Open Studio Sensory Hour

Dallas Museum of Art 1717 N Harwood St., Dallas, Texas

  Whether you like to draw, paint, sculpt, or paste, we have a project for you! Visit us on the first and third Saturday and Sunday of each month for a different project that offers new inspiration to play and create. All materials are provided. The first hour of Open Studio will be dedicated to […]

Free

Museum Murder Mystery: An Artful Game of Clue

Dallas Museum of Art 1717 N Harwood St., Dallas, Texas

  Have you ever wanted to play a live game of Clue? Put on your detective hat and solve one of our popular Museum Murder Mysteries. The Halberdier has been murdered! It is up to you to discover the room where the murder took place, figure out what was used as the murder weapon, and […]

$40 – $45

DMA Free Community Day: “Abraham Ángel: Between Wonder and Seduction”

Dallas Museum of Art 1717 N Harwood St., Dallas, Texas

  See the exhibition for free. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we are excited to announce that we will be hosting a DMA Free Community Day presented by ARCOSA on Sunday, October 8. On this day, admission to the exhibition Abraham Ángel: Between Wonder and Seduction will be free for all guests! Bring your family and friends to experience […]

Free

Open Studio Sensory Hour

Dallas Museum of Art 1717 N Harwood St., Dallas, Texas

  Whether you like to draw, paint, sculpt, or paste, we have a project for you! Visit us on the first and third Saturday and Sunday of each month for a different project that offers new inspiration to play and create. All materials are provided. The first hour of Open Studio will be dedicated to […]

Free

Mental Health Programs with Foundation 45

Dallas Museum of Art 1717 N Harwood St., Dallas, Texas

  Foundation 45 is a local nonprofit that serves the Dallas–Fort Worth creative community by providing free top-tier mental health and recovery services while working to destigmatize the conversation around mental health. Talk: The Myths of Suicide Horchow Auditorium, 2:00–3:00 p.m. It is thought that every 16 minutes someone dies from suicide. Every 17 minutes those close to […]

Free

Family Workshop: Treasure Hunt

Dallas Museum of Art 1717 N Harwood St., Dallas, Texas

  Family Workshop is a class for 6–12 year olds and their favorite grown-ups. Explore the galleries, engage in artful conversations, and then create a work of art in the studio. Arrr you ready for a pirate adventure? In October, use your spyglass and compass to search the galleries for arrrt any pirate would love. Keep […]

$7 – $10

Talk: Re-presenting Afro-Atlantic Histories

Dallas Museum of Art 1717 N Harwood St., Dallas, Texas

  Join Afro-Atlantic Histories U.S. tour curator Dr. Kanitra Fletcher, Associate Curator of African American and Afro-Diasporic Art at the National Gallery of Art, for an exhibition overview that draws parallels between the visual cultures of the African Diaspora and takes an in-depth look at works of art, historical experiences, and cultural formations of Black […]

Free

Arts & Letters Live: Mary Beard

Dallas Museum of Art 1717 N Harwood St., Dallas, Texas

In conversation with Dr. Michael Thomas, UTD In her international bestseller SPQR, Mary Beard, “the world’s most famous classicist” (The Guardian), told the thousand-year story of ancient Rome. Now, in Emperor of Rome, she shines a spotlight on the emperors who ruled the Roman empire, from Julius Caesar to Alexander Severus. In lieu of the […]

$30 – $35

Make & Take: Art, Activism, and the African Diaspora

Dallas Museum of Art 1717 N Harwood St., Dallas, Texas

  Join us for a special edition of Make & Take with a night of art making led by Quilting Sisters of Color, film screenings, and a tour celebrating Afro-Atlantic Histories. In the studio, Quilting Sisters of Color will provide instruction on how to create a quilted coaster or tissue holder, drawing from the long […]

$5 – $8

Film: Black and Tan

Dallas Museum of Art 1717 N Harwood St., Dallas, Texas

  Black and Tan (1929) is a musical short film that features Duke Ellington's first on-screen debut. Set during the contemporary Harlem Renaissance in New York City, it is the first film to feature Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club Orchestra performing as a jazz band. The film is thought to express the emergence of African American artists in New […]

$5 – $8

Arts & Letters Live: Jesmyn Ward

Dallas Museum of Art 1717 N Harwood St., Dallas, Texas

  In conversation with Kiese Laymon Beloved author Jesmyn Ward presents a reimagining of American Slavery in her new novel Let Us Descend. Haunting, yet replete with transcendent love, the story journeys from the rice fields of the Carolinas to the slave markets of New Orleans and into the fearsome heart of a Louisiana sugar […]

$45 – $50

Arts & Letters Live: David Brooks

Moody Performance Hall 2520 Flora St., Dallas, Texas

  In conversation with Krys Boyd, KERA David Brooks, one of the nation’s leading writers and commentators, presents How to Know a Person, a practical, heartfelt guide to the art of fostering deeper connections at home, at work, and throughout our lives.   Driven by his trademark sense of curiosity, Brooks draws from the fields of […]

$55 – $60