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Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX

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Dallas Museum of Art

1717 N Harwood St · Dallas, TX

Why you should go…

The Dallas Museum of Art anchors the Dallas Arts District with a collection of more than 24,000 works spanning from the third millennium BC to the present. You can see Frederic Edwin Church's The Icebergs, works by Van Gogh and Monet, and the Wendy and Emery Reves Collection of about 1,400 pieces. Galleries also cover African, Asian, Islamic and contemporary art. The building, designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes, opened in 1984.

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Good to know

General museums guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Check the special exhibition separately

    Touring shows usually carry their own ticket and their own opening hours, listed apart from general admission.

  • Look for the free window

    Many museums run community days, member evenings, or discounted late openings. It is worth a look before you pay full price.

  • Travel light through the door

    Large bags and backpacks often have to go to a coat check, and lines for it move slowly at opening.

  • Weekday mornings beat weekend afternoons

    School groups clear out by early afternoon midweek, while weekends stay busy from late morning on.

What's around here?

The closest stops to Dallas Museum of Art, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Museums
    Date Night

    Nasher Sculpture Center

    Under $25

    Walk a Renzo Piano gallery and an outdoor sculpture garden showing modern works by Rodin, Calder, Matisse and Picasso in the Dallas Arts District.

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  • Sport & Outdoor
    Local Gem

    Klyde Warren Park

    Free

    A five-acre deck park built over a sunken freeway, packed with food trucks, games, and free events.

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  • Museums
    Family Favorite

    Perot Museum of Nature and Science

    Under $25

    Five stories of hands-on science and dinosaur halls inside a striking Thom Mayne-designed cube.

    0.3 mi awayMore like this

  • Attractions
    Family Favorite

    Dallas World Aquarium

    $25–$50

    A converted 1920s warehouse holds a walk-through rainforest, sharks, and free-flying birds.

    0.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions

  • Museums
    History Buff

    The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

    Under $25

    The former Texas School Book Depository preserves the exact site of the 1963 Kennedy assassination.

    0.7 mi awayMore like this

  • Sightseeing
    Iconic

    Reunion Tower

    Under $25

    The geodesic-domed GeO-Deck delivers 360-degree views of the Dallas skyline from 470 feet up.

    0.9 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing