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Meadows Museum

Step inside a treasure chest of Spanish art, hiding amazing stories from long ago!

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Southern Methodist University July 2016 124 (Meadows Museum)

Southern Methodist University July 2016 124 (Meadows Museum)

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Bennett Sewell's 'It's What You Make of It' at Meadows Museum
Southern Methodist University July 2016 122 (Meadows Museum)
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Bennett Sewell's 'It's What You Make of It' at Meadows Museum
Meadows Museum January 2017 03 (Gene and Jerry Jones Great Hall)
Andy Warhol's Mick Jagger, at the Meadows Museum beginning February 20
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Key Facts

Location
Dallas, Texas, USA.
Nickname
Prado on the Prairie.
Collection Focus
One of the largest collections of Spanish art outside of Spain.
Art Time Span
Works from the 10th to the 21st centuries.

Meet the Prado on the Prairie!

Imagine a super-duper art museum, like a giant box filled with amazing pictures and sculptures! That's the Meadows Museum. It's in a place called Dallas, Texas, and it's like a special home for art from a country far away called Spain. This museum is so big, it has two floors, and it's filled with art that's super old, some even from a thousand years ago! It's like a time machine for your eyes.

Where Did All This Art Come From?

A long, long time ago, a kind person named Algur H. Meadows wanted to share beautiful Spanish art with everyone. He gathered amazing paintings and sculptures from Spain, which is a country known for its colorful culture and fantastic artists.

He wanted people in Texas to see this art, so he built this special museum. It's like collecting your favorite toys and then building a special room just for them!

Why Is This Museum So Cool?

The Meadows Museum is super important because it has one of the biggest collections of Spanish art outside of Spain itself! That means if you can't travel all the way to Spain, you can still see incredible art right here. It helps us learn about Spanish history, their stories, and how artists saw the world a long, long time ago. It’s like having a secret window into another country's past.

What Kind of Art Will You See?

Inside the Meadows Museum, you can find art made between the years 900 and today! That's a HUGE amount of time. You might see paintings with knights and castles, or pictures of people in fancy clothes from long ago. There are also sculptures that look like they could come to life. It’s like a giant art party with pieces from different centuries, all celebrating Spanish creativity.

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