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What is in the Dallas Museum of Art's collection?

Short answer

More than 25,000 works, from ancient to contemporary. The collection areas include African, Asian, European, Indigenous American, Latin American, Islamic, and U.S. and Canadian art.

In detail

The museum groups its collection into areas. This is the list from its own site.

  1. Art from around the world.

    African art, Asian art, Island Southeast Asia and Oceanic art, Indigenous American art and Latin American art.

  2. Europe and North America.

    European art, and U.S. and Canadian art.

  3. Islamic art.

    The Keir Collection of Islamic Art.

  4. Design and works on paper.

    Design and decorative art, and prints and drawings.

  5. Art of our time.

    Postwar and contemporary art.

Tip. Every work has been digitized, so you can look through the collection on the museum's site before you visit.

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  • You want to know whether a certain work is on view
  • You want to book a tour
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