Need materials for your self-guided visit to the Museum? We’ve got you covered! We have three types of materials available:
- Artwork-focused conversation starters and quick activities developed with our Educator Advisory Council. Easily share these materials with your chaperones on the day of your visit by using the QR codes below.
- Scavenger hunts that help students explore the galleries. Some of these materials were made by students, for students . . . so they’re kid (and teen) approved!
- Gallery games for specific areas of the collection. These games were developed by 6th graders at our partner school, Travis TAG Academy!
These materials were developed with the DMA Educator Advisory Council. Keep the conversation going—explore these big ideas further with our NEW teacher resources.
What is the difference between a hope and a wish? In this resource, students will explore human relationships in art and consider their own hopes for the future.
Works well with: Works of art containing at least two figures.
Includes: Writing activity and group share.
TEKS Core Standard: Observation and Perception; Creative Expression; Critical Evaluation and Response.
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Who are you? Who are you to others? In this resource, students will select works of art that match how they view themselves and how they think others view them.
Works well with: Any gallery with any work of art.
Includes: A conversation-based activity.
TEKS Core Standard: Observation and Perception; Creative Expression.
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Every object has a past and a story to share. In this resource, students will imagine the “lives” of objects and their significance to individuals and communities.
Works well with: Works of art (painting, sculpture, or artifact) with easily recognizable objects or items; avoid pieces with abstract or difficult-to-identify elements.
Includes: A sketching activity.
TEKS Core Standard: Historical and Cultural Relevance; Critical Evaluation and Response.
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A picture is worth a thousand words, but what can’t it say? In this resource, students look closely at portraits and think about what you can see, what you can’t see, and what you can or cannot know about a person based on first impressions. Students will challenge their assumptions and consider stereotypes.
Works well with: Portraits or works of art that show a representation of a person on any floor of the Museum.
Includes: A sketching activity.
TEKS Core Standard: Observation and Perception; Creative Expression; Historical and Cultural Relevance; and Critical Evaluation and Response.
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Here are easily printable materials for students to explore the Museum in their chaperoned groups!
With more than 25,000 works of art at the DMA, it can be hard to know what to see on your visit! These scavenger hunts highlight selected objects throughout the entire Museum.
- The Superlative Scavenger Hunt helps students discover the tallest, the rarest, the widest, and the deepest works on view at the DMA.
- The Teen Gallery Guide is a scavenger hunt highlighting artwork that expresses different forms of love: community, place, family, friends, and romance. It was created by the 2023–2024 DMA Teen Council.
Grab a pencil and one of these printed games to explore different areas of the collection. Try one or try them all! These games were created by 6th grade students at Travis TAG Academy as part of the DMA’s partnership with the school.
School Programs are provided by an Anonymous Donor, Ameriprise Financial, Ecolab Foundation, Carl B. & Florence E. King Foundation, Harold Simmons Foundation, and the Texas Commission on the Arts. The Dallas Museum of Art is supported, in part, by generous DMA Members and donors, the Texas Commission on the Arts, and the citizens of Dallas through the City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture.
