Denver Museum of Nature & Science

1 01, 2019

2018 Year in Review

By Lili|January 1st, 2019|Categories: Year in Review|Tags: 2018, Aladdin, Audiobooks, Banjo Billy, Blog, Book of Mormon, books, Brown Palace, bus, Bus Tour, California, Colorado, comedy, Dandy Warhols, Dead Sea Scrolls, Degas, Denver, Denver Art Museum, Denver Botanical Gardens, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Getty Museum, Getty Villa, Ghost Hunting, ghost stories, Ghost Tour, Ghost Tours, Gluten Free, Halloween, Hamilton, Harry Potter, Hmailton, King Tut, Lewis Black, Los Angeles, Martin Short, Mexico, Molly Brown, movies, Museums, North America, plays, Puerto Vallarta, Red Rocks, Resolutions, Rick Steves, Santa Monica, Spa, Steve Martin, The Fray, The Getty, Theater, Travel Show, tv, Victorian Horrors, White Christmas, work|0 Comments

2018 was a Year of Culture for me: 10 museums (California Science Center, LA Natural History Museum, La Brea Tar Pits, The Getty, The Getty Villa, The Last Bookstore, Next Stage Gallery, Denver Art Museum x2, Denver Museum of Nature and Science x2, Molly Brown's House) 5 plays (Hamilton, Aladdin, Love's Labour's Lost, Book of Mormon, White Christmas) 4 trips (Puerto Vallarta, Boston, Los Angeles, Orlando) 3 concerts (Dandy Warhols, The Fray, Scottish/Highland Bands) 3 theme parks (Magic Kingdom, Universal Studios, Universal Islands of Adventure) 2 comedy shows (Lewis Black, Steve Martin & Martin Short) 2 ghost tours (Brown Palace,

23 12, 2018

November 2018 Recap

By Lili|December 23rd, 2018|Categories: Blog Recaps and Roundups|Tags: 2018, Adrift, art, Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Assassin's Creed Origins, comedy, Cuba, Denver Art Museum, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, DMNS, Doir, Fantastic Beasts, Harry Potter, pool, printmaking, The Fray, The Last Kingdom, Tiki Bar, watercolor|0 Comments

I tried to keep the month more low key. I added more automated lights and plus to my smart home setup and then mostly started experimenting with watercolor paints (I'm pretty bad at the moment.) I also got this amazing Hogwarts light up Christmas Sweater: View this post on Instagram Geeking out over my new Christmas Sweater! A Hogwarts one with lights! A post shared by Lili (@liliontheloose) on Nov 28, 2018 at 4:51pm PST But I did do some fun outings this month: Hanging Out Went to a Tiki Bar and did some Pool while my boss

17 11, 2017

Piercing the Sky

By Lili|November 17th, 2017|Categories: Art, Local, Photography|Tags: Colorado, Denver, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, DMNS, North America, Photo Friday, Prism, USA|0 Comments

An art exhibit near the Denver Art Museum. Every Friday Lili shares her favorite photography & the stories behind the photos.

19 05, 2017

Revealing the Mummy’s Secrets

By Lili|May 19th, 2017|Categories: Museums, Travel|Tags: ancient egypt, Colorado, Denver, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, DMNS, Egypt, exhibit, Mummies, Mummies New Secrets from the Tombs, museum, North America, Photo Friday, USA|0 Comments

A mummy in a CT scanner at Denver Museum of Nature and Science's New Secrets from the Toms exhibit from eariler this year. Every Friday Lili shares her favorite photography & the stories behind the photos.

23 01, 2017

Museum Monday: Gilded Lady

By Lili|January 23rd, 2017|Categories: Museums, Travel|Tags: ancient egypt, Colorado, Denver, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, DMNS, Egypt, exhibit, gilded lady, Mummies, Mummies New Secrets from the Tombs, museum, North America, USA|0 Comments

© 2015 The Field Museum photo by John Weinstein This mummy is known as the Gilded Lady, and is part of the Field Museum's collection. However, it hasn't been on display since the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, until now! She is on display as part of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science's new exhibit Mummies: New Secrets from the Tombs. You can see her headdress which isn't made from the linen of the rest of her mummy but instead glued layers of papyrus (this type of design is called cartonage) to mimic her hair. Her gilded face mask has made her famous and might be

9 01, 2017

Museum Monday: Secrets from the Tombs at DMNS

By Lili|January 9th, 2017|Categories: Museums, Travel|Tags: ancient egypt, canopic jars, Colorado, crocodile, Denver, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, DMNS, Egypt, exhibit, Kom Ombo, Mummies, Mummies New Secrets from the Tombs, museum, North America, sarcophagus, USA|0 Comments

A year ago to the day that I rode a camel in front of the Great Pyramids, I found myself once again face to face with Ancient Egyptians. This time it was in the familiar confines of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science at their new exhibit Mummies: New Secrets from the Tombs. I was attending a special Member's Only dinner, and I was very excited as they were serving Koshari, my favorite Egyptian dish! After a delicious dinner, I headed up to the new exhibit. Because DMNS is also exhibiting their Extreme Mammals exhibit in the same upstairs area, Mummies

28 11, 2016

Museum Monday: The Hall of Skulls

By Lili|November 28th, 2016|Categories: Dinosaurs, Museums, Travel|Tags: Colorado, Denver, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Dinosaur, DMNS, fossils, North America, Prehistoric Journey, Skull, t-rex, USA|0 Comments

I just love the lighting and setup of these various dinosaur skulls and bones. Found at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Museum Monday is an every other week series about museum news, objects, and reviews.

31 10, 2016

Museum Monday: Poisons in Literature

By Lili|October 31st, 2016|Categories: Museums, Travel|Tags: Colorado, Denver, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, DMNS, exhibit, Fantasy, museum, North America, Photo Essay, Poison, The Power of Poison, USA|0 Comments

Last year the Denver Museum of Nature and Science had an exhibit on Poison. Part of that exhibit was around the use of poison as a plot device in literature. First up is the well known Sherlock Holmes series. Beyond showing old books, they exhibit featured common items, and some hints of what poisons were used. But while Sherlock is good, Agatha Christie is the queen of mysteries. I was sad though as I leaned in to see better, that they listed which poison was used in which book. SPOILER ALERT! Jeeze! But its not just mysteries. A lot of children's

25 07, 2016

Museum Monday: Chasmosaurinae Dinosaur Family

By Lili|July 25th, 2016|Categories: Dinosaurs, Museums, Travel|Tags: Chasmosaurinae, Colorado, Denver, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Dinosaur, DMNS, Kosmoceratops, North America, Paleontology Lab, Prehistoric Journey, triceratops, USA|0 Comments

Recently I made my way down to my favorite museum in Denver, The Denver Museum of Nature & Science and stopped in to visit the Paleontology lab found at the end of Prehistoric Journey. I was delighted to see two members of the Chasmosaurinae Dinosaur family being worked on! The first specimen is a no brainer and my all time favorite dinosaur - TRICERATOPS! This one was found in Wyoming. The second skull is from a Kosmoceratops part of the same "family" as Triceratops, but with noticeably different frills. Definitely a treat to see both of them! Museum Monday is an

17 06, 2016

Prisms of Light, Floating in the Sky

By Lili|June 17th, 2016|Categories: Art, Local, Photography|Tags: Colorado, Denver, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, DMNS, North America, Photo Friday, Prism, USA|0 Comments

The Denver Museum of Nature and Science has amazing exhibits, but it also has a lot of great artwork outside around the City Park area. This is a giant artwork hanging high up to help capture light and create rainbows. Every Friday Lili shares her favorite photography & the stories behind the photos.