Art Tours in Dallas

AT&T Stadium

While some might consider the team that won back-to-back Super Bowls in the mid-1990s a work of art, most do not associate art with football. Dallas Cowboys owners Jerry and Gene Jones want to change that. With the help of collectors, museum curators, and professional art advisors, the couple assembled 86 pieces of world-class collection of contemporary art to display across AT&T Stadium in Arlington and The Star in Frisco.

The stadium provides guided art tours Monday-Thursday. The tour guides point out easily overlooked insights such as Franz Ackermann's nod to the past, with the former Cowboys Stadium painted into the background of his mural that wraps around the monumental staircase. They also offer fun facts like the popular 35-foot Sky Mirror sculpture on the East Plaza that weighs 15 tons!

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Art Program

Art lovers finding themselves with a long layover in Terminal D at the DFW airport are in luck. The nation's fourth busiest airport doubles as an art museum housing an estimated $8 million art collection. The majority of the painting, sculptures, mosaics, and other air pieces are displayed throughout Terminal D and the Skytram.

One of the most popular pieces is a labyrinth made with varying sizes of colored glass. Christopher Janney's interactive sculpture, Circling is located on the south side of Terminal D. Labyrinths are traditionally used as an active calming meditation, perfect for when you hear that the plane is delayed, again.

Outside of the terminal visitors can walk through the DFW Sculpture Garden where several pieces from the Nasher Sculpture Center are displayed. Art lovers can schedule docent-led 60- or 90-minute art tours, no plane ticket needed.

Dallas Museum of Art

The pinnacle of art in Dallas is the Dallas Museum of Art. But with 24,000 works of art that span 5,000 years it is hard to know where to start and where to end. Get right to the good stuff with the museum's free docent-led art tours every Saturday at 2 p.m. The Spotlight Tours depart from the visitor's desk and zig-zags through the museum hitting the highlights of the museum's collection.

Dallas Arts District Architecture Walking Tour

If your idea of an art tour is getting outside, stretching your legs, and feeling the sunshine on your skin while you look at great works of art, then join the Dallas Arts District for an architecture walking tour. For 90 minutes, a tour guide weaves you through the streets of Downtown Dallas while noting the architecture detail of buildings from the 1890s to present day. You will also learn the fascinating history behind some of Dallas' most famous buildings. For example, did you know that the building that houses the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts was built in 1922 as the first African American High School in Dallas? Tours are held on the first and third Saturday of every month at 10 a.m.

Dallas Love Field Public Art Program

While public art has been a part of the airport for decades, the airport's Love Field Art Program introduced new works of art in easy-to-enjoy locations throughout the airport. Designed by local and national artists, the collection – 23 pieces in total – enriches the experience of your airport experience and proclaims the cultural diversity of Dallas. Guided terminal tours are available free of charge, require a reservation and can take up to 90 minutes.

City of Dallas Public Art Tour

Interested in taking a self-guided tour of Dallas' most prestigious public art? The City of Dallas Public Art Program has over 300 works of art in its current collection all across the city including Downtown, Fair Park and Dallas Love Field airport. A self-guided tour of 15 stops is offered and highlights include Genesis, The Gift of Life, a beautiful mosaic outside the Dallas Museum of Art, and the Cattle Drive sculptures at Pioneer Plaza.