Program Calendar
Any person needing a disability-related accommodation in order to participate in a museum program should contact the Education Coordinator (museumaccess@smu.edu) at least one week prior to the program to arrange for the accommodation. For more information and to view a list of accommodations, please visit our accessibility page.
PLEASE NOTE: Many different organizations use our public spaces for their programs; this calendar lists only museum programming. If the event you seek is not listed here, please visit the web site of the sponsoring organization for more information.
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September 2021
EXHIBITION – Canvas & Silk: Historic Fashion from Madrid’s Museo del Traje
For the first time, works in the Meadows collection will be paired with representative examples of the historic dress depicted to shed new light on the relationship between representation and…
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EXHIBITION – Image and Identity: Mexican Fashion in the Modern Period
A focused exhibition in the museum’s first-floor galleries explores Mexican fashion through photographs, prints, books, and gouaches from the 19th and 20th centuries drawn from the collections of the Meadows…
Find out more »December 2021
VIRTUAL LECTURE – Further Afield | Dressing the Court of Philip IV
Amanda Wunder, associate professor of early modern European history, City University of New York (CUNY)-Lehman College The court of Philip IV (1621–1665) is best remembered today for the extreme fashions…
Find out more »Virtual Connections
Individuals with early stage dementia, their care partners, and family members are invited to attend this relaxed social gathering over Zoom. Attendees reconnect with friends, explore art from the collection,…
Find out more »GALLERY TALK – Diversity in Pictures: Prints and Photographs of Mexico from the DeGolyer Library
Anne Peterson, curator of photographs, DeGolyer Library
Find out more »Drawing from the Masters
Ian O’Brien, artist. Enjoy afternoons of informal drawing instruction as artist Ian O’Brien leads you through the Meadows Museum’s galleries. Each session will provide an opportunity to explore a variety…
Find out more »Children’s Drawing from the Masters
Ian O’Brien, artist. Enjoy afternoons of informal drawing instruction with artist and elementary art teacher Ian O’Brien. Each session provides children ages 5-12 with the opportunity to explore a variety…
Find out more »January 2022
VIRTUAL LECTURE – Further Afield | Mother, Daughter, Widow, and Wife: The Conundrum of Mary in Early Modern Hispanic Art
Charlene Villaseñor Black, professor of art history and Chicana/o studies, UCLA Marian devotion is grounded in a conundrum: Mary is both exemplary and ordinary, superior to all other women and…
Find out more »Drawing from the Masters
Ian O’Brien, artist Enjoy afternoons of informal drawing instruction as artist Ian O’Brien leads you through the Meadows Museum’s galleries. Each session will provide an opportunity to explore a variety…
Find out more »Children’s Drawing from the Masters
Ian O’Brien, artist Enjoy afternoons of informal drawing instruction with artist and elementary art teacher Ian O’Brien. Each session provides children ages 5-12 with the opportunity to explore a variety…
Find out more »Digital Drawing from the Masters
Ian O’Brien, artist Enjoy afternoons of informal drawing instruction remotely over Zoom as artist Ian M. O’Brien leads you through a work of art in the Meadows Museum’s collection. Each…
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