Today at the Museum


Late Nights at the Dallas Museum of Art

The art doesn't go home.
Why should you?

Join us on the third Friday of each month, when the Museum is open until midnight. Each Late Night offers hundreds of experiences for visitors of all ages with performances, concerts, readings, film screenings, tours, family programs, and more!

FREE (some exhibitions require an admission ticket )

Be sure to check out our Late Night Video on YouTube! 



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Save the Date! 
Friday, September 20

Join us for an evening celebrating The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece and explore ideals of beauty across time and cultures. Enjoy talks, readings, a lecture by NYU professor Joan Connelly, films, and a Creativity Challenge. 

Click here for a complete schedule of events

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Late Night
After Hours Music Showcase

Beauxregard
Hear a performance by Fort Worth-based Beauxregard, which has just released its second album, Ghosts of the Gaslamp. The group's first full-length album, Gryphoemia, was an epic rock opera that ranged from turn-of-the-last-century tin-pan alley to late 1970s electro-clash post-punk.  
Friday, September 20, 10:00 p.m.

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Late Night Lecture

Exercising the Body Politic: The Physicality of Athenian Democracy
Join Dr. Joan Breton Connelly, professor of classics at New York University and director of the NYU Yeronisos Island Excavations, Cyprus, for an exploration of the complexities of the ancient Greek culture that produced the iconic sculpture featured in The Body Beautiful.  
Friday, September 20, 7:00 p.m.   

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Late Night Film

Troy
Based on Homer's great epic, Troy tells the story of Agamemnon and his army of 50,000 Greeks on 1,000 ships who set off to the land of the Trojans to fight the unbeaten army and return their queen to her rightful throne. 
Friday, September 20, 9:00 p.m.

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Late Night Main Stage

LAAND
Enjoy a blend of Greek and American music performed by LAAND, led by Andreas and Laura-Anna Mihalakeas. 
Friday, September 20, 8:00 p.m.
 
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Late Night Performance

Readings in the Galleries
Join actor Lydia Mackay for a reading of Greek myths featuring well-known heroes and gods, including Hercules and Zeus. 
Friday, September 20, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.