Downtown AquariumvsClyfford Still Museum
Downtown Aquarium and Clyfford Still Museum are both rated very highly by travel writers. Overall, Clyfford Still Museum is the choice of most professionals compared to Downtown Aquarium. Clyfford Still Museum comes in at 90 with positive reviews from 7 publications like Afar Magazine, Fodor's and Travel + Leisure.
Downtown Aquarium
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700 Water Street, Denver, CO 80211
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Fodor's "On the north side of the South Platte across from Elitch Gardens, this is the only million-gallon aquarium between Chicago and the West Coast." Full review
Lonely Planet "Denver’s old Ocean Journey Aquarium was sold in 2003 to a business that specializes in aquarium-themed restaurants." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"This 1999 aquarium is distinguished by its focus on American river habitats." Full review
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"Opened in 1999, this modern aquarium incorporates the sights, sounds and climate of simulated American and Asian river habitats, from their headwaters to the Pacific Ocean." Full review
Where "An entertainment and dining destination based around a pre-existing aquarium." Full review
Where "Visitors to one of the country’s largest aquariums can view more than 500 animal species, including otters, sharks, turtles, eels and fish of all kinds." Full review
Frommer's "New exhibits and a theme restaurant and lounge on-site. Residents include greenback cutthroat trout (the Colorado state fish), river otters, nurse sharks, sea turtles, and moray eels " Full review
Clyfford Still Museum Lonely Planet Fodor's
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The Wall Street Journal Frommer's
1250 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204
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Lonely PlanetTop choice
"This fascinating museum's collection includes over 2400 works by the powerful and narcissistic master of bold." Full review
Fodor's "Artist Clyfford Still has... been credited as a significant contributor to the Abstract Expressionist movement." Full review
Afar Magazine "For an intimate glimpse into Still’s life, head downstairs to see his baseball glove and personal record collection." Full review
Travel + Leisure "If you need an indoor activity on a rainy day, check out the marvelous Clyfford Still Museum—opened in November 2011—for a focused look at the iconic artist's work." Full review
Where "Clyfford Still’s “anti-traditional” abstract expressionist paintings following WWII made him one of the most important artists of the 20th Century." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Housing over 825 canvases and 2,300 works on paper, this museum showcases nearly 95% of Clyfford Still's (1904-1980) production, leader of American abstract expressionism." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "An intimate exploration of abstract art that will leave you feeling cooler and better informed than before you went in." Full review
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Visitors learn a lot as they walk through the halls, but it doesn’t feel like a boring lecture; conversational museum placards avoid jargon and instead prompt you to look at specific lines or colors in a painting, opening them up to interpretation.
The Wall Street Journal "Opened in 2011 to house more than 3,000 works by one of the pioneers of the Abstract Expressionist movement
“In Still’s will, he left a prize and Denver won a prize to build the..."
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Frommer's "The Clyfford Still Museum displays pieces from its collection of 2,400 works from the eponymous abstract expressionist...landscapes to distorted figures to large-scale abstractions" Full review
