The Denver Traveler

The Denver Museum of Nature and Science houses the Phipps IMAX Theater. For those who can take an intense all encompassing cinematic experience, it has been an opportunity to see some of the finest IMAX films on a wide range of topics for the last two and a half decades.
To commemorate its twenty five year anniversary, Denver will be graced with a Film Festival of Epic proportion! The IMAX Film Festival will bring back to the enormous, sweeping screen some of the greatest and most noteworthy cinematic accomplishments.
The Festival will feature such fine films as:
Greece: Secrets of …read more

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This Tuesday April 22nd is Earth Day. We at, The Denver Traveler, love Mother Earth, our Sweet Gaia and we found a few worthy celebrations at The Denver Museum of Nature and Science to honor the day.Friday April 18th the exhibit, Extreme Ice opens featuring award-winning photographer James Balog. The Museum has partnered with Mr. Balog to present a new exhibition of more than 24 images, featuring some of the most extreme and remote environments on Earth.
Saturday April 19th James Balog will give a lecture on Extreme Ice in the Phipps Imax Theater at 8:00pm. $15.00/members &18.00/non members
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The Denver Museum of Nature and Science has a glittering new exhibit! Gold: Wealth, Power, Beauty opened on February 15th and runs until June 8th. It is the largest collection of gold ever to be exhibited, it includes the second largest nugget ever found, various jewelery and coins from around the world, and interactive areas where kids and adults alike can learn more about this precious metal.
From the museum’s website:
More than 600 extraordinary geological specimens and cultural objects in the exhibition trace the path of gold from the depths of Earth to glittering jewelry and artifacts that …read more

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