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.
All program attendees are required to following the Meadows Museum’s Visitor Code of Conduct.
Adults
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Canceled SPANISH CINEMA NOW+ 2025 IN DALLAS | Un Amor
Bob and Jean Smith AuditoriumNow in its second year, Spanish Cinema Now+ 2025 in Dallas presents a showcase of films reflecting the breadth of styles and talent at work in Spain today, including established […]
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Drawing from the Masters
Meadows Museum 5900 Bishop Blvd., Dallas, TX, United StatesEnjoy 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 -
Drawing from the Masters
Meadows Museum 5900 Bishop Blvd., Dallas, TX, United StatesEnjoy 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 -
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 -
Spotlight Talk: Power Couples | Archduke Albert and Archduchess Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia
Jake and Nancy Hamon GalleriesThis fall, Spotlight Talks feature “power couples” from the museum’s permanent collection. Join a docent for a 20-minute talk that brings the stories behind these powerful duos to life. Talks […]
Free – $12 -
Spotlight Talk: Power Couples | Archduke Albert and Archduchess Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia
Jake and Nancy Hamon GalleriesThis fall, Spotlight Talks feature “power couples” from the museum’s permanent collection. Join a docent for a 20-minute talk that brings the stories behind these powerful duos to life. Talks […]
Free – $12 -
LECTURE | Photographing Evita and Juan Domingo Perón: A Tale of Image Branding
Bob and Jean Smith AuditoriumIliana Cepero, Assistant Professor of Modern/Contemporary Art History and Visual Studies, The New School Photography played a pivotal role in the construction of the political personas of Juan and Eva […]
Free – $10 -
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 -
Drawing from the Masters
Meadows Museum 5900 Bishop Blvd., Dallas, TX, United StatesEnjoy afternoons of informal drawing instruction with artist Ian O’Brien. Each session provides an opportunity to explorea variety of techniques and improve drawing skills. Drawingmaterials will be available, but participants […]
Free – $12 -
Luis Martín Lecture Series in the Humanities: The History and Practice of Photography in the United States and Mexico
Bob and Jean Smith AuditoriumIn conjunction with the exhibitions featuring the work of Laura Wilson and Manuel Álvarez Bravo, this series of four lectures (September 26, October 3, 10 & 17) will investigate the […]
Free – $60 -
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 StatesEnjoy afternoons of informal drawing instruction with artist Ian O’Brien. Each session provides an opportunity to explorea variety of techniques and improve drawing skills. Drawing materials will be available, but […]
Free – $12 -
Movies with the Meadows: Spain in the Sixties | Atraco a las tres
Bob and Jean Smith AuditoriumAtraco a las tres (Robbery at Three O’Clock), 1962 Directed by José María Forqué In honor of the Meadows Museum’s sixtieth anniversary, Movies with the Meadows will present three films […]
Free – $5 -
GALLERY TALK | Saints: The Great Cloud of Witnesses
Virginia Meadows GalleriesMeadows Museum gallery talks feature art research and perspectives from local guest speakers. Today's presenter is Father Gregory Schweers, O. Cist., Our Lady of Dallas Abbey and Cistercian Preparatory School. […]
Free – $12 -
artsLAB: Exploring the Mind, Body, & Heart Connection
Meadows Museum 5900 Bishop Blvd., Dallas, TX, United StatesThe Meadows Museum, in collaboration with Meadows School of the Arts, Dedman College of Humanities & Sciences, SMU Film & Media Arts, Dr. Bob Smith Health Center, SMU Project Poëtica, […]
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Spotlight Talk: Power Couples | King Philip IV and Queen Mariana of Austria
Jake and Nancy Hamon GalleriesThis fall, Spotlight Talks feature “power couples” from the museum’s permanent collection. Join a docent for a 20-minute talk that brings the stories behind these powerful duos to life. Talks […]
Free – $12 -
Canceled Spotlight Talk: Power Couples | King Philip IV and Queen Mariana of Austria
Jake and Nancy Hamon GalleriesThis fall, Spotlight Talks feature “power couples” from the museum’s permanent collection. Join a docent for a 20-minute talk that brings the stories behind these powerful duos to life. Talks […]
Free – $12 -
LECTURE | Nostalgia for al-Andalus from Bécquer to Rusiñol
Bob and Jean Smith AuditoriumClaudia Hopkins, Professor of Art History, University of Edinburgh Hopkins will present research from her recent book Art and Identity in Spain, 1833-1956. The Orient Within (Bloomsbury, 2024). Taking Bécquer’s […]
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 -
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 -
Drawing from the Masters
Meadows Museum 5900 Bishop Blvd., Dallas, TX, United StatesEnjoy afternoons of informal drawing instruction with artistIan O’Brien. Each session provides an opportunity to explorea variety of techniques and improve drawing skills. Drawingmaterials will be available, but participants are […]
Free – $12 -
Book Club Tour: “Attribution” by Linda Moore
The Meadows Museum’s Book Club Tours bring art and literature together. Read our 2025–26 selection, Attribution by Linda Moore, either with your book club or on your own. Then visit […]
Free – $12 -
Drawing from the Masters
Meadows Museum 5900 Bishop Blvd., Dallas, TX, United StatesEnjoy afternoons of informal drawing instruction with artist Ian O’Brien. Each session provides an opportunity to explorea variety of techniques and improve drawing skills. Drawingmaterials will be available, but participants […]
Free – $12 -
SPAIN Dances
Jake and Nancy Hamon GalleriesJacob Gómez Ruiz, ChoreographerFirst-Year Students in the Division of Dance, SMU Alvon Reed, Artist in Residence in Jazz, SMU Experience an original dance composition by Spanish choreographer Jacob Gómez Ruiz, […]
Free – $10








