ARTafterDARK: SMU College Night
Since 2018, the Meadows Museum celebrates the start of SMU’s academic year with ARTafterDARK: SMU College Night. This social event invites SMU students into the museum to enjoy a late night of art, activities, and food at the Meadows Museum with other SMU students. A current SMU student ID is required. To learn more, visit our online Calendar.
ArtMix Thursdays
Looking for a fun break from studying? Drop by the Meadows Museum the first Thursday of the month to tap into your hidden creativity during a relaxing evening of making with friends, no art skills required! Snacks and sodas provided. Not a Student Member of the Meadows Museum yet? Sign up for free here or join at the door.
SMU Student Check-in Challenge
Are you up for a challenge? Sign-up for the Meadows Museum’s loyalty program for current SMU undergraduate and graduate students. Visit the museum (always free with SMU ID) and start getting stamps to earn exclusive rewards. For the 2025–2026 academic year, the museum is proud to collaborate with SMU’s PROGRAM COUNCIL to reward participants with limited-edition merch designed by them.
To enroll and add your digital Meadows Museum SMU Check-in Challenge Card to your Apple Wallet or Google Wallet, complete this form.
Internships
The Meadows Museum offers internships during the academic year and summer that give students an introduction to the museum profession. Internships provide students with the opportunity to work directly with the Meadows Museum’s staff and a world-renowned collection of Spanish art. We ensure that our interns work on meaningful projects that contribute to the museum and give the intern marketable, real-world experience. To learn more about internships at the Meadows Museum, visit our internships page.
Meadows Museum Student Corps
The Meadows Museum Student Corps (MMSC) is designed to help SMU students get their foot in the door by giving them paid, real-world experience and training in the museum field. The Meadows Museum Student Corps (MMSC) is comprised of MMSC Apprentices. Each Apprentice works within one museum departments, such as membership, collections, or education. Learn more about the program and current opportunities, visit our online application.
Collection Research
The Meadows Museum encourages SMU students and faculty to research our collections. To learn more about accessing the museum’s archives, please contact Anne Lenhart, director of exhibitions and collections.
Faculty Classroom Space Request
The Meadows Museum is pleased to make the Bob and Jean Smith Auditorium and the Seminar Room (within the Custard Institute for Spanish Art and Culture) available as meeting spaces for SMU credit-granting courses. To learn more, visit the online room request form. To view the form when it is inactive, please visit this preview.
