ART IN BLOOM 2007 Festival and Floral Symposium

Fast Facts -
Museum Participation 400,000 people visited the Museum
Last Year More than 196,000 students and adults took part in education and public programming. The Museum has more than 20,000 Members

Mission of the Dallas Museum of Art:
We collect, preserve, present and interpret works of art of the highest quality from diverse cultures and centuries, including that of our own time. We champion the poser of art, embracing our responsibility to engage and educate our community, to contribute to cultural knowledge, and advance creative endeavor.

The Director: Bonnie Pitman. Ms. Pitman joined the DMA as Deputy Director in 2000. In addition to working closely with [former Eugene McDermott Director] Dr. Lane on directing the museum’s programming and administration, Ms. Pitman has been spearheading the DMA’s initiatives to advance the museum’s educational mission and enhance the visitor experience. Her work has culminated in the creation of the Center for Creative Connections, a new 12,000 square-foot facility opening in spring 2008 that will provide innovative models for art education and interpretation with programming focusing on the creative process of the artist as well as the creative process of engaging with works of art. The Center is based on an original three-year visitor research project headed by Ms. Pitman which examined in depth the ways in which visitors prefer to experience art, the results of which have fundamentally changed the museum’s programming culture and relationships with its constituencies.

Officers of the Board of Trustees: Mrs. Marguerite S. Hoffman, Chairman;
Mr. Walter B. Elcock, President

Founding Benefactor: Mrs. Eugene McDermott

Additional information: Sponsorship and underwriting opportunities,
phone 214-922-1249.

About the DMA: The 23,000 works of art in the Museum's encyclopedic collections span 5,000 years of history and represent all media with renowned strengths in the arts of the ancient Americas, Africa, Indonesia, and South Asia; European and American painting, sculpture, and decorative arts; and American and international contemporary art.

The Dallas Museum of Art is the anchor of the Dallas Arts District and serves as the cultural magnet for the city with diverse programming ranging from exhibitions and lectures to concerts, literary readings, dramatic and dance presentations, and a full spectrum of programs designed to engage people of all ages with the power and excitement of art.

The Dallas Museum of Art is supported in part by the generosity of Museum members and donors and by the citizens of Dallas through the City of Dallas/Office of Cultural Affairs and the Texas Commission on the Arts.