[2] The Board subsequently started an $18.6 million capital campaign in June 2005 and assembled a committee that gathered interest from 47 architects, selecting 6 finalists.

Hidden skylights fill the interior spaces with natural light, and large windows look out on the city streets.

Lerner had previously been working at The Lab in Belmar, an institution that offered modern art as well as lectures and interactive activities.

Some of the artists who have exhibited at MCA Denver include: Tatiana Blass, Brian Bress, Damien Hirst, Jonas Burgert, David Altmejd, Chris Ofili, Wangetchi Mutu, Lorraine O'Grady, Jane Hammond, Dana Schutz, Paul Sietsema, Mark Mothersbaugh, Tara Donovan, and others.

[6] The brainchild of Elissa Auther and Gillian Silverman — Feminism & CO at The Lab at Belmar — was incorporated into MCA Denver programming when the two organizations officially merged.