Category Archives: Exhibits

Place Matters – Exhibition at the Buell Theatre

By Georgina Kolber, Curator of Exhibits, Collections and Programs By now you’ve heard and seen that we’ve taken up the theme, The Power of Place, for our current programming. We live on planet Earth, which has continued to provide a … Continue reading

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Art Tells the Story: Zion Ozeri

By Georgina Kolber, Curator While developing the exhibition 4,000 Year Road Trip: Gathering Sparks, one of the themes that emerged as being important to illustrate was “the contemporary Jewish experience.” What is the experience of being Jewish in the world … Continue reading

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First Annual Best of MMAA: METAV

The Best of the MMAA—Metav Exhibition opens at the Niza Knoll Gallery, 915 Santa Fe Drive in Denver on Thursday, June 10, 2010 through July 5, 2010. An artist’s reception at the opening of the exhibit will be held at … Continue reading

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Gathering Sparks: The Origin of Tikkun Olam

At the root of the contemporary Jewish experience is tikkun olam, the Hebrew tenet of repairing the world. In a universe that continues to increase in complexity, each human being is responsible for ensuring that human beings continue to coexist … Continue reading

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4,000 Year Road Trip: Gathering Sparks

The New Permanent Exhibition of the Mizel Museum by Ellen Premack, Executive Director of the Mizel Museum Following an extensive process to re-invent and re-create the Mizel Museum at Kearney Street, we have embarked on developing a new permanent exhibition. … Continue reading

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Steering Straight into the Future

By Georgina Kolber, Curator of Exhibits, Programs and Collections Over the course of its 27 year history, the Mizel Museum has inhabited several different spaces, each one informing, to a certain extent, the museum’s identity. On the one hand, the … Continue reading

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The Pinnacle of the Event Year

By Deanne Kapnik, Director of Special Events and Projects I truly appreciate my position at the Mizel Museum. When I started, two years ago, Ellen gave me the tltle: Special Projects Manager. At first, I thought it might be a … Continue reading

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Beckwourth Returns to the Museum February 12th

The Beckwourth Outdoors organization presented an exceptional living history program for the Mizel Museum during Black History month in February, 2008. The story of early Colorado pioneer, Aunt Clara Brown, came to life through an inspiring interpretation by a member … Continue reading

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