Museums In Dallas

Perot Museum of Nature and Science was established in the year 2006 dedicated to natural history and science. It is located 5 minutes away from the city center and comprises a primary campus in Victory Park and a secondary campus in Fair Park. The Museum also includes a shop to purchase memoirs, five floors of exhibits, a 300 – seat multimedia Theatre, simulations, etc.

Play Street Museum - Lake Highlands is located 18 minutes away from the Dallas city. It is a Children’s Museum that has several Kid activities and an indoor play centre related Science and data encouraging them to solve problems and stimulating their imaginative minds.

George W. Bush Presidential Center was established in the year 2013, on April 25th. It is a Museum and a Library that showcases 43,000 exhibits including the replica of ‘The Oval” Office, The Texas Rose Garden, and several other exhibits set on the 15 – acre land.

Located 5 minutes away from the Dallas city centre, the Museum of Illusions allows visitors to experience fascinating both visual and educational. The Museum owns more than 60 illusions and even provides visitors with challenging games and souvenirs.

Museum of Earth History is located 10 minutes away from Downtown Dallas. This Museum provides the visitor with an educational and enjoyable experience by showcasing Creation and Earth history-related artifacts and data through a biblical point of view.

Texas Museum-Automotive History was founded in the year 1984 which educates the visitors about the history of the automobile and the relation between racing and commercial car developments from the years 1901 – 1984.

Located 17 minutes away from the Dallas city center, the Warehouse Dallas showcases works of Howard and Cindy Rachofsky and the late Vernon Faulconer to be available to scholars, critics, students, etc., around 18,000 square feet exhibition space.

Dallas Heritage Village houses the largest collection of the 19th Century Victorian homes and commercial buildings in Dallas, Texas. It is located 5 minutes away from the Dallas city. The main aim of the Dallas Heritage Village is to safeguard teach the history of Dallas to the visitors, they can also walk around the blacksmith shop, general store, and the Church, etc., the site provides a look into how Texas looked 100 years back.

The Museum of Geometric and MADI Art, committed to Geometric Art and the MADI Movement was founded in the year 2002 by Art collectors Bill and Dorothy Masterson. The Museum is located 15 minutes away from the city centre.

Founded in the year 1972, the Dallas Firefighters Museum aims to teach the teach fire safety and to honour the Heroes Department, and also to safeguard the heritage of firefighting. This museum owns rare antique fire vehicles and located 7 minutes away from the city of Dallas. Kids are even given souvenirs.

The African American Museum of Dallas is a 10-minute drive from the city center. The Museum showcases the largest folk art collection in the entire United States and owns a collection of African American art which teaches the importance of the African American eras and the black heritage. The Museum conducts many exhibitions throughout the year at an affordable price.

Often referred to as the "Prado on the Prairie" after the famous museum in Madrid, this fine museum includes a number of masterpieces by renowned Spanish artists such as El Greco, Goya, and Picasso. Meadows Museum in Dallas opened to the public in 1965 and is situated within the Southern Methodist University, functioning as a part of its Meadows School of the Arts.

The Museum of Biblical Art, as the name suggests, showcases the biblical art or the Christian and Jewish themed art. It is located about 15-16 minutes away from the city centre of Dallas. The museum showcases intriguing figurines and vast information about the holocaust, rare books, and lithographs related to the theme. Audio tours and other exhibitions are conducted throughout the year to provide more information about these artefacts.

Nasher Sculpture Center, opened in 2003, in Texas, is a museum in the Dallas Art District that houses an extensive sculpture collection, most of which belonged to Patsy and Raymond Nasher. The collection features work by Richard Serra, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Barbara Hepworth and many others, thus attracting large crowds of people on a regular basis. The monthly events, programs, café, garden and exhibitions are some of the key highlights of this museum.

The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza is one of Texas’ most visited historic places. The museum displays a chronological order of the events that took place in the life of former president John F Kennedy. The building is currently at the very location where the president was shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald. The place is now a memorial and holds the value and legacy of John F Kennedy.

Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas, Texas is an aerospace museum southeast of the Dallas Love Field. It comprises of a variety of aviation-related artefacts and vehicles (such as aircraft) and is suitable for people of all ages, especially owing to its year-round educational programs and events.

The Crow Museum of Asian Art of The University of Texas at Dallas was established in the year 1998 committed to appreciating the culture and arts of the Asian countries. It is located about 1.2 miles (7 minutes) from the city. The museum possesses over 1000 artifacts from countries like India, Cambodia, Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand, Japan, and few other neighboring countries. The museum also has a collection of 12,000 books, journals, and catalogs.

The Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture was built in the year 1892 and the building itself is considered historical. The museum is located only 5 minutes away from the Dallas city centre. It is a perfect place for any visitor, be it a student or a tourist to learn more about the History of Dallas through their display of numerous artefacts and several events and programs throughout the year.

The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) is a major art museum located in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas. Highlights are its collection of ancient Mediterranean art from Egyptian, Greek, and Roman times; European art from the 16th to 19th centuries, including pieces by Claude Monet; contemporary artists including Jackson Pollock; and a collection of more than 50,000 art-related volumes in its library. The museum has a collection of more than 24,000 works from America and around the globe, including everything from ancient artefacts to contemporary art.