Museums

Local Amenities

Dallas Museum of Art
1717 North Harwood Road
Dallas, TX  75201
Phone: 214.922.1200
Hours: Tuesday - Wednesday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., Friday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m., Sunday 12:15 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Website: www.dallasmuseumofart.org

Established in 1903, the Museum features an outstanding collection of more than 23,000 works of art from around the world, from ancient to modern times. The Museum also has a long history of providing varied and dynamic programs, events, and exhibitions to engage our visitors more fully with the art.

The Sixth Floor Museum
Dealy Plaza
411 Elm Street
Dallas, TX  75202
Phone: 214.747.6660
Fax: 214.747.6662
Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Monday 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Website: www.jfk.org

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza contains a permanent historical exhibition dealing with the life, times, death, and legacy of John F. Kennedy with a focus on the impact of his death on the nation and the world. The subject is documented illustrated Through the use of nearly 400 photographs, 45 minutes of documentary films, artifacts, graphs, charts, and other related interpretive materials.

Area Amenities

Kimbell Art Museum
3333 Camp Bowie Boulevard
Fort Worth, TX  76102
Phone: 817.332.8451
Fax: 817.877.1264
Hours: Tuesday - Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Friday 12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.,
Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Sunday 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Website: www.kimbellart.org

The Kimbell Art Museum's holdings range in period from antiquity to the 20th century, including masterpieces by Duccio, Fra Angelico, Mantegna, Caravaggio, El Greco, La Tour, Rubens, Velázquez, Rembrandt, Houdon, Goya, David, Monet, Cézanne, Picasso, Matisse, and Mondrian. The Museum is one of the few institutions in the Southwest with a substantial collection of Asian arts, and has also assembled small but select collections of Pre-Columbian and African art, as well as Classical, Egyptian, and Near Eastern Antiquities.

African American Museum
Fair Park
3536 Grand Avenue
Dallas, TX  75315
Phone: 214.565.9026
Website: www.aamdallas.org

The African American Museum is the only museum in the Southwestern United States devoted to the preservation and display of African American artistic, cultural and historical materials. It also has one of the largest African American folk art collections in the United States. The African American Museum incorporates a wide variety of visual art forms and historical documents that portray the African American experience in the United States, Southwest, and Dallas.

Museum of Nature & Science
Fair Park
3535 Grand Avenue
Dallas, TX  75201
Phone: 214.428.5555
Fax: 214.428.2003
Hours: Monday - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Sunday 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Website: www.natureandscience.org

Four diorama halls which include fifty dioramas of Texas wildlife, each using real specimens from the Museum’s collections, including all major biotic provinces of Texas. Other permanent halls include: Ocean Dallas, Ice Age Dallas, Paleo Prep Lab, Live Animal Room, Texas Dinosaurs Hall; Verizon Technology Center; Science Bulletins. The Museum also has a traveling exhibits program which brings a new exhibit every 3-4 months covering a wide range of topics.

The Women's Museum
Fair Park
3800 Parry Avenue
Dallas, TX  75226
Phone: 214.915.0860
Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Website: www.thewomensmuseum.org

A Smithsonian affiliate, The Women's Museum: An Institute for the Future makes visible the unique, textured, and diverse stories of American women. Using the latest technology and interactive media, the Museum's exhibits and programs expand our understanding of women's participation in shaping our nation's history and create a lively environment for dialogue and discovery. Thousands of stories recount public and private triumphs and the struggles of those who would be denied their freedoms in all its forms: political, social, and spiritual.