Dallas Museum Of Art

THE DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART IS A SPACE OF WONDER AND DISCOVERY WHERE ART COMES ALIVE.

THE DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART ORGANIZES AND PRESENTS INNOVATIVE EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMS FOR THE ENRICHMENT OF THE DALLAS COMMUNITY. EACH YEAR, APPROXIMATELY 23 EXHIBITIONS ARE PRESENTED BY THE MUSEUM, 11 EXHIBITIONS DRAW PRIMARILY FROM ITS OWN COLLECTIONS OR WITH LOANS, AND AN ADDITIONAL TWO NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY TOURING EXHIBITIONS ALSO ARE PRESENTED AT THE DMA OR TOURING. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES OVER 24,000 OBJECTS SPANNING 5,000 YEARS OF HUMAN HISTORY ORIGINATING FROM CULTURES ON EVERY CONTINENT. PRIMARY TO THE MISSION OF THE MUSEUM IS THE STEWARDSHIP, PROTECTION, AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COLLECTION. TO ENGAGE VISITORS TO THE COLLECTION, THE MUSEUM HAS DEVELOPED A GROWING REPOSITORY OF DIGITAL RESOURCES ACCESSIBLE ON THE INTERNET THAT SERVES RESEARCHERS, STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND ART ENTHUSIASTS. THE COLLECTION ALSO IS AT THE CENTER OF THE EXHIBITION AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR VISITORS INCLUDING GALLERY TALKS AND ART-MAKING ACTIVITIES.

EDUCATION AND INTERPRETATION 23% OF VISITORS TO THE DMA PARTICIPATED IN AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THROUGH MARCH 2020. TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY, THE DMA CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC IN MARCH WITH THE ONSET OF THE PANDEMIC AND CANCELLED IN PERSON PROGRAMMING AT THE MUSEUM. HOWEVER, WE WERE ABLE TO PIVOT WITH ONLINE OFFERINGS AND TAKE HOME ART KIT EVENTS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, RESULTING IN OVER 4,000 PROGRAMS CONNECTING VISITORS WITH THE PERMANENT COLLECTION AND SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS. K-12 STUDENT PROGRAMS PROVIDED TOURS AND CREATIVE EXPERIENCES FOR APPROXIMATELY 49,000 STUDENTS FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN DALLAS AND ITS SURROUNDING COUNTIES. THE DMA OFFERS PROGRAMS FOR VISITORS IN ALL STAGES OF LIFE, INCLUDING PROGRAMS AND LEARNING SPACES DEDICATED TO EDUCATING BABIES, TODDLERS, AND CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE ABOUT ART AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION. WE ALSO ENGAGED APPROXIMATELY 2,500 VISITORS THROUGH ACCESS PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR VISITORS WHO ARE BLIND OR PARTIALLY SIGHTED; HAVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HAVE EARLY STAGE DEMENTIA; OR ARE ON THE AUTISM SPECTRUM. IN ADDITION, THE DMA BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH OUTREACH, SERVING OVER 19,000 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH PROGRAMS OUTSIDE OF THE MUSEUM, INCLUDING FESTIVALS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH AREA CULTURAL AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. THE GO VAN GOGH OUTREACH PROGRAM, WHICH SERVED APPROXIMATELY 6,100 STUDENTS IN PERSON PRIOR TO CLOSURE, IS A SIGNATURE VEHICLE FOR THE MUSEUMS OUTREACH TO DFW AREA STUDENTS. COMMUNITY PARTNERS INCLUDE TEXAS WOMENS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL SCHOOL, DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, RESOURCE CENTER - YOUTH FIRST, DANCE FOR PD, TALKSTEM, TRINITY RIVER MISSION, THE STEWPOT, DALLAS PUBLIC LIBRARY, SOUTH DALLAS CULTURAL CENTER, DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATRE, UNITED BLACK ELLUMENT VOGUE ACADEMY, THE DALLAS WAY AND MANY OTHERS.