Dallas Museum of Art

There are plenty of nits to pick about the Dallas Museum of Art. One might quibble about design choices, crowd flow, or even the occasionally too eclectic arrangements that can give you aesthetic whiplash. Free admission to the permanent collection means none of that matters – an excellent series of exhibits covering in at least some manner nearly all of humanity’s major artistic traditions make a visit absolutely worthwhile and makes the entire visit pretty low-risk. A gem for Dallas and a great place to visit when playing tourist.

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I was so bummed that the Greek and Roman exhibits were under construction! Besides that, it was a great experience! It is free however parking in the parking garage is $15. There was a door fashion show going on Saturday I was there but it didn’t feel too crowded. Loved that they have elevators and people stationed everywhere to guide you to whatever you want to see. There are no food and drink allowed where the art is however there is a quaint little cafe that looks like it had many options for a quick bite.

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In 1963, the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts merged with the Dallas Museum of Contemporary Art,[10] whose director for the previous four years had been Douglas MacAgy. In 1964 Merrill C. Rueppel became the director of the newly merged Museum. The permanent collections of the two museums were then housed within the DMFA facility, suddenly holding significant works by Paul Gauguin, Odilon Redon, Henri Matisse, Piet Mondrian, Gerald Murphy, and Francis Bacon. In 1965, the museum held an exhibition called The Art of Piet Mondrian and one entitled Sculpture: Twentieth Century.

There is a parking garage connected to the museum – $15 to park, paid at the entrance as you drive in.

The DMA is an Open Access institution, allowing all works believed to be in the public domain to be freely available for downloading, sharing, repurposing, and remixing without restriction. Those that are not, will not download.

There is no food and drink allowed where the art is however there is a quaint little cafe that looks like it had many options for a quick bite.

I’m a big fan of this museum, primarily because they offer free admission. I worry that often the price tag keeps some from venturing into art museums, especially this can keep families a way to explore and have cultural experiences. So big kudos to DMA!

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The only one of its kind in the Southwest, this museum promotes an educational approach to the African American art scene. By making use of various types of expositions the museum exhibits works that highlight the talented and culturally rich nature of the African/African American community.

Members-only Show Opening of Speechless: Different by design exhibition of multisensory, interactive, and immersive experiences exploring how we connect with the world. I’ll have to admit I have never been a fan of modern art especially, interactive, until a few years ago. But, being open-minded and appreciating the creativity and effort it takes to create any art, is the way I look at it now. Being a member of the museum gives you the privilege of being first to see new exhibits of which this is one. The annual fee is more than made up for in benefits like this and free parking in the impossibly busy area that, in the arts district in Dallas these days. While I can’t recommend this exhibit from a perspective of enjoyment, I can from an appreciation of the creative effort it took by a lot of people including designers, engineers, artists, tradesmen, etc. I will say that DMA is becoming a better museum as of the last few years and if you live in the area, membership is well worth it,

Arts District Dallas I really wished the second floor carrying the Greek art was ready for exhibition, but sadly, it is still under construction.

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Other than that, I really enjoyed my time at the museum. There is no admission fee (unless you want to visit a special exhibit), which is really nice!

Downtown Dallas is fortunate to have a few great museums close together. On the last day of our trip we decided to visit DMA because of a few choices points that have a coat check to hang onto our bags while we look. easy to get to and leave from in terms of the airport. WIFIe. enormous and a great way to spend a few hours in fact, we should have allotted more time to see the entire museum. We only had a couple of hours before we needed to leave for the airport and it just wasn’t enough. After rushing through the museum I’d add to our next Dallas visit because we’d love to see more. The Impressionist art collection is stunning. So yes, visit and enjoy it.

The Dallas Museum of Art

/commercial-duct-cleaning-dallas-tx/ The Indian, Mexican, and African Art was the most interesting to me. I probably wouldn’t be back to this museum, unfortunately, but I am glad I tried it out.

The museum’s collections[12] include more than 24,000 works of art from around the world ranging from ancient to modern times. They are conceived as a celebration of the human power of creation.[13]

The reason this place gets 2 not 1 star, the collection of work is great… but still, inappropriate staffing has killed my desire to return. Peace out DMA.

Arts District Dallas Tony (the presumable greeter) approached in an aggressive manner requesting I finish up my water bottle outside the building before walking 5 feet inside the front door. I lifted the bottle to drink it up and he almost forced me back out the front door as he “insisted” that I “take it outside.” Minus one star from the get-go That left me uncomfortable… such an aggressive man. Seriously aggressive, I’d love to talk to management about this individual’s approach.

Not called for! Genet also aggressively approached me to step back from the Caravaggio Display when no two-foot tape line suggested a requirement on the specific piece. As an artist, a gallery should feel required to offer a suggestive distance line if one is required in specific pieces. As an involved artistic patron, I hate that my mood was shifted by guilt following this attendant demeanor (not appropriate to approach when I obviously was pointing from a reasonable distance to describe the detail to my partner).

I was embarrassed in front of several other patrons for the second time in the structure in one day. I’m not a fan of this environment. Art is not just about the work, but the people that maintain the environment, and these people are Not Creatives that don’t understand how to set the mood or align with the patrons. The reason this place gets 2 not 1 star, the collection of work is great… but still, inappropriate staffing has killed my desire to return. Peace out DMA.

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The American art collection includes paintings, sculptures, and works on paper from the United States from the colonial period to World War II, and art from Mexico, and Canada. Among the highlights of the collection are Duck Island (1906) by Childe Hassam, Lighthouse Hill (1927) by Edward Hopper, That Gentleman (1960) by Andrew Wyeth, Bare Tree Trunks with Snow (1946) by Georgia O’Keeffe and Razor and Watch by Gerald Murphy (1924, 1925).

One of the most important pieces in the collection is The Icebergs (1861) by Frederic Edwin Church. This painting had long been referred to as a lost masterpiece. The painting was given to the museum in 1979 by Norma and Lamar Hunt. The Dallas Museum of Art also has one of the most thorough collections of Texas art. This is in great part thanks to Jerry Bywaters, director of the DMA from 1943 to 1964, who was also one of the Dallas Nine, an influential group of Texas artists. In addition to paintings by Bywaters, the DMA has works by Robert Jenkins Onderdonk, Julian Onderdonk, Alexandre Hogue, Clara McDonald Williamson, David Bates, Dorothy Austin, Michael Owen, and Olin Herman Travis.

Huge, interesting museum. So many great, different exhibits. And it’s FREE!!! In the perfect location downtown next to great food and Klyde Warren park!