The lighting was at times spooky, and the constant sound-bath was disorienting for everyone in my small party. They just wanted to see “the cool stuff,” which Convergence Station is full of: a sinister pizza palace (inspired by ShowBiz Pizza Place) glowing skulls and death masks Transformers-like robots elaborate Indigenous murals giant, interactive castles and secret passages discoverable only by trial and error. My kids didn’t know, and probably wouldn’t have cared, about the 100-plus local artists who contributed to the installation, or the debates over whether what the company does is art or commerce (surprise: it’s both!). They’re all photo-friendly collections of eclectic, interactive elements, such as touch-sensitive lights and panels, mixed with the pleasant confusion of a theme park and the circular exploration of a fun house. Just inside, my kids were wowed by the lobby of Convergence Station, as the Denver installation is called, with its airport-like flip boards and wide, echoing walls.įrom there we could depart for one of four themed (or “converged,” as Meow Wolf says) worlds, each reflecting Meow Wolf’s trippy, sculptural-immersion aesthetic: an ice world (Eemia) an alien-swamp (Numina) an underground lair (Ossuary) and a futuristic urban dystopia (C Street). My backpack was searched and water bottles emptied, TSA-style, but otherwise entry was smooth as we donned our required indoor masks. slot a few minutes early, joining the back of a long line that moved quickly once our time came. “It’s too scary!” Lucy half-whined, less than 30 minutes after she, my 9-year-old son, Tom, and I entered the massive, triangular building rising from Interstate 25 and West Colfax Avenue, which opened on Sept. Somewhere between the glowing, living swamp and the creepy, underground catacombs, my 4-year-old daughter began begging me to leave Meow Wolf Denver. Friday, September 2nd 2022 Home Page Close Menu
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