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After Hours: Works by DMA Staff
This event occurs Daily from 09/01/2017 to 11/26/2017
Cost: Free
Location Name: Dallas Museum of Art
Location Address: 1717 N. Harwood St., Dallas TX 75201 Click for Google Map
Description: Every two years, staff of the Dallas Museum of Art are provided the opportunity to showcase their talents in exhibition form. After Hours: Works by DMA Staff showcases over 50 intriguing works by Museum employees. Among the works are landscape paintings, photography, cross-stitch, and much more.
Casanova: The Seduction of Europe
This event occurs Daily from 08/27/2017 to 12/31/2017
Ages: All ages.
Location Name: Kimbell Art Museum
Location Address: 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76107-2792 Click for Google Map
Description: Casanova: The Seduction of Europe explores the 18th century across Europe through the eyes of one of its most colorful characters, Giacomo Casanova (1725–1798). Renowned in modern times for his amorous pursuits, Casanova lived not only in Italy, but in France and England, and his travels took him to the Ottoman Empire and to meet Catherine the Great in Saint Petersburg. Bringing together paintings, sculpture, works on paper, furnishings, porcelains, silver and period costume, Casanova will bring this world to life.
Edward Steichen: In Exaltation of Flowers
This event occurs Daily from 09/02/2017 to 05/13/2018
Cost: Free
Location Name: Dallas Museum of Art
Location Address: 1717 N. Harwood St., Dallas TX 75201 Click for Google Map
Description: Edward Jean Steichen, known for his photography, produced seven large mural paintings from 1911-1914 for financier Eugene Meyer and his wife, Agnes. Several members of the Meyers’ and Steichen’s circle of friends were memorialized with their floral counterparts in portraits—including Agnes Meyer, Mercedes de Cordoba, Katharine Rhoades, Marion Beckett, and Isadora Duncan—in a decorative cycle of murals intended for the foyer of the Meyers’ home in New York City. Due to financial difficulties, the Meyers had to sell their townhouse before the mural could be installed. The murals underwent conservation treatment during the Summer of 2017 at the DMA and are on view together for the first time in more than 100 years.
Fort Worth IMAX Lewis and Clark
This event occurs Daily from 09/11/2017 to 10/01/2017
Event Time: 01:00:00 AM till 01:00:00 AM
Location Name: Fort Worth Omni Theater
Location Address: 1600 Gendy Street, Fort Worth, 78107 Click for Google Map
Description: It was the dawn of a nation — a time before the American West became known as the frontier, and little was known about what lay within. Two captains, courageous in spirit and unyielding in their dedication to their mission, led 31 people, including one woman and her infant son, to the Pacific Ocean and back. Audiences will experience the danger and beauty of the unknown West as it unfolded before the eyes of Lewis and Clark.
Ft Worth IMAX Reel Adventures: Harry Potter
This event occurs Daily from 08/12/2017 to 09/23/2017
Event Time: 01:00:00 AM till 01:00:00 AM
Location Name: Fort Worth Omni Theater
Location Address: 1600 Gendy Street, Fort Worth, 78107 Click for Google Map
Description: REEL Adventures is back! Dress in your favorite house robes, drop your name in the Goblet of Fire and dabble in a few tournament activities before enjoying Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in the Omni Theater, an IMAX® dome.
Houston & Texas Central Railroad Exhibit
This event occurs the Fourth Saturday of each Month
Event Time: 10:00:00 AM till 02:00:00 PM
Cost: Free
Location Name: Allen Heritage Center (Train Depot)
Location Address: 100 E. Main Street, Allen 75002
Description: HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLAGES HISTORY OF THE ALLEN HERITAGE GUILD.
Houston & Texas Central Railroad Exhibit
This event occurs the Second Saturday of each Month
Event Time: 10:00:00 AM till 02:00:00 PM
Cost: Free
Location Name: Allen Heritage Center (Train Depot)
Location Address: 100 E. Main Street, Allen 75002
Description: HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLAGES HISTORY OF THE ALLEN HERITAGE GUILD.
Houston & Texas Central Railroad Exhibit
This event occurs the Second Sunday of each Month
Event Time: 01:00:00 PM till 03:00:00 PM
Cost: Free
Location Name: Allen Heritage Center (Train Depot)
Location Address: 100 E. Main Street, Allen 75002
Description: HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLAGES HISTORY OF THE ALLEN HERITAGE GUILD.
Houston & Texas Central Railroad Exhibit
This event occurs the Fourth Sunday of each Month
Event Time: 01:00:00 PM till 03:00:00 PM
Cost: Free
Location Name: Allen Heritage Center (Train Depot)
Location Address: 100 E. Main Street, Allen 75002
Description: HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLAGES HISTORY OF THE ALLEN HERITAGE GUILD.
Journey to the South Pacific
This event occurs Daily from 08/22/2017 to 10/01/2017
Cost: prices vary
Location Name: Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Location Address: 1600 Gendy St. Fort Worth, TX 76107 Click for Google Map
Description: Journey to the South Pacific will take you and your students on an engaging adventure to the lush tropical islands of remote West Papua, where life flourishes above and below the sea. Join Jawi, a young island boy, as he takes you on a journey of discovery to this magical place encountering whale sharks, sea turtles, manta rays, and other iconic creatures of the sea.
Modern Opulence in Vienna: The Wittgenstein Vitrine
This event occurs Daily from 09/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
Event Begins at: 10:00:00AM
Cost: Free
Location Name: Dallas Museum of Art
Location Address: 1717 North Harwood, Dallas Click for Google Map
Description: The Wittgenstein Vitrine is an exceptional silver vitrine originally owned by the Wittgenstein family of Vienna and designed by Carl Otto Czeschka (1878–1960) of the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops). The Wittgenstein Vitrine stands over five feet tall and is made of solid silver encrusted with enamel, pearls, opals, moonstones, and other semiprecious stones. This masterpiece, unique in the production of the Werkstätte, is one of the most important objects of the 20th century, marking the apogee of ornamental richness in Viennese Secessionist art and questioning the very direction of early modern design.
Multiple Selves: Portraits in Print from Rembrandt to Rivera
This event occurs Daily from 09/01/2017 to 11/05/2017
Cost: Free
Location Name: Dallas Museum of Art
Location Address: 1717 North Harwood Dallas, Texas 75201 Click for Google Map
Description: Multiple Selves: Portraits in Print from Rembrandt to Rivera examines how the artist views him or herself as the subject of a work of art. The installation presents work drawn exclusively from the DMA’s collection and features artists such as Rembrandt van Rijn, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Diego Rivera, and Piet Mondrian. The introduction of photography in the mid-1880s, the evolution of art toward abstraction in the 20th century, and new scientific discoveries and disciplines—such as psychology—encouraged artists to create portraits that differed from lifelike interpretations. The works on view span from the 17th century through the 20th century and highlight this artistic change.
Norman Rockwell and the Art of Scouting
This event occurs Daily
Event Time: 10:00:00 AM till 01:00:00 AM
Cost: $8/Adults; $6/Children 4-12 yrs
Location Name: National Scouting Museum
Location Address: 1329 West Walnut Hill Lane Irving, TX 75038-3085 Click for Google Map
Description: The National Scouting Museum is home to one of the world’s largest collections of original Norman Rockwell art. Showcasing the work of Rockwell, Joseph Christian Leyendecker, Howard Chandler Christy, Dean Cornwell, and Joseph Csatari, this exhibition takes a look at the artists behind America’s largest youth organization.
Perot Museum Imax Living in the Age of Airplanes
This event occurs Daily from 11/24/2017 to 02/16/2018
Location Name: The Hoglund Foundation Theater @ Perot Museum
Location Address: 2201 N. Field Street Dallas, Texas 75201-1704 Click for Google Map
Description: Narrated by Harrison Ford and featuring an original score by Academy Award® winning composer James Horner (Avatar, Titanic) Living in the Age of Airplanes presents a story that renews our appreciation for the amazing invention of the airplane as it stunningly conveys the wonder and grandeur of flying. The films explores the countless ways the airplane affects our lives, with a fascinating take on history, breathtaking visuals, and spectacular music making it enjoyable for all! Beautifully filmed in 18 countries, across all 7 continents, the film renews our appreciation for one of the most extraordinary and awe inspiring inventions in the modern world.
Perot Museum Imax: Hurricane 3D
This event occurs Daily from 09/08/2017 to 09/30/2017
Event Time: 01:00:00 AM till 01:00:00 AM
Location Name: The Hoglund Foundation Theater @ Perot Museum
Location Address: 2201 N. Field Street Dallas, Texas 75201-1704 Click for Google Map
Description: A force so powerful, ancient civilizations revered it as a deity, Hurricane 3D is the journey of a storm named Lucy as it transforms from bubbling clouds to a raging monster covering 500 miles. The view of this storm is from space, through the eyes of animals, from the emergency agencies meant to warn and help, and ultimately from the ground – as it explodes and unleashes its fury.
Perot Museum Imax: Journey to Space 3D
This event occurs Daily from 10/19/2017 to 05/06/2018
Cost: $8
Location Name: The Hoglund Foundation Theater @ Perot Museum
Location Address: 2201 N. Field Street Dallas, Texas 75201-1704 Click for Google Map
Description: In the past half century, humans have punched through the stratosphere, walked on the moon, and lived continuously in orbit. In the coming decades, our unquenchable curiosity will take our species beyond the cradle of Earth to touch the face of another world. Journey to Space 3D will both inspire a new generation of young people to dream of new horizons in space, and engender a new appreciation for the accomplishments of the Space Shuttle Program among an older generation who came to take it for granted. Through extensive interviews, brilliant narration, and stunning 3D, discover the foundation behind the next giant leaps being taken into space.
Styled with Poise: Figures in Japanese Paintings and Prints
This event occurs Daily from 09/01/2017 to 01/07/2018
Event Begins at: 10:00:00AM
Cost: Free, but donations to the Drepung Loseling Monastery are appreciated.
Ages: All ages
Location Name: Crow Collection of Asian Art
Location Address: 2010 Flora Street Dallas, Texas 75201 Click for Google Map
Description: Regal courtiers, lively townspeople, tragic heroines, and virtuous deities, are presented in exquisite form in this exhibition featuring figures in Japanese art. Styled with Poise: Figures in Japanese Paintings and Prints displays art from the Edo period (1603–1868), when a wide range of painting styles and significant developments in woodblock printmaking made visual art accessible to many in Japan. Figures in hanging scrolls and screens helped adorn residences, especially in the larger metropolitan areas such as in Kyoto, Osaka, and Edo (current-day Tokyo), during a time when interior decorations were still sparse. While religious scrolls with important Buddhist figures for worship such as Amida Buddha and other bodhisattva, hung in temple halls, depictions of people engaged in daily activities, and other popular subjects were enjoyed in the homes of wealthier townsmen. Historical figures were often heralded as upholding the ideals of the past and even ghosts – or figures who met unfortunate or untimely deaths – came to be depicted in painted form.
Ultimate Octonauts Experience
This event occurs Daily from 09/01/2017 to 12/31/2017
Event Time: 10:00:00 AM till 06:00:00 PM
Cost: Admission is $20 for adults, $16 for children ages 3 to 12. Kids 2 and under are free.
Ages: All ages
Location Name: SEA LIFE Grapevine
Location Address: 3000 Grapevine Mills Parkway Grapevine, TX 76051 Click for Google Map
Description: Explore the amazing world of the Octonauts, the team of undersea adventure heroes from the hit animated TV series, with the opening of The Ultimate Octonauts Experience. Take part in underwater missions to save the world’s oceans, while getting up-close with new and exciting sea creatures that include lionfish, hawkfish, angelfish and more. Visitors will explore a mysterious cave with Captain Barnacles and sound the Octo-Alert to light up amazing creatures living inside. Join Kwazii on a thrilling chase to reclaim his long-lost treasure and rescue a runaway crab. Help Peso cleanup the coral reef and protect its creatures, then step on-board the Gup-E for an unforgettable photo opportunity. Included in the price of admission, on display through the end of the year.
When The Earth Shakes
This event occurs Daily from 09/01/2017 to 09/09/2017
Event Begins at: 10:00:00AM
Cost: Museum Admission: $7/Adults; $4/Seniors and Children ages 2-18 yrs; under 2- free
Ages: All Ages
Location Name: American Airlines C. R. Smith Museum
Location Address: 4601 Texas Highway 360 at FAA Road, Ft. Worth TX Click for Google Map
Description: Hold on tight! Get ready for earthquakes and tsunamis! Jump on the Quake Karaoke platform and match an earthquake seismogram! Build your structure, set it on a “beach”, and launch a wave in the 16-ft Tsunami Tank! Then replay the impact in slow-mo and improve your design.Complete Puzzled Earth, the plate tectonic puzzle, before time runs out and the pieces fall! Spin through geologic time to make Earth’s continents move and re-form. Be an engineer as you design and build structures to withstand earthquakes on the Shake Table. Find out what engineers do to keep our world safer…When the Earth Shakes!