A Look into the 4 Converged Worlds

Welcome travelers. Before you begin your voyage, write down any memories you would like to hold onto for the future, in case of a memory storm.

You don’t need to know the story to appreciate the collection of imaginative, exploratory art within Convergence Station, but in case the background appeals to you...

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Nearly three decades ago, a freak cosmic event known as the Convergence tore away pieces of four different worlds in the blink of an eye.  Ripped from their loved ones and native planets, scores of displaced citizens were thrust into this new Convergence of Worlds, with only memories of the lives they had before.

Memory itself became so vital that an entire memory-sharing economy developed and soon flourished. This new memory economy was all the more important because in the wake of being smashed together, these worlds were wracked by relentless “Memory Storms”: psychic aftershocks of The Convergence that would scatter citizens' memories whenever they struck.

Today, Convergence is buzzing with activity: QDOT has opened its latest station (the first on Earth) as an endpoint in Denver, so this is the first time Convergence residents are able to visit Earth. Citizens have suddenly started remembering glimpses of four forgotten women – who were each somehow tied to the moment of Convergence on their home worlds.

Did the Forgotten Four cause The Convergence? Are they working for QDOT? Were they left in the past? As you travel through these worlds where memories are currency, you can choose to dig deeper into the story or simply enjoy the journey through the multiverse.

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C Street

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Ride the C Line from the Lobby then step into this busy, colorful but grimy area that was once the scorned sanitation district of a planet-wide metropolis.

C Street became a melting pot for beings from across the universe after The Convergence, happy to be torn away from the landlord-bureaucracy of their homeworld and ready for change.

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The residents of C Street don’t trust politicians, so they elect a new mayor every 20 minutes. Top leaders in the community work to keep businesses independent from big corporations and everyone who lives there recycles and reuses as much as possible.

Check out the Convergence Newsfeed on any Memory ATM, a hybrid newsource/social media feed where you can read the latest revelations from the “Same Day News”, or watch posts from local celebrity and true crime beauty content creator, Tracking Error.

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Ossuary

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A deep history is visually laid out in the floor and ceiling medallions in the main lobby in Ossuary.

The Y’ruk people worked underground, mining natural elements and Oss crystals that stored memories until a massive transfixing light appeared in the sky. The whole civilization devoted their culture to create a megastructure to try to reach out and touch this bright light, known as The Glimmer.

But the higher they built the structure, the more they forgot about their culture, until one day the planet punished the Y’ruk for their hubris, with volcano eruptions so severe that the event was later referred to as The Cataclysm. The planet's surface was rendered unlivable, and the Y’ruk were pushed into their subterranean mines to survive. Lyra, known as the first librarian, was able to hold on to her people’s memories through the Oss crystals. These crystals allowed Lyra to preserve their ancient histories through the fiery Cataclysm, and to lay the bedrock for their future.

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Find out about the first librarian and listen closely to past librarians whisper The Tome of Forgetting in the Hall of Busts near the 3rd floor stairwell.

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Eemia

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When a piece of Eemia was torn away from the rest of the planet in The Convergence, people were torn away from loved ones and leaders.

Kaleidogoth High Priestess Araceli desperately wanted to find a way back home by “opening the sky” to try to save her civilization from the thousand-year ice age it had been facing. Her brother thought their people would have a better future after The Convergence. Their mother, Panoa is one of the Forgotten Four, and her memories may hold the key to the future of this world through Panoa’s Melody, written by Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein, who also wrote the original Stranger Things soundtrack.

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Read up on the Eemian history from the onset of the ice age to the moment of Convergence in a neon-colored metal book known as The Book of Whales, written by Julianne Aguilar, Joanna Garner, and Michael Wilson and designed by G Leger-Lovato, Julian Williams, Chimezia Onuoha, and Caitlin LeMoine.

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Numina

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Numina is both a “character and a universe. A living sentient universe, not unlike our own but unlike our own in many ways,” according to Caity Kennedy, Meow Wolf Senior Creative Director & Co-Founder.

Each cell within Numina is a timeline and universe. All of the creatures are visitors like us or parts of the cell, organelles of the larger creature. What we are able to visit is just one cell of the plant.

Numina is curious about us simpler creatures and language as a function of linear time since it does not operate on linear time. When beings with free will (like Earth humans) make decisions, it makes a timeline split. “This is how Numina grows. Higher dimensional mitosis. Cell division by way of timeline splitting,” said Caity.

Look for the ears that you can speak into. Numina has portals to other worlds because it’s exploring and connecting all over the place, examples of reaching out and learning.

There are obvious portals through doorways and dioramas as well as warped mirrors and mirror globe dioramas that serve as connection points from one parallel universe to another.

If you are looking for theories and research into this world and its creatures, look in Leomi’s handwritten field journal, which is found in the Ossuary Library.‍

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You can’t miss the Cosmohedron, which serves as the nucleus of the cell of Numina but is also its own creature with a past. The Cosmohedron has a symbiotic relationship with Numina that helps stabilize Numina in the third and fourth dimensions for travelers to visit more easily and with less risk of being lost in the multiverse.

If you look a little deeper as you explore these worlds, you'll encounter several questions that the citizens of Convergence are trying to answer. The Last Stop promises to return everyone to their home worlds – but at what cost? What role did each of these worlds and the Forgotten Four play in the creation of this Convergence? What’s causing the memory storms? And what role do we Earthers (all of us) play in this story? Find out for yourself.

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Extra Converged Worlds:

As your world is ever-expanding, so are ours. Here at Convergence Station, you’ll discover more and more as time passes - more to uncover, explore, and geek out about. Don’t fret, though, we’re here to keep you updated on everything we have to offer Earthlings. Read all about the exciting new places you can seek when you’re entering the four Converged Worlds. 

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Sips (with a Z)® 

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Sips (with a Z)® is a classy bar for explorers and wanderers alike. It was created as an executive travel lounge for those in search of something bigger than themselves, but need a moment to reset before their next life-changing adventure. There are out-of-this-world cocktails + mocktails crafted for your Convergence experience - letting your mind and body lean into the joy of otherworldly living. In addition to a suave interim drink, there’s delicious food for those who have worked up an appetite from all the sight-seeing!

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The Perplexiplex® 

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The Perplexiplex® is what The Converged Worlds call a “memory cleansing spa.” It was created to rinse harmful Earth memories from travelers that would otherwise pollute the fragile mnemonic ecology of Convergence. The Perplexiplex is made possible by Superconductor General Oleander’s flagship Share-A-MEM foundation, a memory preservation organization that has served Convergence for nearly a decade.

Oleander’s groundbreaking venture of The Perplexiplex has also been an astounding success in the field of quantum travel. The surging confluence of mnemonic energy has helped stabilize the otherwise weak entanglement tethers from Convergence to Earth, making the opening of Convergence Station all the more possible – a first for memory spas and music venues alike. The idea is for every traveler to truly “Leave Convergence better than they remembered it”.

This is where people get to see some of their favorite intergalactic bands, drag performers, movie screenings, DJs, and even partake in yoga classes while truly reveling in the bliss of Convergence Station.

To learn more about these endless offerings, check out the events calendar.

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Galleri Gallery

Located on C Street, Galleri Gallery is a rotating, flexible space within Meow Wolf Denver – offering artists in Denver a national platform to exhibit work. From traditional paintings and sculpture to experimental immersive experiences, Galleri Gallery is full of artistic surprises. If you’re curious about whether you can purchase these incredible works or not, good news - You can! All works that are displayed are for sale online.

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HELLOFOOD 

HELLOFOOD is Convergence Station’s dining space that has a large outdoor patio. It’s another delicious corner of tasty treats and plenty of brews to choose from. The northeast Quantum Stairwell can also be accessed here. 

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Hot Tip: Our Retail Shop Is Open!

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Many people don’t know this, but you can actually access Convergence Station’s retail shop without an exhibit ticket. Just speak to someone at the Box Office when you first enter and they’ll give you instructions on where to find the Retail Shop. Our Portal Pass and gift cards are quick, online purchases to spread some wonderfully weird cheer this season. 

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Don’t forget to keep your eyes peeled for Yawlp…

The Yawlp is an elusive cryptid from Convergence Station, named for their signature howl. Yawlp eats garbage and creates artwork with found objects. They are “a monster who subsists on garbage, creates artistic assemblages of trash and found items, and has gone undocumented by modern science thanks to its intense social anxiety.” Check out this guide on how to handle dealing with a Yawlp sighting!