The Denver Art Museum lists a lower ticket price for teachers with ID, discounted teacher memberships at $55 for an individual and $85 for a dual membership, and a free evening each fall for school educators and their families. The pages we read don’t limit any of it to Colorado teachers: the ticket table gives teachers a price for Colorado residents and another for non-residents, and the membership pages say only “teachers.”
If you’re planning a Saturday at the museum with your own kids, or scouting the galleries before you bring a class, the ticket price is the part you’ll use first. If you live near Denver and expect to come back, the membership is worth pricing out, with one catch about where you can buy it.
How To Get The Denver Art Museum Teacher Discount
On the museum’s Plan Your Visit page, the general admission table lists “Students, Teachers, Active Military & Veterans (with ID)” at $19 or $22 for Colorado residents and $24 or $27 for non-residents. Adults pay $22 or $25 for Colorado residents and $27 or $30 for non-residents, so each teacher price sits below the matching adult price. The page says Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays have peak pricing, but it doesn’t say which figure in each pair is the peak one, so check the page for the day you plan to go.
The table says “with ID” and we didn’t find the museum naming which kind of ID counts, so it’s worth confirming that with the museum before you drive downtown.
Teacher Memberships
The membership page lists an Individual membership at $65 and a Dual membership at $95. It also says individual memberships are available for seniors, students, teachers and military at a discounted rate of $55 when you show proof of eligibility onsite at the museum, and dual memberships are discounted to $85 the same way. The main membership page says to show that proof at the visitor service desk. It also apologizes that the discounted memberships cannot be purchased or renewed online at this time, so plan to buy or renew in person.
Educator Night
The museum’s educator programs page says Educator Night is held annually in the fall. The event page says it’s free with registration for school educators and their families, and that the night isn’t just for art teachers: the museum encourages all educators, counselors, social workers, community liaisons and administrators to come. The page says educators will receive information about the school and community offerings, get to create artwork and go on a tour with the school docents. The educator programs page adds free access to the museum, music and light refreshments.
The date changes from year to year, so look at the event page for the next one and register there.
Creativity In Practice For Early Childhood Teachers
If you teach young children, the educator programs page describes Creativity in Practice as the museum’s professional development program for early childhood educators. It says participants earn up to seven hours of PDIS-aligned continuing education credit and that the program runs in cohorts, so the page is where to look for when the next one starts.
What We Couldn’t Confirm
The ticket table and the membership pages say only “teachers” and don’t define who counts, so we can’t say whether a substitute, a paraprofessional or a retired teacher qualifies. We also couldn’t tell which kind of ID the ticket price asks for, which of the two prices in each pair is the peak one, or what Creativity in Practice costs to join.
Q&A
Does the Denver Art Museum give teachers a discount?
Yes. Its ticket table lists teachers with ID below the adult price in every column, and it offers discounted teacher memberships.
Do I have to live in Colorado?
The pages we read don’t say so. The ticket table has a teacher price for Colorado residents and another for non-residents.
How much is a teacher membership?
The page lists $55 for an Individual membership and $85 for a Dual membership, against $65 and $95 at the standard rate.
Can I buy the teacher membership online?
No. The page says the discounted memberships can’t be purchased or renewed online at this time, so bring proof of eligibility to the museum.
Is Educator Night only for art teachers?
No. The event page says it isn’t just for art teachers, and it encourages counselors, social workers, community liaisons and administrators too.
Can my family come to Educator Night?
The event page says it’s free with registration for school educators and their families.
More Information:
The details above come from the Denver Art Museum’s own pages as they loaded when we checked, and prices and programs change without notice. See more entertainment discounts for teachers.