Dallas Museum of Art
Art museum in Dallas, Texas
The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) is an art museum located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas, along Woodall Rodgers Freeway between St. Paul and Harwood. In the 1970s, the museum moved from its previous location in Fair Park to the Arts District.[1] The new building was designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes and John MY Lee Associates, the 2007 winner of the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal.[2] The construction of the building spanned in stages over a decade.
Established | 1903 |
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Location | 1717 N. Harwood Street, Dallas, TX Woodall Rodgers Freeway, Dallas, Texas, United States |
Coordinates | 32°47′17″N 96°48′6″W / 32.78806°N 96.80167°W / 32.78806; -96.80167 |
Public transit access | DART: St. Paul Station, M-Line: St Paul & Woodall Rodgers, Olive & Flora |
Website | www |
The museum collection is made up of more than 24,000 objects, dating from the third millennium BC to the present day. It is known for its dynamic exhibition policy[3] and educational programs.[4] The Mildred R. and Frederick M. Mayer Library (the museum's non-circulating research library) contains over 50,000 volumes available to curators and the general public. With 159,000 square feet (14,800 m2) of exhibition spaces,[5] it is one of the largest art museums in the United States.
- ^ "The Dallas Arts District -". Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ "Architectural Record - McGraw-Hill Construction". Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ "Dallas Museum of Art". www.dma.org. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016.
- ^ "Press Room - Dallas Museum of Art". www.dma.org. Archived from the original on 2016-01-30.
- ^ Spencer, Laura (22 September 2016). "As The Nelson-Atkins Museum Of Art Eyes Expansion, Here's How It Compares To Its Peers". kcur.org. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02.
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