![]() Meow Wolf held an open call for artists in 2018. The theme “Seek the truth before it’s forgotten” is evident throughout. “If you dive deep enough, you discover how you are part of the story,” said Joanna Garner, senior story creation director. There are “Easter eggs” everywhere with cultural references and clues to the story. The backstory was written by 12 writers and parts of it connect to the Santa Fe and Las Vegas exhibits. Is it play, fun or cultural? You figure it out. A user can shout into an ear on one level, and it will be heard by guests on the level below. In another, a group of eight people sitting in pods can figure out that pressing one area in each pod simultaneously will change the room’s light and sound. In one area, visitors can interact with a huge organ-like musical instrument, while spinning the ceiling with a horizontal ships wheel. “Our mission is to inspire creativity in people’s lives so they can transform the world,” said Alex Bennett, general manager of Convergence Station. That’s part of the fun of Meow Wolf – figure it out. Transportation themes are everywhere, tied to a story line patrons have to discover. “I used the space to its upmost potential.”Įach room is connected by the overall story of Convergence Station. “They gave me the story and this hallway,” said Parson, a Denver native who grew up near Empower Field at Mile High. He used some space station hallways from the 1968 movie “2001 Space Odyssey” for inspiration. Price: $45 for 14 and older $40 5-13, 65 and older and military with ID free 4 and younger 72, /visit/denver.Ī hallway was transformed into seven portals (door frames wrapped in color-changing LED lights) by Denver artist Collin Parson. Where: Convergence Station, 1338 1st St., Denver ![]() ![]() Sundays-Thursdays 10 a.m.-midnight Fridays and Saturdays There are four floors with more than 79 “unique environments” – which include infamous Meow Wolf portals, wormholes and anchor spaces. It certainly lives around every nook and cranny visitors can find at Convergence Station, which took four years to create. ![]() “Creativity is not just for those who see things as an artist. “Meow Wolf is part of the shift that is making art more accessible,” said artist Stevon Lucero, who created The Dreamscape Lounge. Demand is right – there have been more than 100,000 tickets sold for Meow Wolf’s third permanent installation, after Santa Fe’s House of Eternal Return and Las Vegas’ Omega Mart, which opened in February. ![]()
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