More than 30 museums can be found in
the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex—one
of which offers the largest collection of
African-American folk art in the nation.
The African American Museum in Dallas
is in fact one of the top five African-American art museums in the world.
And the Dallas Museum of Art in downtown is home to one of the largest collections of post-1945 art in the
Southwest and has the second largest
program for schoolchildren among art
museums nationwide. The Meadows
Museum at Southern Methodist
University has an impressive collection
of Spanish art, and Dallas offers the
only Asian art museum in the Southwest,
the Margaret and Trammell Crow
Collection of Asian Art.
Dallas is also home to the only literary
center in North Texas. The mission of
The Writer’s Garret is to foster the education and development of readers,
writers, and audiences, by putting
them in touch with quality literature,
each other, and the communities in
which they live. They accomplish this
through a series of impressive programs, one of which is the Writers
Studio. Inspired by Bravo’s Inside the
Actors Studio, the Writers Studio
brings to Dallas the world’s most
accomplished writers for an intimate
look at their work. No other literary
program in Texas offers the diverse
education and cultural events as what
the Writer’s Garret brings to the DFW
community.
For the performing arts connoisseur, the
$81.5 million Morton H. Meyerson
Symphony Center, designed by the
famous architect I. M. Pei, houses the
Dallas Symphony Orchestra, which is
the eighth oldest symphony in the U.S.
And for the nontraditional symphony
lovers, the Dallas Wind Symphony is
the largest windband in the country.
The music plays on with live music ven-
ues across the city—from country and
western music to blues, rock, jazz, and
much more.
Dallas also is home to a lively theatre
scene for all age groups. The Dallas
Children’s Theater presents more productions and performances in a season
than any other professional children’s
theater in the nation and is home to the
nation’s oldest regional theater company—the Dallas Theater Center. Dallas is
the host city of the largest art show and
outdoor festival of its kind in the
Southwest. ArtFest is a three-day event
with more than 800 artists from across
the United States participating.
And if outdoor activities are more fitting to
your style, look no further than this diverse
Metroplex. The cities’ many area lakes—
63 within a 100-mile radius—offer limitless hiking, biking, boating, and sightseeing opportunities.
And just a short jaunt from Dallas is Fort
Worth, a city known for its old town charm
and unique qualities that portray Texan
authenticity. Some of the leisure hot spots
Fort Worth offers are the Fort Worth
Stockyards National Historic District—a
unique way to explore the essence of the
Old West. The district provides visitors lodging, shopping, nightlife and entertainment.
And a leisurely stroll through Sundance
Square, Downtown Fort Worth’s entertainment and shopping districts, offers
patrons 20 blocks of Fort Worth’s most
vibrant shopping and dining venues.
Brick-paved, flower-lined sidewalks highlight charming, historical buildings, boutiques, art galleries, and museums. You’ve
not experienced southwestern charm until
you’ve strolled Sundance Square.
The next few pages offer only a glimpse
of the many activities available in the
Dallas/Fort Worth area. So, enjoy all it
has to offer: cattle drives, outdoor sculpture tours, and art gardens make these
cities a joy to discover!
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