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. LAST YEAR, 17 EXHIBITIONS WERE PRESENTED BY THE MUSEUM, 12 EXHIBITIONS DRAWN PRIMARILY FROM ITS OWN COLLECTIONS OR WITH LOANS, AND AN ADDITIONAL TWO NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY TOURING EXHIBITIONS WERE 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 - AS THE PANDEMIC CONTINUED TO AFFECT OUR COMMUNITY IN FY21, THE DMA OFFERED ONLINE OFFERINGS AND TAKE HOME ART KITS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND BEGAN REINTRODUCING SOME IN PERSON PROGRAMS DURING THE SPRING, RESULTING IN APPROXIMATELY 3,000 PROGRAMS CONNECTING VISITORS WITH THE PERMANENT COLLECTION AND SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS. PREK-12 STUDENT AND TEACHER PROGRAMS PROVIDED VIRTUAL TOURS, ART KITS, AND CREATIVE EXPERIENCES FOR OVER 23,800 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS 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 OVER 5,200 INDIVIDUALS 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 13,800 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 8,700 STUDENTS THROUGH VIRTUAL PROGRAMS IN FY21, IS A SIGNATURE VEHICLE FOR THE MUSEUM'S OUTREACH TO DFW AREA STUDENTS. COMMUNITY PARTNERS INCLUDE DALLAS PARK & RECREATION, UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL SCHOOL, DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, RESOURCE CENTER - YOUTH FIRST, DANCE FOR PD, HEART HOUSE, VOX INVICTUS MENTORING, THE STEWPOT, DALLAS PUBLIC LIBRARY, OAK CLIFF CULTURAL CENTER, DALLAS SOUTHERN PRIDE, COALITION FOR AGING LGBT, THE DALLAS WAY AND MANY OTHERS.