Dallas Museum of Art

Collection Highlights:
- The African collection at the Dallas Museum of Art focuses on sub.
- Saharan art from two important collections: the Clark and Frances Stillman Collection of Congo Sculpture and the collection of Gustav and Franyo Schindler.
- The Museum’s collection of American art includes paintings, sculptures, and works on paper spanning three centuries and encompassing the three countries of North America: the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
- Works in the ancient American collection span 3,000 years and represent twelve countries. Highlights include ceramics from the southwestern United States; ceramics and stone sculpture from Mexico and Guatemala; gold from Panama, Colombia, and Peru; and textiles and ceramics from Peru.
- The Dallas Museum of Art has excellent works covering the major eras of ancient Mediterranean history, from c. 3000 B.C. to the fall of the Roman Empire.
- The Asian collections range from Gandharan Buddhist art of the 2nd to 4th centuries to the arts of the Mughal Empire in India from the 15th to the 19th century. The world religions of Hinduisim, Buddhism, and Islam are all represented.
- The contemporary art collection spans from 1945 to the present. Recently the museum has focused on major German artists such as Gerhard Richter, Sigmar Polke, and Anselm Kiefer, while simultaneously collecting the young artists of the time.
- The Museum's collections of American and European decorative arts and design feature objects in a wide range of media. The collection of 19th- and 20th-century American silver is widely considered among the finest in the world.
- The collection of European art at the Dallas Museum of Art is an exquisite grouping of paintings, sculptures, and works on paper, with strengths in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
- Sculpture and textiles in the regional art styles of Indonesia and Sarawak distinguish the Museum’s Pacific collections. Highlights include works from the Mentawai Islands, Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, Sumba, Flores, and the Southeast Moluccas.
- The Provenance Research Project with the assistance of a full-time intern who, under the direction of the Senior Curator, is dedicated to conduct the research in accordance with the Guidelines of the American Association of Museums Concerning the Unlawful Appropriation of Objects During the Nazi Era.
- The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection – impressionist, post-impressionist, and modern paintings, sculptures, and works on paper, and decorative arts objects, including furniture, picture frames, decorated fans, textiles, ceramics, metal work and silver.
Tours
The general admission fee includes viewing the Museum’s permanent collection and most exhibitions. Audio tours for adults and families are available. Some tours are especially designed for parents and children to take together. Family visits to the Museum can be a fun way for parents to share an engaging experience with art with their children. For your convenience and enjoyment, the Museum Store offers books and catalogues, stationary and print products, gifts, jewelry, and other wonderful items inspired by the Museum’s collections.