This museum occupies Hangar Number One on Lowry Campus, formerly known as the Lowry Air Force Base. Here, visitors can view 31 aircraft, from a World War II Corsair to the B1A Bomber. The museum also houses extensive exhibits on the history of Lowry Air Force Base, World Wars I and II, former President Dwight D. Eisenhower and even the Hubbell Telescope. A display on the science of flight includes a space station simulator.
A stellar venue with steep graded seating allowing 700 theatergoers perfect viewing, the Stage Theater is the pride of the Tony Award winning regional Denver Center Theater Company. The performance space provides amazing versatility for the groups creative lighting and incredible stage designs, and the towering ceilings create acoustical perfection. Located in the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, the theater presents the Company's more mainstream productions and is a popular setting for the works of Shakespeare and acclaimed off Broadway plays.
Established in 1960 to examine and explore world weather patterns and climate, NCAR (pronounced en-car) is a center that works under the auspices of the National Science Foundation. The center is housed inside a landmark building and its filled with busy doctors and scientists looking over patterns and algorithms. It also doubles as an educational center packed with interactive displays that will amaze adults and kids alike. The scenic nature trails surrounding the complex contain learning stations that explain weather patterns and there are also brochures as well that allow you to guide yourself.
Kirkland Museum Fine & Decorative Art displays an internationally important collection of 20th-Century decorative arts with more than 3,000 examples of Arts & Crafts, Wiener werkstätte, Art Nouveau, 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.
The Chautauqua Auditorium located in historic Chautauqua Park is an ideal venue for lectures, meetings, concerts and performances. The auditorium built in 1901 has been included in the National Register of Historic Places and it has been voted as one of the top venues in town where artists love to perform because of its superior acoustics and warm ambiance. In fact, this 2500-seat auditorium was nearly doomed as the wooden structure became termite-ridden over the years, however a strong initiative by locals restored this noble building to its former glory.
With its calendar loaded with a plethora of events throughout the year, Newman Center For The Performing Arts is one of the premier performing arts and cultural centers in Denver. This state-of-the-art center comprises a number of facilities like the acoustically splendid June Swaner Gates Concert Hall, the flexible Elizabeth Eriksen Byron Theatre, the elegant Frederic C. Hamilton Family Recital Hall and the Joy Burns Plaza which also doubles up as the lobby for the other venues. In the past, the center has been host to the performances of artists and groups like Ballet Hispanico, Jane Monheit, Brad Mehldau Trio, and several other performers in varied fields of entertainment. Make sure you keep an eye on its calendar so that you do not miss out on your favorite performances held here.