Dallas Arts District
The AT&T Performing Arts Center completes the dream of the Dallas Arts District—a unique, 68-acre, 19-block neighborhood in the heart of Dallas—that is the centerpiece of the cultural life of the city. The cornerstone and catalyst for creative vitality in the region, the Arts District is home to the city's leading visual and performing arts institutions, whose range and depth make it a destination for the arts that is unparalleled in the world.
AT&T Performing Arts CENTER
The
development of the District stimulated a renaissance for the commercial
downtown, fueling the expansion of artistic and cultural activities and
establishing Dallas as a cultural destination nationally. These
world-renowned arts organizations, along with the opening of the AT&T Performing Arts Center, continue to strengthen the city's
position as a leading cultural hub for visitors from around the world.
The opening of the Center will complete the 25-year vision of the
Dallas Arts District, creating a self-contained, pedestrian-friendly
oasis in the heart of the city. Upon the completion of the Center in
October 2009, Dallas will also be the only city in the world with
buildings designed by four Pritzker Prize-winning architects in one
contiguous block.
Tours of the Dallas Arts District are available on the first Saturday of each month and can be scheduled by emailing artsinfo@downtowndallas.org or by calling 214.744.6642.
The first institution to move into the Arts District in 1983 with the construction of its new building designed by Edward Larabee Barnes, the museum's encyclopedic collection includes more than 23,000 works of art, spanning over 5,000 years of history and representing cultures from around the world.
Home to the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, The Meyerson includes the McDermott Concert Hall, considered to be one of the most acoustically sound halls in the country. Designed by I.M. Pei in 1989, The Meyerson borders the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts to the west.
The Nasher showcases one of the greatest collections of modern and contemporary sculpture in the world in a building designed by Renzo Piano, which opened in 2003.
Dedicated to the arts and cultures of China, Japan, India and Southeast Asia, the collection houses more than 750 works drawn from those regions.
Currently building a new facility designed by Brad Cloepfil, which will open in 2008, it is one of the preeminent performing arts schools in the country. Alumnae include Norah Jones and Erykah Badu.