Dallas Museum of Art
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| established = 1903
| location = 1717 N. Harwood Street, Dallas, TX
Woodall Rodgers Freeway,
Dallas, Texas, United States
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St. Paul Station,
M-Line: St Paul & Woodall Rodgers, Olive & Flora
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The
Dallas Museum of Art (
DMA) is an art museum located in the
Arts District of
downtown Dallas, Texas, along
Woodall Rodgers Freeway between St. Paul and Harwood. In the 1970s, the museum moved from its previous location in
Fair Park to the
Arts District. The new building was designed by
Edward Larrabee Barnes and John MY Lee Associates, the 2007 winner of the
American Institute of Architects Gold Medal. The construction of the building spanned in stages over a decade.
The museum collection is made up of more than 24,000 objects, dating from the third millennium BC to the present day. It is known for its dynamic exhibition policy and educational programs. The Mildred R. and Frederick M. Mayer Library (the museum's non-circulating research library) contains over 50,000 volumes available to curators and the general public. With of exhibition spaces, it is one of the
largest art museums in the United States.
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