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Nine Must‑See Museum Exhibits Arriving in Dallas in 2020

Header photo credit: Crow Museum of Asian Art.

Dallas is renowned for its vibrant museum scene, largely thanks to the steady influx of fresh, engaging exhibits. As the new year begins, here’s a curated look at nine standout shows hitting the city in 2020.

Latino Cultural Center Jan. 18 – Mar. 18, 2020
Featured is *The Dreamer/Parallel Universe: The Works of Armando Sebastian*, a limited‑time collection that blends 1990s club culture with Latinx music and fashion through vivid paintings. Admission is free.

Crow Museum of Asian Art, UT‑Dallas Jan. 18 – Aug. 16, 2020
The museum opens its decade with *Beili Liu: One and Another*, the first in a series spotlighting Texas‑based Asian women artists. Liu’s installations draw deeply from her Chinese heritage, offering process‑driven, site‑responsive works. Admission is free.

South Dallas Cultural Center Jan. 25 – Mar. 21, 2020
Celebrate black creativity with *Punk Noir*, a portrait series by Nigerian‑American artist Dawn Okoro that uses vibrant light and color to honor the divine feminine and masculine in its subjects. Admission is free.

Museum of Geometric and MADI Art Jan. 31 – Apr. 26, 2020
*Hip Squares: Dallas Artists of the 1960s* showcases the works of local geometric abstractionists such as Bill Komodore, Toni LaSelle, Herb Rogallas, Charles T. Williams, and Roger Winters, illuminating the spirit of Dallas’s modern art movement. Admission is free.

Dallas Holocaust & Human Rights Museum Feb. 19 – Jun. 30, 2020
Explore two pivotal photography collections under *The Fight for Civil Rights in the South*. *Courage Under Fire* captures the 1961 bus burning in Anniston, Alabama, while *Selma to Montgomery* documents Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s historic march. Adult tickets $16, student tickets $12.

Frontiers of Flight Museum Opening Feb. 28
New permanent exhibit *Early Cold War and the Korean Conflict* delves into jet engine evolution, the Berlin Airlift, and aerial dogfights over MiG Alley. Adult admission $10; children (3‑17) $7.

Meadows Museum* Mar. 29 – Jul. 26, 2020
See *Alonso Berruguete: First Sculptor of Renaissance Spain*, showcasing the pioneering 16th‑century Spanish sculptor’s anatomical precision and dynamic movement. Adult tickets $12; free for children under 12.

Perot Museum of Nature & Science Apr. 25 – Sep. 7, 2020
*The Science Behind Pixar* examines the technological marvels that birthed beloved animated characters, from Woody to Luxo Sr. and Jr. Adult admission $20; children (12 and under) $13.

Dallas Museum of Art Jun. 7 – Sep. 6, 2020
*Rethinking the Myth of the American West* presents nearly 80 works exploring indigenous interactions, expansive landscapes, and modernization anxieties. Adult tickets $16; DMA members and children (11 and under) free.

*The Meadows Museum is a member of VisitDallas.

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