Might be a controversial opinion but the DMA > any other museum in Dallas
Posted by MrBizzniss@reddit | Dallas | View on Reddit | 88 comments
Posted by MrBizzniss@reddit | Dallas | View on Reddit | 88 comments
DawsonNY@reddit
It’s a great museum.
Also you’re not far from the Kimbell. Fort Worth has the only Michelangelo in the Americas.
QueenNibbler@reddit
It’s the weirdest painting, I love it so much.
Tmunns@reddit
The torment of st anthony is such a cool image, but it’s a study/copy of an engraving by Martin Schongauer that he did when he was a teenager. Still very impressive the work he was producing at that age obviously.
avschmidt63@reddit
That was “middle-aged” for him
No_Potato_8178@reddit
What's up with that one demon's butt?
JokersGlascowSmile@reddit
Not true. There’s also one in the sewers in NYC.
Longhorn24@reddit
Yeah but you would have to drive to Fort Worth
DawsonNY@reddit
Yep, it’s about 40 mins unless rush hour. That’s faster than going from Park Slope to the Met.
caveat_emptor817@reddit
No shit? I’ve been to the Kimbell and I didn’t know that.
lost_in_trepidation@reddit
Kimbell has an incredible collection. Smaller than the DMAs, but maybe more impressive.
Also Kimbell's exhibitions are world class.
Prestigious-Pin-3204@reddit
YES wasn’t it a painting he did at age 13 or something like that?! Fort Worth native here. That LK masterpiece of a museum is one of the most beautiful in the whole world in my option 🫶🏼
wholelattapuddin@reddit
I met his daughter in the line at the cafeteria there one day. She was nice.
Prestigious-Pin-3204@reddit
Wow!!!! That is so wonderful!!!!
JohnnyStarboard@reddit
Kimbell is one of my favorites. Just went there this weekend actually.
TheFifthPhoenix@reddit
In terms of attractions, Dallas is actually really solid with the DMA, the aquarium, and the arboretum
Including the Kimbell in FW especially takes DFW to the next level
dallascowboys93@reddit
But but there’s nothing to do in dallas!
JokersGlascowSmile@reddit
I know you’re being facetious, but I do love how anytime someone says this, a couple of Dallas Redditors will provide lists of literally hundreds of things to do in a given weekend.
TheFifthPhoenix@reddit
(said someone who grew up in Coppell and never went inside 635)
dallascowboys93@reddit
Exactly
omgfloofy@reddit
The arboretum isn't that far from me and I've been debating on getting a membership regularly. It feels like it's a good price if you intend to go somewhat regularly?
PseudonymIncognito@reddit
Fort Worth Botanic Garden >>> Dallas Arboretum
omgfloofy@reddit
I would love to, but I don't necessarily have the time on my hands to make regular treks out to Ft Worth from here, unfortunately.
Poopie86@reddit
My ex and I signed up for a membership when we lived down the road from it. We used it monthly and made our money back on the 2nd or 3rd visit IIRC. Well worth the spend!
ScarletGingerRed@reddit
Yes! Worth it!
lost_in_trepidation@reddit
yes, it's beautiful and they change it up a lot. I try to go at least every couple months.
totallynotfromennis@reddit
The zoo has come a long way too. I went for the first time in at least 15 years recently and it's so much better than what I remembered as a kid.
viazcon78@reddit
The Dallas Zoo or FW Zoo? It’s ages since I’ve been to either.
StrLord_Who@reddit
I think the dallas zoo is actually better than the ft worth zoo now, with all the improvements they've made over the years.
bballjones9241@reddit
FW is better but Dallas Zoo is a 10 minute drive for me
totallynotfromennis@reddit
Dallas, I've never been to the one in Ft Worth but I hear that one's class
TheFifthPhoenix@reddit
I'm happy to hear that and I hope the new deck park right in front will help improve that experience too
CharlieJeaneGipson@reddit
The Aquarium is fire!!!
TheFifthPhoenix@reddit
A very underrated attraction in Dallas in my opinion
Blackchaos93@reddit
Proposed in front of Courbet’s Fox in the Snow
No_Fail_2575@reddit
In Dallas? Okay.
The Kimball is far superior.
Dfwmom@reddit
that photo is from the kimball - look at the natural light and the ceiling
BandiCootles@reddit
This is the European art wing at the DMA, 2nd floor; there are skylights around the perimeter.
pillcitydoughboy@reddit
Not a high bar to cross tbh
BasedMaterialism@reddit
I prefer the Crow in terms of directly-in-Dallas art, but both are very great and you can do both in one day, so it feels like one experience. DMA just feels like a standard metropolitan art museum to me. If we look at DFW overall, I think the Kimbell has a better collection and curates it better; DMA is just bigger.
PseudonymIncognito@reddit
Most of the Crow Collection has been moved to the new facility on the UT-D campus at this point.
ZombieButch@reddit
Yeah, I love the DMA, but the Kimbell's collection is out of this world and the special exhibitions they get are just amazing.
The Amon Carter is great too. Small collection, but really amazing stuff there. Lots of Remington & Charles Russell, since it was built on a Western art collection initially, but ever since they broadened over to a more general American Art museum it became a lot more varied and interesting.
meekles@reddit
Love that you shouted out The Amon Carter. My first IT job was at that museum, and it was and still is a magical place to me. Everyone was extremely kind to me even though I was just a random 20 year old temp.
My favorite memory was going up to the curator’s office where she was cleaning a very early photograph of a Native American woman. It was in a tub of liquid and she was gently brushing it. She asked me if I’d like to try and I poked it twice then handed the brush back to her because I was so nervous lol. Once in a lifetime opportunity..
Veronica612@reddit
The Kimbell is much better.
rumdrums@reddit
Yeah but I never got to experience that sheer joy of getting lost in it as a kid, unlike the DMA, which is in a wonderfully sprawling, maze-like building .
catsnconstellations@reddit
DMA is great but my favorite is the Kimball museum in Fort Worth
pmooreh@reddit
I haven't been to too many of the top US art museums but I have been to NY Met and Chicago Art Institute. For me, DMA is the best experience overall of the 3. I like it because it doesn't get too crowded, so you can actually stay longer and interact better with the art while it still has top tier pieces.
Art institute has the best pieces hands down and can't be beat in that regard. Nothing else like it in the US from my limited understanding. Met was overall meh for me, just too insanely crowded and nothing truly mind blowing like at Art Institute. Pretty much felt like same kind of pieces that are at the DMA.
DMA is just so big and less trafficked, you really feel like you can spend the whole day there and fully get lost in the art. And has really really good variety. It's a 10/10 gem for me
Away_Estate2405@reddit
I like DMA too. But I would like recommend the muesum of biblical arts.
StrLord_Who@reddit
It is just beyond pathetic that a recommendation for an interesting museum most people almost certainly have never been to is downvoted because they saw the word "Bible"
Away_Estate2405@reddit
Ikr!
dallascowboys93@reddit
Why?
Away_Estate2405@reddit
It's a nice art museum. It isn't as big as DMA. But it is still a good experience. Take it with a grain of salt.
dallascowboys93@reddit
I think I’d rather spend my time and money on real art
Away_Estate2405@reddit
That's cool. It was just a suggestion. Luckily the DMA is free so u don't have to spend money.
BabyBearMan@reddit
The DMA is pretty great. Very easy to access and f'n FREE. Get lost in amazing painting and sculpture for FREE!!!
Plus I could look at this all day.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fox_In_The_Snow_-_Courbet_(1860).JPG
StrLord_Who@reddit
One of my very favorites!! My ultimate favorite is Icebergs by Frederic Church, and my second favorite is Cinderella at the Kitchen Fire
dallascowboys93@reddit
What nights do they have the open bar?
xoxo_angelica@reddit
Wow, you’re really gonna ruffle some feathers with this scalding take! Lol
boyyouguysaredumb@reddit
Hey fellas, controversial take but the main museum in Dallas is better than the smaller shitty ones!
xoxo_angelica@reddit
The ft worth modern is more my speed, but I think it’s objective indisputable that the DMA is the best in Dallas haha
frodiusmaximus@reddit
Yea, the DMA is world class IMO.
CeilingUnlimited@reddit
FYI - this weekend is the Dallas Art Fair. So much fun!
KennyDROmega@reddit
I like the MOMA in Fort Worth better
etiennegeaux66@reddit
SMU Meadows has one of best Spanish art exhibits outside of Spain
Its-Brucey@reddit
It has been almost three years since they announced the planned redesign architect and plan. Has the project actually gone anywhere since then?
PlayfulOtterFriend@reddit
The DMA has excellent kids classes! (The 1.5 hr workshops at least, we’ve never done a full camp.) They usually sell out within a day or two. I’ve been taking my kids for 16 years now. The youngest will age out next year, and we’re bummed about it because it makes a lovely day.
Brassanthe@reddit
I love going to the DMA! I hit up Mercat Bistro for a lovely brunch then head over to the DMA for some art!
Intelligent-Read-785@reddit
None of the others can beat the Winston Churchilll
Sudden-Squirrel-9977@reddit
No love for the Perot? Yes, the shale and fetus exhibits are problematic, but overall a good time.
Starsgirl97@reddit
I’ll give it love. I know nothing about art and am not interested in learning about art. I’ll take a natural history museum any day.
dotnotdave@reddit
The architects are unnerved. Kimbell, its addition by Renzo Piano, Fort Worth Modern (Tadao Ando), and our memories of the Nasher before that which shall not be named….
Dallas punches way above its weight in terms of quality of museum architecture. DMA is one of the least interesting from that perspective, and it’s still amazing.
meekles@reddit
Did anyone else go to Modern ‘til Midnight at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth?
I went on a first date there to see Dan Deacon and it was so crazy that it feels like a fever dream. Best first date of all time.
https://www.mtcmag.com/2009/04/dan-deacon-modern-art-museum.html
Bonjourtacos@reddit
Dan Deacon always put on a hell of a show.
prettysquidward@reddit
love the DMA <3 dallas design district has tons of great galleries too if you’re interested in seeing and supporting local contemporary art.
Impossible-Try-9161@reddit
I love the DMA, but in perspective it is a big fish in a little pond.
Boyhowdy107@reddit
Does the DMA still do Thursday jazz? That was the most sophisticated cheap date I could have ever hoped for growing up.
Prestigious-Pin-3204@reddit
Love the DMA but The Nasher is probably my favorite in Dallas
LaBubblegum@reddit
The Nasher is so lovely, I haven't lived in Dallas in 15 years and I still regularly think about walking around the Nasher.
dentoneer@reddit
I hear all of you, “better” is subjective. When it comes to quantity and quality (most popular artists), the DMA>Modern>Kimbell>Amon Carter>Nasher>Crow.
Grouchy-Pool5441@reddit
Dallas arts district is the largest in the us
KM964@reddit
I went about a decade ago and enjoyed it then. I definitely need to go back, to see how much it has changed.
OddSand7870@reddit
I prefer the Kimbell and the Modern in FW
mdlost1@reddit
I keep membership at the modern and walk across to the Kimbell pretty often. Always amazed at the collection between the two and grateful to have them 15min from the house.
Interesting_Score741@reddit
If y’all like museums and murder mysteries may 16th they are having a live mystery in the museum ✨
ChilliWilli214@reddit
LOVE the DMA, but my personal fav is the modern in FTW.
youre-all-horrible@reddit
Second that
adaytoocala@reddit
Try going with a group of friends and some dry erase boards/markers. Make a game out of it where contestants have thirty seconds yo look at a painting, turn around, and draw it from memory. Or you play name that painting.
Suitable_Bike_9484@reddit
One of the best art museums in America, for sure. It has a gorgeous collection.
rumdrums@reddit
It is indeed a good museum