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Located in the heart of the Dallas Arts District, the museum has a stunning collection with more than 22,000 pieces, spanning the third millennium BC to present day, including ancient Mediterranean art, 18th-20th century European and American art and art of the Americas, Africa, Asia and the Pacific. Artists on display include O'Keeffe, Pollock, Rothko, Warhol, Renoir, Van Gogh, Cezanne, Monet and more. They also have a Paintings Conservation Studio, where visitors can watch conservators preserve and restore the museum's extensive collection with the latest technology, treatments, and cutting-edge techniques.
In addition, the museum has lots of fun programming for kids of all ages, and after-hour events for adults that includes a lecture series with authors, poets and visionaries. Join the free membership program, DMA Friends, to earn points to redeem for rewards like discounts in the cafe and store. For the true art aficionados, don't forget to check out the Mildred R. and Frederick M. Mayer Library and archives.
I'll admit I'm not a big museum lover but I was pretty surprised at how boring this museum was. It's massive and yet it barely had anything inside of it. The sculpture garden had 2 sculptures in it...
Sizeable collection spanning several disciplines arrayed over multiple floors (never did discover how to access 2nd floor directly from the ground floor and it has probably the most viewed exhibits...
We only visited to fill some time in between exploring downtown Dallas and a Dallas Stars NHL game in the evening, but it certainly deserved more time than we gave it. The museum is free to enter...
