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.

Children’s Drawing from the Masters

Enjoy mornings of drawing instruction and guided looking in a fun, hands-on environment. Each session focuses on a different work of art and a different drawing technique. Drawing materials are […]

Free – $12

Public Guided Tour

Explore our galleries on a guided tour with one of the museum’s trained docents. The docent will offer context and insights into the works of art on view, and the […]

Free – $12

Drawing from the Masters

Meadows Museum 5900 Bishop Blvd., Dallas, TX, United States

Enjoy afternoons of informal drawing instruction with artist Ian O’Brien. Each session provides an opportunity to explore a variety of techniques and improve drawing skills. Designed for adults and students […]

Free – $12

SPOTLIGHT TALK | Decade x Decade

Virginia Meadows Galleries

The Meadows Museum turns sixty this year! Walk down memory lane with us as we explore the museum’s acquisitions by decade. Starting with the 1960s in January and ending with […]

Free – $12

OPEN STUDIO

Education Studio

Drop by the Education Studio each month for the opportunity to explore materials and create art projects inspired by works on view at the museum. A new project is offered […]

Free

Public Guided Tour

Explore our galleries on a guided tour with one of the museum’s trained docents. The docent will offer context and insights into the works of art on view, and the […]

Free – $12

OPEN STUDIO

Education Studio

Drop by the Education Studio each month for the opportunity to explore materials and create art projects inspired by works on view at the museum. A new project is offered […]

Free

Drawing from the Masters

Meadows Museum 5900 Bishop Blvd., Dallas, TX, United States

Enjoy afternoons of informal drawing instruction with artist Ian O’Brien. Each session provides an opportunity to explore a variety of techniques and improve drawing skills. Designed for adults and students […]

Free – $12

LECTURE | Josefa de Óbidos: A Woman Artist in Early Modern Iberia

Bob and Jean Smith Auditorium

Carmen Ripollés, Associate Professor, Portland State University Josefa de Ayala (c. 1630–1684)—also known as Josefa de Óbidos, after the town in which she spent much of her life—was a seminal […]

Free – $10

Canceled Public Guided Tour – Canceled

Please note: this tour has been canceled Explore our galleries on a guided tour with one of the museum’s trained docents. The docent will offer context and insights into the […]

Free – $12

Connections

The Gates 5900 Bishop Blvd., Dallas, TX, United States

This informal program is designed for individuals with early-stage dementia, their care partners, and family members. Participants explore the galleries through interactive activities; experiment with different materials to create individual […]

Free

SENSORY CART |

Stop by the Sensory Cart in the galleries to explore art through multiple senses. Visitors are invited to feel a variety of materials, experience specific scents, and listen to recordings […]

Free – $12

Public Guided Tour

Explore our galleries on a guided tour with one of the museum’s trained docents. The docent will offer context and insights into the works of art on view, and the […]

Free – $12

SENSORY CART

Stop by the Sensory Cart in the galleries to explore art through the multiple senses. Visitors are invited to feel a variety of materials, experience specific scents, and listen to […]

Free – $12

Spotlight Talk: Decade x Decade | The 1970s

Jake and Nancy Hamon Galleries

The Meadows Museum turns sixty this year! Walk down memory lane with us as we explore the museum’s acquisitions by decade. Starting with the 1960s in January and ending with […]

Free – $12

Preschool Playdate

Jake and Nancy Hamon Galleries

Calling all little ones and their grown-ups! This program welcomes children ages 2–5 and their adults into the museum before it opens to explore art together, focusing on the making […]

Free – $12

Children’s Drawing from the Masters

Beginning in January, Children's Drawing from the Masters is moving to the third Saturday of each month at 10:30am and welcoming a brand new instructor! Artist and educator Desireé Vaniecia […]

Free – $12

Public Guided Tour

Explore our galleries on a guided tour with one of the museum’s trained docents. The docent will offer context and insights into the works of art on view, and the […]

Free – $12

Drawing from the Masters

Meadows Museum 5900 Bishop Blvd., Dallas, TX, United States

Enjoy afternoons of informal drawing instruction with artist Ian O’Brien. Each session provides an opportunity to explore a variety of techniques and improve drawing skills. Designed for adults and students […]

Free – $12

Canceled Connections

The Gates 5900 Bishop Blvd., Dallas, TX, United States

This informal program is designed for individuals with early-stage dementia, their care partners, and family members. Participants explore the galleries through interactive activities; experiment with different materials to create individual […]

Free

Public Guided Tour

Explore our galleries on a guided tour with one of the museum’s trained docents. The docent will offer context and insights into the works of art on view, and the […]

Free – $12

Members’ Preview Reception

Raise a glass to our newest exhibition, “The Sense of Beauty: Six Centuries of Painting from Museo de Arte de Ponce.” This special preview reception is exclusively for members at […]

Free

Members’ Preview Day

Members at the Goya Friend/Individual level and up are invited to an exclusive sneak peek at “The Sense of Beauty: Six Centuries of Painting from Museo de Arte de Ponce” […]

Free

Open Studio: Airbrush Landscapes

Education Studio

Drop by the Education Studio each month for the opportunity to explore materials and create art projects inspired by works on view at the museum. A new project is offered […]

Free

Public Guided Tour

Explore our galleries on a guided tour with one of the museum’s trained docents. The docent will offer context and insights into the works of art on view, and the […]

Free – $12

Open Studio: Airbrush Landscapes

Education Studio

Drop by the Education Studio each month for the opportunity to explore materials and create art projects inspired by works on view at the museum. A new project is offered […]

Free

Drawing from the Masters

Meadows Museum 5900 Bishop Blvd., Dallas, TX, United States

Enjoy afternoons of informal drawing instruction with artist Ian O’Brien. Each session provides an opportunity to explore a variety of techniques and improve drawing skills. Designed for adults and students […]

Free – $12

Spotlight Talk: Decade x Decade | The 1970s

Jake and Nancy Hamon Galleries

The Meadows Museum turns sixty this year! Walk down memory lane with us as we explore the museum’s acquisitions by decade. Starting with the 1960s in January and ending with […]

Free – $12

Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon 2025

Education Studio

In collaboration with SMU’s Women’s and Gender Studies Program and SMU Libraries, the Meadows Museum presents this Wikipedia Edit-a-thon to teach people how to edit, update, and add articles on […]

Free

Public Guided Tour

Explore our galleries on a guided tour with one of the museum’s trained docents. The docent will offer context and insights into the works of art on view, and the […]

Free – $12

Connections

The Gates 5900 Bishop Blvd., Dallas, TX, United States

This informal program is designed for individuals with early-stage dementia, their care partners, and family members. Participants explore the galleries through interactive activities; experiment with different materials to create individual […]

Free

Celebrate Spain – VIP Preview

Gene and Jerry Jones Great Hall 5900 Bishop Blvd., Dallas, TX, United States

Experience the best of Spain with food tastings, cultural experiences, our version of a Spanish mercado, artmaking projects, and the Meadows Museum’s renowned collection of Spanish art. Sponsored by the […]

Free

Celebrate Spain

Gene and Jerry Jones Great Hall 5900 Bishop Blvd., Dallas, TX, United States

Experience the best of Spain with food tastings, cultural experiences, our version of a Spanish mercado, artmaking projects, and the Meadows Museum’s renowned collection of Spanish art. Sponsored by the […]

Free – $10

SENSORY CART

Stop by the Sensory Cart in the galleries to explore art through the multiple senses. Visitors are invited to feel a variety of materials, experience specific scents, and listen to […]

Free – $12

Public Guided Tour

Explore our galleries on a guided tour with one of the museum’s trained docents. The docent will offer context and insights into the works of art on view, and the […]

Free – $12

SENSORY CART

Stop by the Sensory Cart in the galleries to explore art through the multiple senses. Visitors are invited to feel a variety of materials, experience specific scents, and listen to […]

Free – $12

Spotlight Talk: Decade x Decade | The 1980s

Jake and Nancy Hamon Galleries

The Meadows Museum turns sixty this year! Walk down memory lane with us as we explore the museum’s acquisitions by decade. Starting with the 1960s in January and ending with […]

Free – $12

Preschool Playdate

Jake and Nancy Hamon Galleries

Calling all little ones and their grown-ups! This program welcomes children ages 2–5 and their adults into the museum before it opens to explore art together, focusing on the making […]

Free – $12

Luis Martín Lecture Series in the Humanities

Bob and Jean Smith Auditorium

This four-part lecture series (March 14, 21 & 28, April 4) documents and investigates aspects of collecting art in four periods of European history: antiquity, the Middle Ages, the early […]

Free – $60

Children’s Drawing from the Masters

Beginning in January, Children's Drawing from the Masters is moving to the third Saturday of each month at 10:30am and welcoming a brand new instructor! Artist and educator Desireé Vaniecia […]

Free – $12

Public Guided Tour

Explore our galleries on a guided tour with one of the museum’s trained docents. The docent will offer context and insights into the works of art on view, and the […]

Free – $12

Public Guided Tour

Explore our galleries on a guided tour with one of the museum’s trained docents. The docent will offer context and insights into the works of art on view, and the […]

Free – $12

Open Studio: Triptych Magnets

Education Studio

Drop by the Education Studio each month for the opportunity to explore materials and create art projects inspired by works on view at the museum. A new project is offered […]

Free

Public Guided Tour

Explore our galleries on a guided tour with one of the museum’s trained docents. The docent will offer context and insights into the works of art on view, and the […]

Free – $12

Open Studio: Triptych Magnets

Education Studio

Drop by the Education Studio each month for the opportunity to explore materials and create art projects inspired by works on view at the museum. A new project is offered […]

Free

Drawing from the Masters

Meadows Museum 5900 Bishop Blvd., Dallas, TX, United States

Enjoy afternoons of informal drawing instruction with artist Ian O’Brien. Each session provides an opportunity to explore a variety of techniques and improve drawing skills. Designed for adults and students […]

Free – $12

Homeschool Workshop

Meadows Museum 5900 Bishop Blvd., Dallas, TX, United States

In this exclusive program for homeschool families, learners will enjoy a special viola performance by Albert Coronado Daza, Principal Viola, Symphony Orchestra of the Gran Teatro del Liceo, Barcelona, then […]

Free – $10

Connections

The Gates 5900 Bishop Blvd., Dallas, TX, United States

This informal program is designed for individuals with early-stage dementia, their care partners, and family members. Participants explore the galleries through interactive activities; experiment with different materials to create individual […]

Free

Viola by Candlelight

Meadows Museum 5900 Bishop Blvd., Dallas, TX, United States

Enjoy a candlelight concert by Spanish violist Albert Coronado Daza and pianist Dongni Xie while surrounded by works of art in the museum’s Gene and Jerry Jones Great Hall. Albert […]

Free – $10

Spotlight Talk: Decade x Decade | The 1980s

Jake and Nancy Hamon Galleries

The Meadows Museum turns sixty this year! Walk down memory lane with us as we explore the museum’s acquisitions by decade. Starting with the 1960s in January and ending with […]

Free – $12