Dallas Museum of Art

Frida Kahlo Celebrated With An Attempt At A World Record

By Miles Parks • Jul 7, 2017

The rules were clear; to participate, you needed four things:

A floral-printed dress (knee length), a shawl (red or pink), artificial flowers in your hair (three, at a minimum), but most important of all, of course, was the unibrow.

Hundreds of people came together at the Dallas Museum of Art Thursday night, in an attempt to set the record for the largest gathering ever of people dressed like Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.

Rusty Rose, Businessman, Philanthropist, And Former Texas Rangers Co-Owner, Has Died

By Christopher Connelly • Jan 31, 2016

Edward "Rusty" Rose, a prominent Dallas businessman and former co-owner of the Texas Rangers, has died.

Maxwell Anderson, Dallas Museum Of Art Director, Leaving To Join New Cities Foundation

By KERA News • Sep 28, 2015

Maxwell Anderson, who’s been director of the Dallas Museum of Art since 2012, is leaving to join the New Cities Foundation.

Crane Hoisted Off Dallas Museum Of Art; Iconic Sculpture Unscathed

By Bill Zeeble & Krystina Martinez • Apr 3, 2015

A crane was lifted off the Dallas Museum of Art this afternoon, after it toppled over onto the DMA's south wall this morning. It just missed hitting the museum's iconic sculpture, "Ave" by Mark di Suvero -- the bright red piece made of steel girders that rests on the lawn.

Traditional Art Gets High Tech Nano-Scale Analysis

By Lauren Silverman • Dec 3, 2014

Spoons, forks, candelabra…The Dallas Museum of Art has the world’s largest collection of American silver objects from the 19th and 20th century. But curators and conservators don’t have much history on what they’re made of or how they were created. To investigate the artifacts, a scientist at the University of North Texas Dallas is using nano-scale tests.

Commentary: The Tumbleweeds Are Back

By David Marquis • Sep 4, 2014

Don’t let the recent rains fool you. We’re still in drought and commentator David Marquis says there’s no reason to get comfortable.

Dallas Museum Of Art Joins A National Contest: 'Largest Outdoor Art Show'

By Krystina Martinez • Apr 6, 2014

The Dallas Museum of Art is teaming up with four museums -- the Art Institute of Chicago, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. and the Whitney Museum of American Art -- to take part in "the largest outdoor art show ever conceived."

But how big are we talking here?

Waco Artist Arrested And Accused Of Vandalizing Prada Marfa Public Art

By Eric Aasen • Mar 21, 2014

Five stories that have North Texas talking: The Prada Marfa has been vandalized; a man is accused of stealing from the widow of slain Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle; attention young accordion players; and more.

Rangers Ballpark In Arlington Gets A New Name Today

By Eric Aasen • Feb 5, 2014

Five stories that have North Texas talking: Rangers Ballpark will get a new name; a former Dallas ISD leader heads back to Dallas; Neiman Marcus announces more details on its credit card data breach, and more.

Who Says The Suburbs Are Boring? Plano To Host New Rockin’ Music Festival

By Eric Aasen • Jan 17, 2014

Five stories that have North Texas talking: meet the man who paid $350,000 to hunt a black rhino in Africa; be prepared for lots of construction at Interstate 635 and the Dallas North Tollway; Arts & Letters Live’s 2014 season kicks off tonight; and more.

Was The Lap Bar Secure Before A Grandma Was Thrown Off A Six Flags Roller Coaster?

By Eric Aasen • Jan 15, 2014

Five stories that have North Texas talking: employees differ on whether a Six Flags passenger was sitting safely in her seat; Dallas-Fort Worth is on a mountain cedar high; pets star as artwork mashups at the Dallas Museum of Art, and more.

At Dallas Museum Of Art Exhibition, Jim Hodges Tells Poignant Stories Of Love And Loss

By Joan Davidow • Jan 2, 2014

In its first museum partnership with the highly-respected Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the Dallas Museum of Art mounts an artist’s first solo museum presentation.

KERA contributor Joan Davidow shows us how this exhibition, Jim Hodges: Give More Than You Take, highlights 25 years of turning ordinary materials and overlooked craft into powerful artworks. The exhibition closes Jan. 12 at the Dallas Museum of Art.

Country Crooner Ray Price, A Hall Of Famer With North Texas Ties, Has Died At 87

By Eric Aasen • Dec 17, 2013

Five stories that have North Texas talking: a country legend has died, Plano to vote whether to allow pooches on the patio, the Dallas Museum of Art acquires another masterpiece, and more:

At Dealey Plaza, ‘X’ No Longer Marks The Spot Where JFK Was Shot

By Eric Aasen • Nov 19, 2013

Five stories that have North Texas talking: No more 'X' in Dealey Plaza, architect Renzo Piano is in town, the Dallas Museum of Art gets two African works, and more:

Dallas Museum Of Art Gets $9 Million Gift

By Eric Aasen • Nov 5, 2013

The Dallas Museum of Art has announced an anonymous $9 million gift.

The donation, over three years, will ensure free general admission to the museum and allow it to publish its collection online, museum officials announced in a news release.

Dallas Museum Of Art And Italy Work Together To Return Looted Art

By Eric Aasen & Jerome Weeks • Oct 31, 2013

Last year, the Dallas Museum of Art agreed to return six antiquities that were looted illegally from Italy years ago.

The objects included three kraters (large vases for mixing wine and water) as well as bronze shields — but they remain on display at the DMA as part of an ongoing partnership with Italian authorities.

Want To Shoot An Endangered Black Rhino In Africa? Dallas Safari Club Gives You The Chance

By Eric Aasen • Oct 29, 2013

Five stories that have North Texas talking: An endangered black rhino will soon be put up for auction, the Texas abortion ruling generates big headlines, what Dallas was like leading up to the John F. Kennedy assassination, and more:

The Unexplored Key To 'Free' At The DMA

By Rick Holter • Dec 5, 2012

The headlines since last week's announcement have focused on how the Dallas Museum of Art is offering free admission starting next month. But KERA's Jerome Weeks zooms in on the parts of the plan -- free membership and sophisticated geographic data mining -- that could prove to be long-term game changers for museums.

Looted Art Going From DMA Back To Turkey

By Rick Holter • Dec 3, 2012

The piece, the Orpheus Mosaic, was purchased at auction more than a decade ago. “This is an ethical decision, not a legal decision,” museum director Maxwell Anderson said. Art&Seek's Stephen Becker has the story.

Review: Variations on Theme: Contemporary Art 1950s—Present

By Joan Davidow • Nov 9, 2012

There’s always some of the Dallas Museum of Art’s vast contemporary collection on view, but it’s more than a year since contemporary art has taken over the Barrel Vault – the spacious arched main gallery of the museum. Commentator Joan Davidow applauds the unlikely, yet rewarding groupings of art from post World War II to the present.

Gaultier Feels at Home at the DMA

By Stephen Becker • Nov 14, 2011

The Dallas Museum of Art has opened a survey of clothing designer Jean Paul Gaultier’s career. KERA’s Stephen Becker looks at why Dallas is one of the only two U.S. stops on the exhibition tour.