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If you're a history buff, art aficionado, archaeology fiend, or dabbler in the sciences, our museum picks are perfect for a rainy day or afternoon excursion! Our selections center around notable collections of historical and cultural items. Many have excellent rotating displays in addition to exceptional permanent collections.
Address: 3536 Grand Ave, Dallas, TX 75210
With exhibits like "Face of the Rising Sun" (an African American expression in decorative arts), Dallas's African American Museum is truly enlightening. The multimillion-dollar museum, one of Fair Park's newer complexes, is built in the shape of a cross. Exhibits highlight the lives of African Americans via historical...
Dallas Center for Contemporary Art
Address: 2801Swiss Ave, Dallas, TX 75204
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This spare, open space not far from the downtown Arts District spotlights emerging Texas talents with 20 exhibitions a year. Shows feature thematic groupings, solo displays, and outdoor sculpture gardens. Studio art classes, educational programs, and spirited fundraising events provide opportunities for the community...
Address: 3801 Parry Ave, Dallas, TX 75226
From horse-drawn steam pumps dating to 1882 to modern motor-powered equipment, this museum's holdings present a fascinating glimpse into history. The museum houses valuable firefighting equipment and chronicles the history of battling blazes. The facility is also located in a 1907 fire station, which adds a nice note...
Address: 1717 N Harwood St, Dallas, TX 75201
DMA's broad collection of art embraces everything from European paintings to Pacific Island sculptures. In fact, more than 23,000 items represent ancient times to the present. Frederic Church's "The Icebergs" and classic Impressionist works by masters like Edouard Manet and Paul Gauguin are part of the large...
Address: 5900 Bishop Blvd, Dallas, TX 75275
In March, 2001, Meadows Museum, a massive facility with 66,000 square feet, opened on the campus of Southern Methodist University. Housing the Meadows Collection, one of the most extensive collections of Spanish art outside of Spain, it includes masterpieces from over 1,000 years of Spanish history and features...
Address: 3535 Grand Ave (Nature Bldg), Fair Park, Dallas, TX 75210
Chock full of amazing artifacts and exhibits, the Museum of Nature & Science mesmerizes visitors as it allows them to explore geology, natural history, space, the human body, and much more. The complex unites a number of formerly independent museums, making the overall offerings and the experience that much broader...
Museum of the American Railroad
Address: 1105 N Washington St, Dallas, TX 75204
Celebrate the days of steam-powered railroading at this informative museum, which showcases a rare and unique collection of steam locomotives and equipment. Visitors can learn about America's industrial and transportation history through numerous exhibits. The museum also assists the railroad industry with historical...
Address: 2001 Flora St, Dallas, TX 75201
Raymond and Patsy Nasher were avid art patrons, acquiring vast sculpture and fine art collections that eventually became the foundation for both Duke University’s Nasher Museum of Art and Dallas’s Nasher Sculpture Center. The Sculpture Center is a carefully planned museum seamlessly blending indoor and outdoor...
Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza
Address: 411 Elm, Dallas, TX 75202
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The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, located in the former Texas School Book Depository building, examines the life, times, death and legacy of President John F. Kennedy. Nearly 400 photographs, interviews, artifacts, interpretive displays and award-winning videos chronicle the historic chain of events that...
