Today at the Museum

100 Experiences

Start your visit to the Dallas Museum of Art by asking for the complete list of 100 Experiences at Visitor Services. Or get it here. It's a great starting point for experiencing cultures from around the world, a great lunch, one-of-a-kind shopping, classes for children, live music, volunteer opportunities, and of course, the power of art.

1. Play the name game
Study a work of art without looking at its title. What would you title it? Now look and see what the artist called it. Does the title change what you think of the art?

2. Take the Museum home with you
The art collection that took a century to put together is available to go. Why not add Dallas Museum of Art: A Guide to the Collection to your library? It can be found in the Museum Store along with many other titles.

3. Check out clues in portraits
Artists that were commissioned to paint portraits often made people look better than they really did. Check out the portraits in the American Art galleries on Level four and the European Painting and Sculpture galleries on Level two. Visual clues are often included in the portrait to tell you something about the subject. For example, if you see books in the portrait, it indicates the subject was educated. Land indicates wealth. Flowers indicate youth and life. What would you choose to have in the background of your portrait?

4. Change your lunchtime scenery
Take a break from the ordinary downtown dining experience by bringing your lunch to the Museum’s Sculpture Garden. Sit in the shade as waterfalls cascade in the background. With tables and chairs available, it’s a convenient, peaceful place to take a break from the daily grind.

5. Be an art critic
You may not have a degree in art history, but you do have an opinion. What would you give rave reviews to? What gets a thumbs down?

6. Meet friends for drinks
On Thursday nights the Museum is a hip scene. Open until 9 p.m., it’s the perfect place to get your night started. From 6 to 8 p.m., enjoy drinks and live music in the Atrium. In May and June, bring a picnic and listen to music outside during the Jazz Under the Stars music series.

7. Have a Mondrian experience
Piet Mondrian is known for his use of primary colors and simple, geometric shapes; however, the Dallas Museum of Art also has early works that exhibit his evolution as an artist. Look at the full range of Mondrian’s paintings. They can be found in the European Painting and Sculpture galleries on level two. Piet Mondrian is one of the most important modernist painters. See if you can find any common elements between his early work and later work. Why do you think his style changed so drastically? Which style do you prefer?

8. Take the little tour
Step up and take a close look at art that will fit in the palm of your hand. Start by finding the Greek gold earrings representing Eros in the Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Classical Galleries on level two and the Colombian gold bird-form finial in the Art of the Ancient Americas galleries on Level four.

9. Volunteer with Go van Gogh®
The purpose of Go van Gogh® outreach is to introduce people to the Museum and to encourage them to visit. Volunteers present art programs to schools and participate in festivals around the Dallas area. To learn more, call (214) 922-1200 and ask for the manager of the Go van Gogh® program.

10. Enjoy a casual meal
The beautiful light of the DMA Cafe provides a great setting for a relaxing, casual meal. Open Tuesday–Sunday 11–2 p.m. (beverage and snack service until 4 p.m. on weekends), Thursday 11–8 p.m.

11. Do some furniture shopping
Walk through the Museum and pick out the pieces of furniture that would give your home a new look. How would the Gothic revival bed in the American Art galleries on level four look in your bedroom? What about the French cabinet on stand from the Reves Collection on level three? What else can you find in the Museum that would add some artistic style to your home?

12. Get a book recommendation
Throughout history artists have been inspired by literature and literature has been inspired by art. Find the following paintings in the European Painting and Sculpture galleries on level two: Oedipus at Colonus by Jean-Antoine-Théodore Giroust, adapted from the ancient Greek play “Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles; The Pilgrim at the Gate of Idleness by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, based on a poem by Chaucer; and Apollo and Diana Attacking the Children of Niobe by Jacques-Louis David.

13. See a revolutionary masterwork
Find the Jackson Pollock painting that Stanley Marcus secured for the Museum from Bernard J. Reis. It’s usually located in the Contemporary Art galleries on level one. In the 1950s, Jackson Pollock’s technique of painting was totally unique to the world of art. He put his canvases on the floor instead of standing them up to paint, and he “dripped” paint with stir sticks instead of using brushstrokes.

14. Use art as your travel guide
Throughout the Museum, you will come across beautiful scenes from all over the world. Which countries do you see represented? Plan your travel itinerary based on what you find. Perhaps a week in Tahiti followed by a week in Paris? Or maybe a trip to New Mexico? Did you discover any locations that you had never considered visiting before?

15. Tour the Museum without looking at the art
Look beyond the paintings and focus on the frames. Frames are very important to artists. Some artists even paint the frame to go specifically with the painting. Which frames do you like the most? The least? Which frame would go best with the décor of your home? Philanthropists Wendy and Emery Reves were so fond of frames, they collected them as art. Their frames are part of the Reves Collection, located on level three.

16. Admire the young
Bring your kids and show them paintings featuring children. Start with John Singer Sargent’s Portrait of Dorothy, usually on view in the American Art galleries on level four. See how many other children you can find reflected in the art. How do they resemble your child? How are they different?

17. Go shopping for jewelry
Stop by the Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Galleries on level two and pick out some earrings and necklaces. How have jewelry styles changed in 5,000 years? Many of the solid-gold pieces in this gallery were from people who were buried with their jewelry. You can also see statues wearing jewelry. Is there anything that you would wear now? What would make a good gift?

18. Look for writing on the art
Artists sign their art in many different ways. Some don’t sign at all. How are the signatures different? Does the handwriting surprise you? Where is the signature? Look at the signature of one artist in different paintings. Does it change? How would you sign your art?

19. Search for feeling
Find the most disturbing art. The sexiest. The saddest. The most whimsical.

20. Revel in your favorite color
The entire spectrum of color is represented in the Museum. Start with an artist who was obsessed with color, Mark Rothko. His painting Orange, Red and Red is usually on view in the Contemporary Art galleries on level one. After that, wander the Museum on a hunt for your favorite color. Does the color always represent the same feelings? If you were an artist, what colors would you use?

21. Look beyond what you see with your eyes
Sometimes it is interesting to imagine what is happening outside the frame. Which painting would you want to be a part of for a day? Start with the landscape paintings in the European Painting and Sculpture galleries on level two or the American Art galleries on level four.

22. Feed your appetite for knowledge
Gallery Talks happen every Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. It’s a free 45-minute discussion led by various Museum speakers. Different galleries are toured each week. Meet at the Visitor Services Desk.

23. Examine a 4,000-year-old paint job
In the Ancient Egypt gallery on level three, you will come across a relief sculpture showing a procession of offering bearers from the tomb of Nyankhnesut made from limestone and paint. The paint is still visible and intact since the piece was buried in a tomb until its excavation in the 1960s. It was then sent to the United States. Several other museums have parts of Nyankhnesut's tomb, including the Cleveland Museum of Art.

24. Get inside the art
Choose a specific piece of art in the Museum. Describe what you think the artist was thinking and feeling when he or she created the piece. What were the conditions under which the art was made? Check out Camille Pissarro’s self-portrait in the Reves Collection on level three. Pissarro’s allergies were so severe, he painted these scenes from inside his hotel room.

25. Look for love
Bring your significant other to the Museum and see how eternal love is always in the air. The portraits by John Singleton Copley on Level 4 of Sarah Sherburned and Woodbury Langdon were painted two years after their marriage and capture the couple as they wanted to be remembered, as powerful, stylish and affluent. How do other works conjure up romance? Look for art that reminds you of each other.

26. Let your children be your Museum guide
It can be interesting to hear a child’s interpretation of art. Encourage them to describe what they see and what they think things mean. Be sure to ask them lots of questions.

27. See sculptures made from everything in the world
Keep a running tally of how many different types of material are used to form a sculpture, such as bronze, terracotta, marble, steel, and light. You can even find materials like monkey skull, boar’s tusks, sea snail opercula, tree fern, jadeite, anthracite, and whalebone. Is there anything that art could not be made from?

28. Discover new details in paintings
Take a close look at brushstroke techniques. Notice how paintings look different depending on how the paint was applied? Look at the brushstrokes in The Seine at Lavacourt by Claude Monet in the European Painting and Sculpture galleries on level two. Compare this to Sheaves of Wheat by Vincent van Gogh in the Reves Collection on level three. Find a painting where the brushstrokes aren’t visible. Which kind do you like best? What would you use if you were an artist?

29. Travel to sub-Saharan Africa
The creativity in use of materials to make works of art is astounding. Go to the Sub-Saharan Africa gallery on level three and look for these amazing examples of art made from interesting materials.

Pectoral plaque from southwest Nigeria, made of ivory.
Kuba mask from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, made of raffia, wood, cowrie shells, glass beads, parrot feathers, and goat hair.
Standing male figure (nkisi nkondi) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, made of wood, iron, raffia, pigment of kaolin, and red camwood powder.What others can you find?

30. Learn about a legendary doll
In the Sub-Saharan Africa gallery on level three, you will find a doll (Akua’ba). According to Asante legend, a young woman named Akua could not bear children. The village priest told her to have a doll made in the form of an ideal child, to care for it for nine months, and to treat it like a living baby. She did this, despite the mocking of other villagers. At the end of nine months, to the astonishment of all, she gave birth to a beautiful, healthy baby girl.

31. Make an important decision
In the Museum’s Sculpture Garden, you will come across a nine-foot-tall sculpture made of polished stainless steel by David Smith called Cubi XVII. Does it look heavy and massive or light and airy? Or both?

32. Do some celebrity sighting
There are names in the world of art that are so famous they have become part of popular culture. Even better, they are part of the Dallas Museum of Art. Look for works by van Gogh, Monet, Picasso, Mondrian, Gauguin, Rembrandt, O’Keeffe, and Cézanne. Who is your favorite artist?

33. Examine the art of Tiffany & Co.
Browse through the American Art galleries on level four. Look for the Favrile vases and the cigar humidor, both by Tiffany & Co. And, don’t miss the beautiful stained glass windows in the gallery just outside the Reves collection on Level three.

34. Ask for rain
On the fourth-level landing at the top of the Atrium stairs stands a very large sculpture of Tlaloc, the Mixtec god of rain and lightning. When Tlaloc is stingy with rain, a drought occurs. When he is overly generous, there are floods. In fact, when this sculpture was relocated within the Museum, it rained—ending a seven-year drought. If you could use a little rain, it couldn’t hurt to ask.

35. Whet your appetite
Look for Munich Still Life by William Michael Harnett and Still Life with Champagne Bottle by Severin Roesen, both in the American Art galleries on level four. Usually on view in the Reves Collection on level three you’ll find Still Life with Apples on a Sideboard by Paul Cézanne and Brioche with Pears by Edouard Manet. Which one makes you hungry?

36. See only the color red
Bring a friend and have a discussion about how red represents different emotions in different works of art. Here are a few examples usually on view to get you started.

Razor by Gerald Murphy, in the American Art galleries on level four.
Red Panel by Ellsworth Kelly, in the Contemporary Art galleries on level one.
Mountain Landscape with Approaching Storm by Claude-Joseph Vernet, in the European Painting and Sculpture galleries on level two.
The Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup, in the Japan gallery on level three.

37. Indulge in opulence
The theme of opulence can be found throughout the Museum. Marvel at the Vanderbilt Console in the American Art galleries on level four, and Takenouchi no Sukune Meets the Dragon King of the Sea in the Japan gallery, the pectoral plaque in the Sub-Saharan Africa gallery, and the cup with cover with a cast coat of arms in the European Decorative Arts gallery, all on level three.

38. Experience the beauty of the four seasons
Fleischner Courtyard is the only living, breathing commissioned artwork in the Museum. The look of the Fleischner Courtyard changes as the seasons change. Step out the doors near the Gateway Gallery to see and feel it for yourself. Watch how it changes throughout the year.

39. Find a lost dog
Look for the large painting by Rufino Tamayo called El Hombre on level one. Can you spot the hidden canine?

40. Take a trip to Indonesia
Visit the exotic islands of Indonesia through a rich mix of sculpture, textiles, and metalwork in the Arts of the Pacific Islands galleries on level three. Look for human figures, real and mythical animals, and textiles that were sacred heirlooms. The number of rare and one-of-a-kind objects makes this one of the most important collections of Indonesian regional art in the world. Take some time to read about the Indonesian people.

41. Experience art in a whole new light
Finding the light source in a painting can be a way to describe a piece of art. What does the light in the art signify? In Alfred Stevens’s painting The Visit (La Visite) in the European Painting and Sculpture galleries on level two, notice how the light moves your eye across the painting. Also in the same gallery, look at Forest of Fontainebleau by Narcisse Diaz de la Peña. If these works are not on view, what other works explore the use of light?

42. Take your relationship to the next level
If you are already a member of the Dallas Museum of Art, consider upgrading to $125 Sustainer level. At this level you can enjoy Kids Club or Encore, featuring a variety of unique events and experiences. For membership details, go to the Member Services Desk.

43. Look at people looking
What do you think of these interesting looks?

Outside the Print-Seller’s Shop by Honoré Daumier.
The Shepherd Faustulus Bringing Romulus and Remus to His Wife by Nicolas Mignard.

Both are usually found in the European Painting and Sculpture galleries on level two. If your image was captured for display right now, what would your expression be?

44. Find the design for your next tattoo
What piece of art would you get as a tattoo? Look at some of the Indonesian objects in the Arts of the Pacific Islands galleries on level three or the ceramic designs in the Native North America gallery on level four.

45. See the height of Kuba fashion
In the Sub-Saharan Africa gallery on level three, you can admire the textile artistry of the Kuba peoples, especially that of the royal Bushoong clan. Look for a woman’s raffia skirt (ntshak). This skirt would have been used during important dances.

46. Dance through the galleries
Dance and art have influenced each other for thousands of years. Look for these examples of dancing or dancers in art: The Alliance of Bacchus and Cupid by Antoine Coypel, in the European Painting and Sculpture galleries on level two, and Study for The Spanish Dancer by John Singer Sargent, usually on view in the American Art galleries on level four. What other examples can you find?

47. Contemplate mortality and death
The theme of death can be found throughout the Museum. Examples include Fox in the Snow by Gustave Courbet, in the European Painting and Sculpture galleries on level two, the pair of lokapala (heavenly guardians) in the China gallery on level three, and the rhythm pounder (deble) in the Sub-Saharan Africa gallery on level three.

48. Find a new hairstyle
Hairstyles throughout time are represented in the Museum. As you go through the galleries, be on the lookout for ones that you like or dislike. How have styles changed over time? Has anything come back into fashion? What do you think of the hairstyles in John Singleton Copley’s portraits of Woodbury Langdon and Sarah Sherburne Langdon in the American Art galleries on level four, or the styles depicted on the New Ireland masks in the Arts of the Pacific Islands galleries on level three? Don’t forget the Roman sculpture in the Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Classical Galleries on level two.

49. Visit the Museum’s oldest object
Created during Egypt’s 19th Dynasty, c. 1303-1290 B.C., is the sculpture of the head and upper torso of Seti I. At home in the Ancient Egypt gallery on level three, this statue depicts one of the most powerful pharaohs of the Egyptian empire. The stone statue was broken long ago. What parts are missing?

50. Find a distinctive gift
The Museum Store is a great place to explore year-round for unique gifts, books, jewelry, and one-of-a-kind objects. It features an extensive collection of art books and other unique art-related gifts. Open Tuesday–Sunday 11–5, Thursday 11–9.

51. Find paintings that think outside the box
Canvases aren’t always rectangular. Find Claude Monet’s Water Lilies in the European Painting and Sculpture galleries on level two. Do you like this shape? What about a painting without a canvas, like Sol Lewitt’s Wall Drawing #398 above the Harwood Street entrance. Look for other unique shapes used to display art.

52. Sip on some tea
Before going to the Atrium Cafe for a relaxing cup of tea, admire the simple beauty of the small food dish for the tea ceremony in the Japan gallery on level three. This piece of blue-and-white porcelain was used for the meal served during an elaborate tea ceremony.

53. Find a true gentleman
The subject of That Gentleman by Andrew Wyeth was described as "not a character, but a dignified gentleman who might otherwise have gone unrecorded." See if Wyeth's gentleman reminds you of anyone. He is in the American Art galleries on level four.

54. Take the BIG tour
Stand back and take in all the art that is larger than life. Find the Vanuatu standing male figure carved from tree fern in the Arts of the Pacific Islands galleries on level three, or Skyway by Robert Rauschenberg and the statue of Semiramis by William Wetmore Story, both on level one, and the sculpture by Mark Di Suvero outside on the Ross Avenue Plaza.

55. Look for your family
As you tour the Museum with your family, look for art that reminds you of each other. Who looks like Dad? Mom? The family pet?

56. Enjoy a wonderful meal
Go upstairs to the four-star restaurant Seventeen Seventeen, where culinary masterpieces are created daily. Open for lunch Tuesday–Friday 11–2. Call (214) 922-1858 for reservations; available for private events in the evenings.

57. Create a romantic moment
On Thursday nights, if you are looking for a quiet, romantic spot the Museum’s Sculpture Garden is it. The waterfalls. The city lights. The art. It’s a great place to stop when on a date.

58. Have a Georgia O’Keeffe experience
Reacquaint yourself with Georgia O’Keeffe. Compare Yellow Cactus Flowers; Grey, Blue, and Black—Pink Circle; and Bare Tree Trunks with Snow, all usually on view in the American Art galleries on level four.

59. Go to the movies
Take a break from the usual megaplex fare and watch a movie in the Museum’s Center for Creative Connections Theater. Family Films take place every Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m., or Tuesday–Sunday at 2 p.m. in the summer. Call (214) 922-1200 to find out what is showing now.

60. Help your kids walk away with some art
Studio Creations is a hands-on workshop where children can create art inspired by the Museum’s collections. It’s the perfect way for children to express their creativity. It happens every Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in the Center for Creative Connections on level one.

61. Create your own Museum tour
Bring your community group for a guided tour of modern art. Take your book club on a tour of African art. Tour the decorative arts collections with your mother. The Museum staff can create just about any kind of tour. There are also many themes to choose from. For reservations call (214) 922-1200 and ask for the tour coordinator.

62. Discover an unknown artist—you
Sketching in the Galleries for adults happens every Thursday night from 7 to 8:30 p.m. It’s a chance for you to learn from a different professional artist each month. No experience necessary; just bring a sketch pad and pencils and meet at the Visitor Services Desk.

63. Expand your vocabulary
Collection Connections take place every Sunday at 1:30-3:30 p.m. Take an in-depth look at a different work of art each month. A trained volunteer will be on hand to help.

64. Be inspired to write
Bring your journal to the Museum or purchase one at the Museum Store. Then find a spot in the Museum’s Sculpture Garden or one of the galleries and let the art guide your writing.

65. Tune in to the art of video
The Museum has an important and growing collection of new media. Usually on view in the Contemporary Art galleries on level one, you will find the entrance to a video installation. Enter the dark room and prepare yourself for a unique experience. The featured video installation changes throughout the year.

66. Find the outside inside
Look for the wall that has the words “Dallas Museum of Art” engraved into it, at the fourth-floor landing between the elevator and the Ancient Art of the Americas galleries. This wall was once the outside of the Museum. When planning the addition to the building, the architects decided to leave the wall intact.

67. People watch
Look at people looking at art. How do people look at art? Does everyone stop at the same places? Do they read the labels before or after examining the art?

68. Find Cinderella and live happily ever after
Thomas Sully’s masterpiece Cinderella by the Kitchen Fire is usually on view in the American Art gallery on Level 4. Notice her wicked stepsisters in the background and remember there is always hope for a happily ever after . . .

69. Visit a Mediterranean villa
Inside the Museum is a replica of the home of Wendy and Emery Reves in France. See how they lived. Admire the art they collected. Discover names of artists you recognize in their collection. Find out how many famous guests they had at their home.

70. Get competitive
Bring a friend and your chess, checker, or backgammon board. Sit in the Museum’s Sculpture Garden by one of the waterfalls and enjoy your game.

71. Go on a safari
The self-guided Animal Adventure Tour is a must for people who love animals. You will be surprised at the number of animals depicted throughout the Museum. Pick up the tour packet from the Visitor Services Desk and start your hunt.

72. Entertain and inspire your kids
Play, learn, have fun, and be creative—all in one place. Head over to the Center for Creative Connections on level one, where you and your family can interact with a variety of artworks and create a work of art at the Art Bar. See the Visitor Services Desk for details.

73. Take an afternoon stroll
The Dallas Museum of Art is consistently the coolest place in the city. To keep damaging humidity away, the temperature is kept at a constant 72 degrees. The quarter-mile trip from one end of the Concourse to the other will always be a comfortable walk.

74. Put together the Museum house band
Music is another art form that is an important part of every culture. Musical instruments can be found throughout the Museum. What about the instruments in Bacchic Concert by Pietro Paolini in the European Painting and Sculpture galleries on level two? Look in the Sub-Saharan Africa gallery on level three for a trumpet from Sierra Leone and a drum from Côte d’Ivoire.

75. Take a trip around the world
If you start your Museum visit on level four and make your way down, you will experience art and culture from the Americas, Africa, Asia, the Pacific, and Europe. No passport required. Because there are no overnight accommodations at the Museum, we recommend breaking your trip up into several visits.

76. Become a docent
Docents at the Dallas Museum of Art are volunteers who conduct weekly tours for groups of visitors ranging from elementary school students to international dignitaries. Training to become a docent requires participation in an ongoing program of lectures, gallery talks, and workshops led by Museum staff and outside experts. To find out about this rewarding experience, please call (214) 922-1200 and ask to speak with the docent coordinator.

77. Enjoy a Peaceable Kingdom
Usually on view in the American Art gallery on Level 4, enjoy the famous Edward Hicks painting Peaceable Kingdom. Which animals are wild (would live in a jungle), and which are tame (could be kept as pets or would live on a farm)?

78. Find the guards
Guardians and protectors have taken many forms throughout time—statues, a talisman, even a rabbit foot. Look in the Arts of Africa, Asia, and the Pacific galleries on level three for objects that were used to protect their owners. For starters, look for the pair of guardian figures in the China gallery and the pair of mythical animals from Borneo in the Arts of the Pacific Islands galleries.

79. Look behind the masks
For thousands of years, masks have been used in everything from fertility dances to funerals. They have been created to represent everything from political power to visions of the spirit world. Masks can be found in art from all over the world. Which do you find the most interesting?

80. Find all the places to sit
Did you realize a chair could be a work of art? There are many chairs represented in the galleries. Describe or sketch some of the chairs you find. Don’t miss the Gothic revival hall chair in the American Art galleries on level four. Which look the most comfortable? Which would you put in your house?

81. Create your own experience
This guide is simply a suggestion. The possibilities for experiences at the Dallas Museum of Art are endless. What is your favorite way to experience the Museum?

82. Explore the art of architecture
The Dallas Museum of Art was designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes as a work of art to house works of art. Go outside and walk around the Museum. Using geometry to order spaces without restricting them, Barnes created a truly monumental building.

83. Witness a sacrifice
Strange things happened in ancient cultures. The Aztec god Xipe Totec was honored by cutting out the heart of a human victim and then flaying him. What do you think they did with that skin? To answer the question, find the Aztec figure of a Xipe impersonator in the Ancient Art of the Americas galleries on level four.

84. See double
Look for pairs in art. Look for the pair of ancestor figures from Indonesia in the Arts of the Pacific Islands galleries on level three. Do you know which culture is considered to have the highest instance of twin births in the world? Go to the standing male and female twin figures in the Sub-Saharan Africa gallery on level three to find out.

85. Reflect on reflections
Look at The Divers (Red and Black) by Fernand Léger usually on view in the European Painting and Sculpture galleries on level two. Do you see how he used the reflection of colored neon lights in the swimming pool water? On another reflective note, after enjoying lunch at the restaurant Seventeen Seventeen, notice anything interesting in the mirror?

86. Go mining for gold
The people of ancient Peru believed gold was the sweat from the sun. See how the Sicán culture honored this material through their creations in our extensive collection of gold beakers and masks in the Ancient Art of the Americas galleries on level four.

87. Discover an unknown artist—your child
Sketching in the Galleries for Kids happens every third Saturday of the month from 1 to 3 p.m. It’s a chance to let your child’s creativity shine. We’ll provide the pencils, drawing board, and paper. Stop by the Visitor Services Desk to see what they’ll be drawing this month.

88. Immerse yourself in knowledge
With art magazines, auction catalogues, 40,000 titles, and online research tools, the Mildred R. and Frederick M. Mayer Library is your insightful connection to the collections of the Dallas Museum of Art. For more information, please call (214) 922-1277, or e-mail library@DallasMuseumofArt.org.

89. Check on the neighbors
At the top of the grand staircase in the Atrium you will find a pleasant overlook in the corner where you can see the Nasher Sculpture Center, Meyerson Symphony Hall, and a few of our other downtown neighbors.

90. Never surrender in your quest for Winston Churchill
Winston Churchill was a frequent guest of Wendy and Emery Reves. You will find many fascinating Churchill artifacts, including a few of his paintings, in the Reves Collection located on level three.

91. Stop and enjoy the flowers
The springtime wisteria blooms in the Museum’s Sculpture Garden near the Ross Avenue entrance are breathtakingly beautiful. After admiring their splendor, go find Water Lilies by Claude Monet in the European Painting and Sculpture galleries on level two.

92. Find the mural that was saved from destruction
Located near the parking garage entrance is the mural Genesis, the Gift of Life by Miguel Covarrubias. It was once a part of the Stewart Building at Royal Lane and Central Expressway in Dallas. In 1993, after learning that the mural was slated for destruction, Comerica Bank-Texas made a generous donation to restore and move this intricate mural to the Museum.

93. Help your kids find the family programs mascot
The mascot is based on a parrot from Peru that was made almost 2,000 years ago. Look for the original in the Ancient Art of the Americas galleries on level four. Look for the cuddly stuffed mascot in the Museum Store.

94. Go to bed
In the American Art galleries on level four, you will find a thirteen-foot Brazilian rosewood Gothic revival bed. It was part of a suite of bedroom furniture that was destined for the White House with Henry Clay, who ran for president in 1844. He didn’t win.

95. Take the Top Ten Tour
Don’t have a lot of time? Zero in on these ten objects. It will give you a sense of what the Museum is all about. Note: These objects are usually on view, but may not be the day of your visit. Check with Visitor Services.

The Icebergs by Frederic Church, in the American Art galleries on level four.
Bedstead, from the Workshop of Crawford Riddell, in the American Art galleries on level four.
Vishnu as Varaha, in the Hindu Art gallery on level three.
Standing male figure (nkisi nkondi), in the Sub-Saharan Africa gallery on level three.
Place de la Concorde by Piet Mondrian, in the European Painting and Sculpture galleries on level two.
Water Lilies by Claude Monet, in the European Painting and Sculpture galleries on level two.
Sheaves of Wheat by Vincent van Gogh, in the Reves Collection on level three.
Lighthouse Hill by Edward Hopper, in the American Art galleries on level four.
Cathedral by Jackson Pollock, in the Contemporary Art galleries on level one.
Jean d’Aire by Auguste Rodin, in the outdoor Sculpture Garden.

96. Capture the raven—twice
Start in the Museum Store by purchasing the children’s book Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest. Then visit the red room in the Ancient Art of the Americas galleries on level four to find the raven and crouching figure made of walrus ivory and shell inlay by the Haida people.

97. Shine some light on a 2,000-year-old textile
The Paracas mantle in the Ancient Art of the Americas galleries on level four survived in excellent condition for 2,000 years because it was buried in a tomb on the south coast of Peru, which has one of the world’s driest deserts. Now that it’s in the Museum, too much light would cause its vibrant colors to fade. Push the button beside the textile to see birds in dark blue, yellow, green, and purple against red squares.

98. See if Salem produced more than witches
In the American Art galleries on level four, look for the desk and bookcase produced in Salem, Massachusetts, during the late 18th century. The design and construction are wonderful examples of cabinet-making. If you still want to see witches, find The Witches by Walter McEwen usually on view in the same gallery. This painting depicting a 17th-century Salem witch trial was one of the most popular works at an exhibition at the Chicago World's Fair of 1893.

99. Hit the road with the Museum
Several times a year, the Dallas Museum of Art sponsors amazing trips throughout the world for members at the Associate level and above. For more information, call 214-922-1247 or e-mail membership@DallasMuseumofArt.org.

100. Become a member
The best way to experience everything the Dallas Museum of Art has to offer is to join. Membership starts at $75. For details, please stop by the Member Services Desk, call 214-922-1247 or e-mail membership@DallasMuseumofArt.org.