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Press Release 6-24-09: Openings, Closings, and Events plus Reminders (once a month listings for longer running exhibitions that are not closing in the next couple of weeks) We are making changes to many of the museum page layouts to make them easier for our visitors to navigate. The museums that provide a lot of information will now have three pages: their main page, a page for exhibition descriptions and a page for their events. Plus we are adding a map to each page. This will take a while to get finished. Some are done, but there are many to go. We appreciate your patience. |
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| Three Texas Museums Join!
This is the direct result of a request from a LA art lover who wanted more museums closer to her region. |
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Kimbell Art Museum The Kimbell Art Museum is widely regarded as one of the outstanding architectural achievements of the modern era. Designed by the American architect Louis I. Kahn (1901-1974), this classic modern building has won wide acclaim since its opening in 1972. Kahn’s innovative use of natural light and subtle articulation of space and materials greatly enhance the experience of the art. Kahn envisioned a museum with “the luminosity of silver.” In his design, “narrow slits to the sky” (as he described the skylights) admit natural light, which perforated metal reflectors disperse onto the underside of cycloid – shaped vaults down the walls. Courtyards, lunettes, and light slots vary the quality and intensity of the light. The building’s gracious proportions, fine craftsmanship, and beautiful landscaping add further to the sense of serenity and restraint. The Kimbell Art Museum’s small collection of about 350 works is the embodiment of quality and importance at the highest level. The holdings range in period from antiquity to the 20th century, including European masterpieces from Fra Angelico and Caravaggio to Cézanne and Matisse, and important collections of Egyptian, Near Eastern, Greek, and Roman antiquities, as well as Asian, Precolumbian, and African arts. The Kimbell possesses a core of works that not only epitomize their eras and styles, but also touch individual high points of beauty and historical importance that assure them a place among the masterpieces of world art. |
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Dallas Museum of Art The Dallas Museum of Art, established in 1903, has an encyclopedic collection of more than 23,000 works spanning 5,000 years of history and representing all media, with renowned strengths in the arts of the ancient Americas, Africa, Indonesia and South Asia; European and American painting, sculpture and decorative arts; and American and international contemporary art. The Dallas Museum of Art is among the top six museums in America with encyclopedic collections and an emphasis on art of the modern era. The Dallas Museum of Art opened in its 1717 Harwood Street location in 1984; the addition was completed in 1993. Both buildings are designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes. The Museum’s growing collections are the foundation for a broad range of special exhibitions organized by the Dallas Museum of Art—from nationally traveling shows to focused exhibitions. The Dallas Museum of Art is the anchor of the Dallas Arts District and serves as a cultural magnet for the city with diverse programming ranging from exhibitions and lectures to concerts, family activities, literary readings, and dramatic and dance presentations. The Museum serves more than one-half million visitors a year and offers more than 5,400 education and public programs annually, designed to engage people of all ages with the power and excitement of art. |
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Meadows Museum SMU The Meadows Museum is committed to the advancement of knowledge and understanding of art through the collection and interpretation of works of the greatest aesthetic and historical importance, as exemplified by the founding collection of Spanish art.The museum is a resource of Southern Methodist University that serves a broad and international audience as well as the university community through meaningful exhibitions, publications, workshops, and other educational programs and encourages public participation through a broad-based membership. The Museum is located on the edge of the Southern Methodist University campus, on Bishop Blvd., one block north of Mockingbird Lane. |
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Support Your Area Museums! They are economic engines for their communities. And take the time to visit the local galleries in your area. A vibrant art scene contributes to a healthy community. Tom Carris Copyright 2009 |
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