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.
College Students
Roaming Mexico: Laura Wilson
Virginia Meadows GalleriesCapturing the unique culture, grit, joy, and humanity of Mexico and the Texas border, this exhibition of works by celebrated photographer Laura Wilson includes intimate portrayals of village life, popular […]
Manuel Álvarez Bravo: Visions of Mexico
Meadows Museum 5900 Bishop Blvd., Dallas, TX, United StatesIn conjunction with Roaming Mexico: Laura Wilson comes this captivating, intimate exhibition featuring the work of the influential Mexican photographer Manuel Álvarez Bravo (1902–2002), one of the most important artists in 20th-century […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Movies with the Meadows: Spain in the Sixties | El verdugo
Bob and Jean Smith AuditoriumEl verdugo (The Executioner), 1963 Directed by Luis García Berlanga In honor of the Meadows Museum’s sixtieth anniversary, Movies with the Meadows will present three films from the decade of […]
GALLERY TALK | Traveling with Laura and Manuel
Virginia Meadows GalleriesMeadows Museum gallery talks feature art research and perspectives from local guest speakers. Today's presenter is Frederico Câmara, Assistant Professor of Art, Meadows School of the Arts, SMU. The program […]
Spotlight Talk: Power Couples | King Philip V and Queen María Luisa Gabriela of Savoy
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 […]
Novel Ideas: Finding Attribution in “Attribution”
Bob and Jean Smith AuditoriumLinda Moore, Author Patricia Manzano Rodríguez, Curator, Meadows Museum Moderated by Nancy Cohen Israel, Docent Programs Manager, Meadows Museum Join author Linda Moore and Meadows Museum Curator Patricia Manzano Rodríguez […]
SENSORY CART – Photography
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 […]
SENSORY CART – Photography
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 […]
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 […]
Spotlight Talk: Power Couples | King Philip V and Queen María Luisa Gabriela of Savoy
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 […]
LECTURE | Fotógrafas: Feminist Narratives, Imaginaries and Representations in 20th- and 21st-Century Mexico
Bob and Jean Smith AuditoriumKaren Cordero, Professor Emerita, Universidad Iberoamericana How does the consideration of the presence of feminism in 20th- and 21st-century Mexico and the rereading of Mexican art history from the perspective […]
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 […]
Movies with the Meadows: Spain in the Sixties | La tía Tula
Bob and Jean Smith AuditoriumLa tía Tula (Aunt Tula), 1964 Directed by Miguel Picazo In honor of the Meadows Museum’s sixtieth anniversary, Movies with the Meadows will present three films from the decade of […]
GALLERY TALK | Hidden Sepharad and Al-Andalus: The Spanish Jewish and Muslim Past in the Meadows Collection
Virginia Meadows GalleriesMeadows Museum gallery talks feature art research and perspectives from local guest speakers. Today's presenter is Luis Rueda Galán, Mellon Curatorial Fellow, Meadows Museum. The program is free with regular […]
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 […]
Spotlight Talk: Power Couples | Salvador Dalí and Gala Dalí
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 […]
Spotlight Talk: Power Couples | Salvador Dalí and Gala Dalí
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 […]
SENSORY CART – Photography
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 […]
SENSORY CART – Photography
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 […]
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 […]
