Located in the Dallas Arts District, the museum houses a collection of more than 24,000 works of art from the 3rd millennium to the present day.
American, European, Asian, African, Pre-Columbian/Pacific Rim, and Ancient Mediterranean works are included. The Museum also houses the Center for Creative Connections (also known as C3), a 12,000-square-foot space featuring the museum’s collections and artists’ and community partners’ responses to them.
Exhibitions & Dates
The Keir Collection of Islamic Art
Apr 18 2017 - Apr 26 2020
Pottery, rock crystals, manuscripts, miniatures, and more
Asian Textiles: Art and Trade Along the Silk Road
Dec 16 2017 - Dec 9 2018
Examples of garments and ornamental hangings from India, Central Asia, China, and Japan
Hopi Visions: Journey of the Human Spirit
Jan 7 2018 - Dec 2 2018
Large mural narrates the history of the Hopi people
Günther Förg: A Fragile Beauty
Oct 21 2018 - Jan 27 2019
Works survey the prolific and provocative career of the late artist
Ida O’Keeffe: Escaping Georgia’s Shadow
Nov 18 2018 - Feb 24 2019
50 works reveal an artistic identity distinct from that of her celebrated sibling
Concentrations 61: Runo Lagomarsino
Sep 30 2018 - Feb 17 2019
Everyday objects and phrases transformed into historically referential works of art
Women Artists in Europe from the Monarchy to Modernism
Dec 22 2018 - Jun 9 2019
Artwork by female artists between the late 18th and early 20th centuries
An Enduring Legacy - The Eugene and Margaret McDermott Collection of Impressionist and Modern Art
Jun 14 2018 - Feb 3 2019
Masterwoks in painting, sculpture, and works on paper
Berthe Morisot, Woman Impressionist
Feb 24 2019 - May 26 2019
60+ paintings attempt to “fix something of the passing moment.”
Women + Design: New Works
Oct 28 2018 - Feb 17 2019
Recent works in diverse media, forms, and objectives
Cult of the Machine: Precisionism in American Art
Sep 16 2018 - Jan 6 2019
Works sought to mimic a streamlined, “machined” aesthetic
From Düsseldorf to Dallas: Postwar German Art in the DMA Collection
Oct 21 2018 - Feb 17 2019
Special installation of works by German artists in the Museum's collection
Modernity and the City
Dec 1 2018 - Apr 7 2019
Works by artists who captured the impact of industrialization on urban life
Jonas Wood
Mar 24 2019 - Jul 14 2019
Works shed light on a practice that is both deeply personal and universal