ticket plane ticket from Denver, Colorado to Paris, France costs roughly $1,000 dollars, but patrons visiting the Denver Art Museum this fall and winter can get a full Parisian experience for about the price of a hat.
With a month left in its run, “Passport to Paris,” is a new art exhibit at the Denver Art Museum that features 125 works of the country’s most influential and significant artists. Some of the artists include Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Edgar Degas, and Camille Pissarro, and the work generally reflects the time period of Paris from the 1600’s to the early 1900’s. Museum visitors also get also get the rare and unforgettable opportunity to explore 11 by immortal impressionist painter Claude Monet.
There are also three different shows within the authentic and remarkable exhibit, “Court to Café,” features 50 glorious pieces from artists like Paul Cezanne, Vincent van Gogh and Francois Boucher. “Nature as Muse” has 36 landscape-themed pieces mostly from impressionist painters. “Drawing Room” has roughly 39 works from notable artists such as Jean-Auguste-Dominique, Jacques-Louis-David, and Theodore Gericault.
If you want to enhance your French experience while browsing “Passport to Paris” feel free to check out the masterpieces in a beret and or cover yourself in a very foamy cappuccinos. Also take the liberty to explore the rest of the Denver Art Museum, a modern chic building with exhibits featuring contemporary, African, Asian and pre-Columbian art. The museum also has special classes and courses as well as events for children and families.
Of course, setting up international shows of this magnitude would be impossible without the hard work of professional art shipping companies like Navis Pack & Ship. If you’re looking for a way to safely and easily transport your works of art around the country, Navis Pack & Ship Denver is located at 2306 South Colorado Blvd. and can be reached at (303) 753-0805.
Passport to Paris is located at Denver Art Museum, 100 West 14th Ave Pkwy, until February 9th, Tuesday-Thursday, 10am-5pm, Friday 10am-8pm, Saturday 10am-5pm, 720-913-0130, For Tickets visit the website, denverartmuseum.org/exhibitions/passport-paris
