by Ana O'Reilly

Created on: January 16, 2010

The city of Dallas offers a few interesting and varied museums that cater for all ages and preferences, whether it’s art, science or history.

The Dallas Museum of Art (www.dm-art.org) is the biggest and oldest art museum in townFounded in 1903, it was moved to its current location in 1984, a 370,000 square foot building designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes. The museum’s collections consist of over 23,000 works of art ranging from Ancient American art to African and European art, as well as American and international contemporary art. The DMA organizes a wide array of activities and educational programs, such as special exhibitions and the Late Night Friday Program on the third Friday of every month, when the museum is open until midnight.

The DMA is located at 1717 North Harwood, Dallas. Its hours of operation are Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 11 am to 5 pm, Thursdays from 11 am to 9 pm and Fridays to Sundays from 11 am to 5 pm. General admission is $10.

The Nasher Sculpture Center (www.nashesculpturecenter.org) represents Raymond Nasher’s vision to “create an outdoor “roof-less” museum that serves as a peaceful retreat for reflection of art and nature and public home for his collection of 20th century sculpture.” The main themes of its modern and contemporary sculpture collection include early modern works, art of the postwar period, abstraction and figuration, monumental outdoor as well as indoor sculptures. Among the artists represented in the collections are Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, Henry Moore and Alberto Giacometti.

The museum is located at 2001 Flora St. in the Dallas Art District. It opens Tuesdays to Sundays from 11 am to 5 pm and Thursdays from 11 am to 9 pm. Admission is $10, but visitors have the option to buy a $16 joint ticket with the DMA. Admission includes a free audio tour and entrance to special exhibitions.

The Meadows Museum (http://smu.edu/meadowsmuseum) houses a comprehensive collection of Spanish art that spans from the 10th to the 21st centuries. The museum opened in 1965 as part of the new arts center at the Southern Methodist University with funds provided by Texan philanthropist and oil financier Algur H. Meadows. The Spanish Art collection ranges from early Renaissance works to modern works by Pablo Picasso and Juan Gris. The Elizabeth Meadows Sculpture collection includes works by such renowned 20th century artists as Santiago Calatrava, David Smith and Henry Moore,

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