Dallas Museum of Art 🇺🇸

Located along Woodall Rodgers Freeway in the heart of downtown's Dallas Arts District, the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) stands as one of the largest art museums in the United States, featuring 159,000 square feet of exhibition spaces. Housing a massive collection of more than 24,000 objects ranging from the third millennium BC to the modern era, you will find a global celebration of human creativity under one roof.

Designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes and John MY Lee Associates, the venue offers a rich mix of dynamic temporary exhibitions and deep permanent galleries. As you explore, you can admire everything from ancient Mediterranean artifacts and African power figures to impressive South Asian bronzes and European masterworks.

Discover American highlights like Frederic Edwin Church's famous painting 'The Icebergs' alongside works by Edward Hopper and Georgia O'Keeffe, plus a dedicated focus on Texas artists like Alexandre Hogue and Jerry Bywaters. Modern and contemporary enthusiasts can view pieces by Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko, while design lovers can inspect over 8,000 decorative art pieces, including American silver and 20th-century design icons.

What to see at Dallas Museum of Art

• More than 24,000 objects spanning over 5,000 years of global artistic history
• American collection masterworks including Frederic Edwin Church's 'The Icebergs'
• Vast contemporary art galleries featuring Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and site-specific commissions
• Expansive decorative arts holdings including rare American silver and Carl Otto Czeschka's 'Wittgenstein-Vitrine'

Visiting tips

Be sure to stop by the museum's non-circulating Mildred R. and Frederick M. Mayer Library, which houses over 50,000 volumes open to the public.

How long: 2-3 hours · Best time: Morning

How to get there & what’s nearby

Dallas Museum of Art is easy to reach on Dallas’s public transport. For where to stay, the weather and full itineraries, see our Dallas travel guide.