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For Art Lovers…
Nasher Sculpture Center The Nasher Sculpture Center is the first institution
in the world dedicated exclusively to the exhibition
of modern and contemporary sculpture with a
collection of global significance as its foundation.
Conceived by collector and philanthropist Raymond D.
Nasher in consultation with museum professionals and
scholars, the institution is distinguished by a
breathtaking facility and landscaped garden
specifically designed for the indoor and outdoor
display of sculpture.
Dallas Museum of Art The Dallas Museum of Art recently celebrated one
hundred years of connecting art and people.
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 visitors more fully with
fine art
Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist
University
The Meadows Museum, a division of SMU's
Meadows School of the Arts, houses one of the
largest and most comprehensive collections of
Spanish art outside of Spain, with works dating
from the tenth to the twentieth century. It
includes masterpieces by some of the world's
greatest painters: El Greco, Velázquez, Ribera,
Murillo, Goya, Miró, and Picasso. Highlights of
the collection include Renaissance altarpieces,
monumental Baroque canvases, exquisite rococo
oil sketches, polychrome wood sculptures,
Impressionist landscapes, modernist
abstractions, a comprehensive collection of the
graphic works of Goya, and a select group of
sculptures by major twentieth-century masters -
Rodin, Maillol, Giacometti, Moore, Smith, and
Oldenburg - as well as works by leading artists
of the region - Frank Reaugh, Jerry Bywaters,
Otis Dozier, Alexandre Hogue, and William
Lester.
Crow Collection of Asian Art
The Trammell and Margaret Crow Collection of
Asian Art, located at 2010 Flora Street,
contains more than 600 paintings and objects of
metal and stone, and large architectural pieces
from China, Japan, India and Southeast Asia.
Over 300 works are on display in the galleries
including precious jade ornaments from China,
delicate Japanese scrolls and a rarely seen
twenty-eight by Twenty foot sandstone facade of
an eighteenth century Indian residence.
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For the Musical Ears...
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center was opened in
September of 1989 and has been a crossroads of
artistic excellence ever since. Owned and managed by
the City of Dallas, Office of Cultural Affairs, “The
Meyerson” is home to the world-class Dallas Symphony
Orchestra and other Dallas-based cultural
organizations like the Turtle Creek Chorale, the
Dallas Wind Symphony, and the Greater Dallas
Youth Orchestra.
Dallas Opera at Fair Park Music Hall
Since its glittering, 1957 inaugural concert
with the legendary Maria Callas, The Dallas
Opera has made a national and international name
for itself by discovering new world-class
talents and enhancing the careers of important
artists, directors and designers. As The Dallas
Opera enters its 50th international season, the
future has never looked brighter. The current
leadership has plans to guide the company
through its 50th Anniversary Celebrations and
into our new home in the Margot and Bill
Winspear Opera House.
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For
Theatre Goers...
Dallas Theater Center
You will
thoroughly enjoy seeing a play in this beautiful
theater. It's the only one in America designed
by the famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Both
lifelong residents and visitors to the city
appreciate the diversity of performances that
range from a lighthearted Oscar Wilde or Neil
Simon play to a thought-provoking historical
drama.
The center is actually a complex composed of the
Kalita Humphreys Theater built in 1959 and the
barn like Arts District Theater (located at 2401
Flora Street), which was built in the 1980's.
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For
Movie Goers...
Angelica Film Center
Located at 5321 E. Mockingbird Lane in the
Mockingbird Station complex, this theater offers
a variety of entertaining independent films.
Dinner and beverages are also available.
The Magnolia
Conveniently located in the West Village, on the
corner of McKinney and Lemmon, the West Village
has over 800 free parking spaces centrally
located in a parking garage. The highly
acclaimed theater design has been profiled in
numerous publications.
Highland Park Village
In 1935, the landmark Village Theater opened. It
was the first luxury suburban theater in Texas
built at a cost of $100,000 with seating for
1,350 persons. The Village Theater has been a
popular entertainment spot ever since. Until the
theater was leased in 1987 to American Multi
Cinema, the second largest theater chain the
United States, it was said to be the last
independently run theater in the nation's ten
largest cities to show first-run films. Today
the renovated theater, operated by Regent,
boasts four screens.
AMC 16
Dallas' newest multi-screen theater complex is
located in North Park Center. The newest movies
are available for viewing at many times
throughout the day.
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