Numina, or the swamp, is a sprawling space with Technicolor, bug-eyed creatures, “living” trees and fantastical routes through dreamlike, interactive spaces.Individual rooms designed and constructed by local and national artists, such as Denver illustrator Sofie Birkin, longtime muralist Stevon Lucero, and the late Colin Ward, branch off of the lobby and intertwine with one another. 13, 2021.Ĭonvergence Station - which references both the Four Corners area and the Latinx and Indigenous culture in its Sun Valley neighborhood - consists of four anchor spaces, along with a 450-capacity music venue ( the Perplexiplex), 13-vendor cafe and cocktail bar. A spokeswoman said it’s their biggest, most expensive project to date.Īndy Cross, The Denver PostPart of the Numina, The Swamp exhibit at Meow Wolf Convergence Station Aug. The company, which has already put $500,000 into the local arts community in the form of non-profit grants and sponsorships, had hoped to open last year, It has signed a $60 million, 20-year lease. In Denver, Meow Wolf expects more than 1 million visitors in its first year.
A report from the New Mexico Economic Development Department projects that over the next decade, the company will have had a $2.5 billion to $2.9 billion impact on the state’s economy. There, Meow Wolf’s House of Eternal Return installation has seen more than 2 million visitors since opening in 2016, the company said, including 265,000 since reopening in March. “From my perspective, Meow Wolf in Santa Fe has been a great tourism draw and the highest percentage of visitation to the interactive art exhibit has been from (outside) visitors,” said Randy Randall, executive director of Tourism Santa Fe. Jared Polis and Denver Mayor Michael Hancock, showed up to support the company at the late afternoon event, underscoring the Santa Fe-based, immersive-art company’s potential economic and cultural benefits. John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet, along with Colorado Gov. Thursday, July 13th 2023 Home Page Close MenuĪfter years of speculation, stop-start construction and hand-wringing among the state’s artists, Meow Wolf Denver on Thursday cut the ribbon at its new, 90,000-square-foot building at 1338 First St.
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