![]() The news release also promised new expansion projects, which could include additional Meow Wolf permanent exhibitions, to be announced throughout early 2018.Denver’s Meow Wolf could be second location to unionize Close As a first step, Meow Wolf has started selling early bird general admission for $25, $50 pre-sale tickets for the opening weekend to 20,000 people, $1,000 tickets to an opening gala and 100 lifetime passes for all Meow Wolf offerings for $10,000. Kadlubeck said fundraising for the project will be ongoing over the next two years. “From my perspective, there’s a vibrancy… and a realness to it,” Kablubek said of Denver, “that has yet to be completely squashed by the growth of a really successful city.” A first floor outline of the planned Meow Wolf Denver building by SAR Architects. Meow Wolf’s DIY Fund created last year has also provided funding to nearly 20 Denver arts groups. In 2017, it helped sponsor the CRUSH and Maker Faire Denver arts festivals as well as its Great American Beer Festival, and CEO Vince Kadlubek spoke at Denver Startup Week. He said Meow Wolf will be the area’s “anchor tenant.” “What excites me about adding this amenity… it continues the energy that has been created among the river and the Northwest side of town,” said Revesco president and CEO Rhys Duggan. “Once you enter the building, you’ll be in a new world,” said Di Ianni. The structure will extend both above and under the major roads.įirst floor plans show an 800-person-capacity concert venue, gift shop, dining space and lobby that Di Ianni said will provide an introduction to the art installation and its story. The new building will be in a triangular-shaped site at the intersection of I-25 and Colfax Avenue near the South Platte River, not far from the Pepsi Center, Mile High Stadium, Elitch Gardens Theme Park, the Denver Aquarium and other attractions. Chief Operating Officer Sean Di Ianni said the company has put out an RFP to Denver artists for the concept and about 100 are currently working on proposals. This rendering shows a prospective view of Meow Wolf Denver from Auraria Parkway near downtown Denver.Ī news release Thursday says Denver installation will have an “entirely new narrative and creative vision,” but details of the concept won’t be available until later this year. ![]() Kadlubek said the space, an all ages funhouse full of clues about its fictional inhabitants’ strange existence, is on track to see 500,000 visitors in its second year. Martin, attracted 400,000 in its first year and yielded millions in revenue. ![]() The House of Eternal Return, which opened in March 2016 in the old Silva Lanes with financial help from “Game of Thrones” novelist George R.R. “We have been putting a lot work into finding our next site, and Denver really grabbed us (and) pulled at our hearts ever since we started looking at the city.” Meow Wolf also considered other major markets like Austin, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. “It’s an amazing step forward for us,” CEO Vince Kadlubek said at a news conference. Spokesman John Feins confirmed the project has an estimated $50 million cost and Meow Wolf will have a 20-year, $60 million lease with development partner Revesco Properties. In an announcement Thursday, the arts group said it will break ground on a five-story, 90,000-square-foot permanent installation later this year in the Mile High City, with a projected early 2020 opening.Ībout 60,000-square feet will be dedicated to the exhibition, and the remaining 30,000 will be for the lobby and other non-arts spaces - in all about triple the size of Meow Wolf’s House of Eternal Return in Santa Fe. Meow Wolf, which has roared in Santa Fe by turning an abandoned bowling alley into an immensely popular interactive art installation, will open its second, much larger exhibition in Denver.
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