Art
The Women's Museum
3800 Parry Avenue Dallas, Texas 75226
The Women’s Museum: An Institute for the Future is the nation’s first comprehensive museum dedicated to highlight women’s participation in shaping our nation’s history. The museum holds thousands of stories recounting women’s public and private triumphs and the political, social, and spiritual struggles of those who would be denied their freedoms.
Open Tuesdays through Sundays from noon until 5pm.
Tickets are $5 for adults, $4 for senior citizens and teenagers (13-18) and $3 for children.
- Phone: 214.915.0860
Dallas Heritage Village at Old City
1515 South Harwood Dallas, Texas 75215-1273
Take a trip to Old City Park-Dallas’ first park. The 13-acres are home to Heritage Village, a “living history” museum complete with costumed characters in 38 restored 19th century buildings where you can see what Dallas life was like between 1840 and 1910. Our hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 10 AM to 4 PM, Sunday, Noon to 4 PM.Ticket prices vary from 5 to 7 dollars.Closed on major holidays.
- Phone: 214.421.5141
Museum of the American Railroad
1105 Washington Street Dallas, Texas
The Museum of the American Railroad houses a complete pre World War II passenger train. The museum has recently added a collection of postwar lightweight passenger equipment. You can see steam, diesel and electric locomotives, cabooses, historic structures, signals and a steam calliope and whistle display.
- Phone: 214.428.0101
Museum of Nature and Science
3535 Grand Avenue Dallas, Texas 75310
A Smithsonian Affiliate, the Museum of Nature and Science is to inspire nature, science and technology inquiry in children of all ages. The non-profit Museum features education, exhibition and research and collections programming for students, teachers, families and life-long learners. The facility features an extensive exhibition of Texas wildlife habitats, the TI Founders IMAX Theater and a cutting-edge digital planetarium. The Perot Museum of Nature and Science opens next to Victory Park in 2013.
- Phone: 214.428.5555
Juanita Craft Civil Rights House
2618 Warren Avenue Dallas, Texas 75215
Juanita Craft (1902-1985) was the first African-American woman to vote in Dallas, the first African-American woman City Council member and played a key role in integrating two local universities, the Texas State Fair and many of Dallas’ restaurants and hotels. The House displays memorabilia honoring Ms. Craft’s leadership and participation in the Civil Rights movement.
Open Tuesday - Friday 10:00am - 4:00pm. All tours must be booked in advance.
- Phone: 214.670.8637
Dallas Historical Society
3939 Grand Avenue Dallas, Texas 75210
The Dallas Historical Society began in 1922 and is located in the art-deco Hall of State built to commemorate the Texas Centennial. The group preserves rare Dallas and Texas-related three-dimensional objects, including James Fannin’s watch and Santa Anna’s Texas Campaign medal. Its G.B. Dealey library holds more than 10,000 bound volumes and three million historic documents, including Sam Houston’s handwritten account of the battle of San Jacinto. The library’s holdings include 2.5 million archival documents, 3,000 photographs, 14,000 books, and 3,000 periodicals. The collection contains rare books and manuscripts on the founding of the Republic of Texas, Texas since 1845, and Dallas and North Texas. More than 12,000 schoolchildren enjoy guided tours of the Hall of State each year. The Dallas Historical Society hosts city tours and publishes a semi-annual magazine about Dallas history called “Legacies.”
Open to the public.
Tues-Sat. 9:30am - 5:30pm, Sun. 1:00pm - 5:00pm.
- Phone: 214.421.4500
African American Museum
Fair Park- 3536 Grand Avenue Dallas, Texas 75315
Founded in 1974 as part of the Bishop College Special Collection, Dallas’ African American Museum has one of the largest African American folk art collections in the United States. The exhibition includes a wide variety of visual art forms and historical documents that portray the African American experience in the United States, Southwest, and Dallas. The museum’s main objective is the presentation of meaningful experiences for children and adults who do not normally visit museums.
Admission is free. The museum is open Tuesday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m., Saturday from 10am until 5pm and on Sunday from from 1 to 5pm.
- Phone: 214.565.9026
