25 May 2012:
The long weekend is just started with a thought of where to travel. We didn't plan for the long trips as my in-laws are here to celebrate Memorial Day with us. As the day is going to be very sunny, we thought of visiting some indoor places. My husband's office is near by Dallas Museum of Art and he suggested this place. We three of us (my dad-in law couldn't come with us as he already had some other plans), started after lunch. It was a nice drive through the Dallas downtown. we all enjoyed the architecture of the top buildings through out the journey. We got down in front of the museum and entered the building.
There was big poster near the main entrance of the museum.
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| Museum Main Entrance |
The building has 4 levels. We entered the level 1 through the main entrance. The security welcomed us with a broad smile and wishes. He scanned through our bags as part of his job. There is a DMA Cafe in the left side of the entrance. We walked directly to the visitor services Desk. 3 tickets have been taken, each costed $14. They gave us a white band to wear. They gave DMA's Visitor's guide to us. We walked directly to the special exhibition hall "YOUTH & BEAUTY" - ART OF THE AMERICAN TWENTIES. This hall exhibits the roaring twenties. This demonstrates 1920s through around 130 works by more than 65 artists.The "Art of the American Twenties" was organized by the Brooklyn Museum. The pictures visualizes the American places and things during twenties.All the exhibited pictures were taken between the end of world war 1(1918) and the beginning of the Great Depression(1929). We couldn't take pictures in this hall as the cameras were not allowed here.
With the twenties mood, we went to the center for Creative connections (C3). This hall exhibits the art in a new way. This hall has a lots of mirrors around.I had a feel good factor when i entered this hall. The idea and theme behind the works are exhibited here.
How many statues are there in the below picture? 1 or 2? :)
With the twenties mood, we went to the center for Creative connections (C3). This hall exhibits the art in a new way. This hall has a lots of mirrors around.I had a feel good factor when i entered this hall. The idea and theme behind the works are exhibited here.
How many statues are there in the below picture? 1 or 2? :)
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| Magic of a Mirror |
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| Painting - original View |
There was a painting to illustrate the top view of the Eiffel tower. A statue of Eiffel tower and a mirror were placed there to demonstrate the idea behind the painting.
From C3, we went to 'Ancient Mediterranean Art and European Art' in level 2.I saw a lots of amazing and lovely pictures there. Some oil paintings were like real photographs. I would say more than that.
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| Is this a real photo or painting? |
The below painting Madonna and child with St.John the Baptist is by the Italian painter Bacchiacca Farancesco Ubertini (1494-1557) .
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| Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist |
The Next picture The Sacrifice of Isaac is based on The Book of Genesis(Bible). The book of Genesis (22:1-19) tells how God tested Abraham's devotion by ordering him to sacrifice his only son Isaac.In this deeply moving depiction, The painter Antonio de Pereda (1566- 1669) presents Abraham, still unaware that GOD will intervene and save his son. At the last moment GOD sends an angel to save his son.
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| The Sacrifice of Isaac |
By that time, the museum was about to close. We ran into the level 3 and had a look at the ARTS OF AFRICA,ASIA AND THE PACIFIC. We couldn't spent much time in this hall. However, we could capture Sri. Buddha while glancing through the arts.
We missed a few halls because of the time crunch. My personal suggestion- If you are planning to visit DMA, plan ahead and start in the morning itself. There are a lots to see. Its worth spending the entire day in DMA.
General Information About DMA:
Address: Downtown Arts District, 1717 North Harwood Street, Dallas, Texas 75201.
Map :
DMA started in 1903 and moved to the current building in 1984. This 370000 square-foot building was designed by Edward Barnes. This museum has around 25000 collections spanning across 5000 years.
Museum Hours:
Tuesday & Wednesday : 11AM - 5PM
Thursday: 11 AM - 9PM
Friday,Saturday,Sunday : 11AM - 5PM
Monday:Closed
How to get the tickets: Walk in and get the tickets. Also, you can plan ahead and buy the tickets from DMA site.The tickets can even be purchased by mail or phone.
Tickets Prices(*as of 25 May 2012):
General Admission: $10
Admission to Youth and Beauty requires special ticket:
Adult : $14
Senior(+65) :$10
Students with school id -$9
On site Parking - $10
Restrictions:
Don't touch the arts.
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