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To Level 3
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Red Elevators
Blue Elevators
Maps
In the Swimfamily guide
Do you like to swim? Then join me on a dive into the
art here at the DMA! We don’t need to go 20,000 leagues to
explore beautiful treasures.
to decorative arts galleries
level 4
level 3
Red Elevators
1717 N Harwood, Dallas, Texas 75201
For more information about programs for young children or to join our mailing list, call 214-922-1312 or e-mail [email protected]. Visit our website at DMA.org.
Family Experiences are supported, in part, by the Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation and the Junior League of Dallas.
The Dallas Museum of Art is supported, in part, by the generosity of DMA Members and donors, the citizens of Dallas through the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, and the Texas Commission on the Arts.
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Finding Your Way at the DMA: Tips for a Fun Family Visit
Less is more. Make your visit child-size and focus on just a few
works of art that spark your child’s curiosity. Don’t feel like you need to
see everything in one day. General admission at the Museum is always
free, and you can return again and again!
Make it an adventure. Pass the reins to the kids and follow their
interests! Let them choose where to go and what to see, and then
give their imaginations a workout. You might search for favorite
colors or animals, act out a story you see in the artwork, or play a
game of I Spy.
Take a break. Little legs tire out easily in this big museum. Feel free to
take a seat on a bench or even the floor as you spend time with a work
of art. If your child is feeling extra wiggly, go to the Center for Creative
Connections and visit Arturo’s Nest, a “please touch” space where kids
can crawl, climb, and play.
Meet Arturo!
Arturo, the DMA’s family mascot, is based on a ceramic vessel from
Peru that is more than 1,000 years old. The artist was probably inspired
by the colorful macaws of South America. Look for this parrot-shaped
container in the Ancient Art of the Americas Galleries on Level 4.
local support
Am
on
g t
he B
au
le p
eo
ple
of
Cô
te d
’Ivo
ire,
th
e m
oti
f o
f a
big
fish
eati
ng
a s
mall fi
sh s
ymb
oli
zes
pro
tect
ing
on
e’s
fam
ily—
an
ap
pro
pri
ate
deco
rati
on
fo
r th
e h
om
e. A
cord
to
op
en
an
d c
lose
th
e d
oo
r o
nce
ran
th
rou
gh
th
e
ho
le i
n t
he c
en
ter
of
the fi
sh.
Late
r, t
he m
eta
l keyh
ole
wa
s in
stalled
.
In t
he
earl
y 19
00
s, s
ilve
r w
as
a s
ymb
ol o
f w
ealt
h, an
d m
an
y
ho
use
ho
lds
use
d t
he
din
ner
tab
le t
o s
ho
w o
ff t
hei
r st
atu
s.
Din
ner
part
ies
cou
ld r
eq
uir
e se
ven
teen
or
eig
hte
en
dif
fere
nt
pie
ces
of
silv
erw
are
fo
r each
pers
on
, o
ften
wit
h o
ne
ute
nsi
l
havi
ng
a v
ery
sp
eci
fic
fun
ctio
n. Th
e d
eco
rati
on
on
th
e
ute
nsi
ls c
an
giv
e vi
ew
ers
clu
es
ab
ou
t th
e ty
pe
of
foo
d f
or
wh
ich
th
ey
were
mad
e.
Lou
is C
om
fort
Tif
fan
y b
eg
an
his
care
er
as
a p
ain
ter
bu
t la
ter
beg
an
wo
rkin
g
wit
h g
lass
. Th
ese
win
do
ws
are
believe
d
to b
e p
art
of
a s
eri
es
dep
icti
ng
th
e
fou
r se
aso
ns
un
der
the
sea. Th
ese
tw
o
win
do
ws—
spri
ng
an
d s
um
mer—
wo
uld
have
been
pair
ed
wit
h a
win
do
w
featu
rin
g c
rab
s in
a n
et
(fall)
an
d a
sch
oo
l
of
fish
cir
clin
g u
nd
er
an
ice
berg
(w
inte
r).
Mak
e yo
ur
bes
t fish
face
an
d s
earc
h
for
a d
oo
r w
ith
tw
o fi
sh.
Wh
at
shapes
do y
ou
see o
n t
he l
arg
e fi
sh’s
body?
Th
e ar
tist
wh
o c
arve
d t
his
do
or
made
som
e p
lace
s b
um
py
and
so
me
pla
ces
smo
oth
.
Can
you
fin
d a
str
aig
ht
lin
e,
a w
avy lin
e,
an
d a
zig
zag lin
e?
Th
is w
indow
to
an
un
der
wat
er w
orl
d
spar
kles
an
d s
hin
es a
s lig
ht
pass
es t
hro
ugh
the
colo
red g
lass
.
Can
you
help
me fi
nd s
om
e o
f m
y o
cean
fri
en
ds?
Searc
h t
he w
indow
s fo
r st
arfi
sh a
nd s
ea
an
em
on
es.
How
many d
o y
ou
see?
Inst
ead o
f usi
ng p
ain
t, t
his
art
ist
crea
ted a
pic
ture
ou
t of
hun
dre
ds
of
pie
ces
of
gla
ss,
fitt
ed t
oget
her
lik
e a p
uzz
le.
Ma
sks
such
as
these
were
cre
ate
d
by
the Y
up
’ik p
eo
ple
to
ed
uca
te a
nd
en
tert
ain
, an
d t
o u
se i
n c
ere
mo
nia
l
pra
yers
. T
he e
xte
nd
ing
han
ds
are
a c
om
mo
n s
ym
bo
l, i
nd
icati
ng
th
at
the m
ask
wo
uld
have
been
use
d b
y
a s
ham
an
, o
r sp
irit
ual
lead
er.
Th
e
Yu
p’ik
beli
eve
th
at
hu
man
s, a
nim
als
,
an
d e
ven
sto
rms
an
d m
ou
nta
ins
have
spir
its.
Th
is m
ask
may
have
been
use
d t
o r
eq
uest
th
at
mo
re a
nim
als
pa
ss t
hro
ug
h t
o t
his
wo
rld
fro
m t
he
spir
it w
orl
d.
Som
ethin
g s
mel
ls fi
shy!
Fish
are
bea
uti
ful to
look
at,
but
they
are
als
o a
favo
rite
food for
man
y
peo
ple
all
ove
r th
e w
orl
d.
Sear
ch o
ur
colle
ctio
n o
f
silv
erw
are
for
a fork
whose
pro
ngs
look
like
fish
.
Wh
ich
food w
ou
ld b
e a
good
matc
h f
or
this
fork
?
Th
is i
s a f
ork
made f
or
serv
ing s
ard
ines—
a t
ype o
f sm
all fi
sh.
Can
you
fin
d a
ny
oth
er
sea c
reatu
res
hid
ing o
n
the s
ilver
in t
his
gallery
?
Fish
are
n’t
the
only
anim
als
who lo
ve t
o s
plis
h a
nd s
pla
sh!
Searc
h t
his
Yu
p’ik
mask
for
a
fish
, a b
eaver,
an
d a
sm
ilin
g f
ace
.
Now
, st
retc
h o
ut
your
arm
s
and o
pen
your
han
ds
like
the
two w
hit
e han
ds
in t
he
mask
. Yo
u a
re w
elco
min
g a
nd
cele
bra
tin
g! Th
e Yu
p’ik
peo
ple
of
Ala
ska d
epen
d o
n fi
sh a
nd
anim
als
for
food a
nd c
loth
ing
and r
espec
t th
em v
ery
much
.th
e m
ask c
ame
fro
m h
ere.
we
are
her
e!
leve
l 3,
dec
orat
ive
arts
leve
l 4, ar
ts o
f th
e am
eric
as
leve
l 4, ar
ts o
f
the
amer
icas
leve
l 3,
arts
of
afric
a
starfi
sh
sea a
nem
one
