Dealey Plaza

Museums in Dallas - Texas - United States

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Museums in Dallas - Texas - United States World Travel https://www.youtube.com/user/World1Tube Dallas - Texas - United States Travel guide http://goo.gl/tLsKrZ Dealey Plaza and the Sixth Floor Museum The Texas School Book Depository was a rather ordinary building in downtown Dallas until the infamous assassination of US President John F Kennedy on 22 November 1963 as he travelled in an open limousine through Dallas on a pre-election visit. Lee Harvey Oswald, the 24-year-old local who was accused of the crime, had a filing job at the depository. The deadly shot was fired from the sixth floor of the building, which is now the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza documenting both the assassination itself and the life and times of JFK. This includes a minute-by-minute account of the action, the investigations and the various assassination theories that followed. The Plaza itself is simply an outdoor grassy area on the north side of Elm Street, where curiosity seekers gather at all hours of day and night. Opening Times: Tue-Sun 1000-1800, Mon 1200-1800. Admission Fees: Yes Disabled Access: No Unesco: No Address: 411 Elm Street, Dallas, United States African-American Museum One of the rare modern buildings at Fair Park, this cross-shaped museum of ivory-colored stone stands out not just for its beautiful contemporary design but also for its commitment to the preservation and exhibition of African-American materials of artistic, cultural and historical value. Among noted collections is the Billy R. Allen Folk Art Collection. Through its four vaulted galleries, the Museum fully details African-American art and history from pre-colonial times to the present day, with permanent and temporary exhibitions. Opening Times: Tue-Fri 1200-1700, Sat 1000-1700, Sun 1300-1700. Admission Fees: Yes Disabled Access: No Unesco: No Address: 3536 Grand Avenue, Dallas, United States Dallas Museum of Art The spacious permanent collection galleries at the Dallas Museum of Art, also a building designed by I.M. Pei, cover different types of art from ancient to modern times, from the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia, with 23,000 works of art. Of particular significance is the Wendy and Emery Reves Collection of Impressionist paintings, a collection numbering 1,400 pieces. Many visiting exhibitions from prized collections around the world include such treasures as the golden Tutankhamun mummies from Egypt, the works of Marc Chagall, and much more. Among myriad programming interests are Arts &Letters; Live, lectures, gallery talks and tours, concerts and performances and classes. The museum shop is worth a visit for unusual gifts and souvenirs. Opening Times: Tue-Wed, Fri-Sun 1100-1700; Thu 1100-2100. Admission Fees: Yes Disabled Access: No Unesco: No Address: 1717 North Harwood Street, Dallas, United States Perot Museum of Nature and Science Opened in 2012, this nonprofit educational organisation in the Dallas Arts District thrills children, students, teachers and families with stunning exhibits in a 180,000sq ft museum with five floors of public spaces and 11 exhibit halls. There is a complete children's museum within, which includes an outdoor play area. Extraordinary elements include a vast, glassed-in lobby and adjacent rooftop deck; a 298-seat theater with numerous projection capabilities; and a lovely café. The building itself is jaw-dropping, thanks to the work by 2005 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureate Thom Mayne of the firm Morphosis. The museum is named for the Perot family, who donated $50 million for this museum's creation. It's wise to purchase admission tickets online and in advance as the museum frequently sells out and visitors without tickets are often turned away. Opening Times: Mon-Sat 1000-1700, Sun 1200-1700. Admission Fees: Yes Disabled Access: Yes Unesco: No Address: 2201 North Field Street, Dallas, United States ======================================= Dallas Museums, Dallas Transport, Dallas Tours, Dallas Introduction, Dallas Attractions, Dallas Hotels, Dallas Restaurants, Dallas Shopping, Dallas Nightlife, world travel video, Dallas video, Dallas, Dallas Travel guide, Dallas Tourism, Dallas Vacation, Texas, Texas travel guide, Texas tourism, Texas vacation, Texas Attractions, North America, United States of America ==== Dallas - Texas - United States Travel guide, Vacation, Tourism, Attractions