Have you ever been to the Meadows Museum? I hadn't even realized that it was there until recently. It's right on the campus of SMU. It opened in 1965 and was a gift to the university from Algur H. Meadows, a Texas oil man. He began collecting Spanish Art in the 1950s and eventually donated it all to the museum.
The entrance to the building. The building is a work of art in itself. The white sculpture at the top of the stairs is called "Sho" by Juame Plensa. It's a sculpture of a female head. It's pretty cool.
Just outside the building is this piece of artwork called "The Wave" by Santiago Calatrava.
When you walk in, there's this beautiful staircase to the second floor. There were two special exhibits there. Both were photography exhibits that were pretty cool. But also up here are permanent galleries.
The painting that you see on the landing at the top of the stairs is called "The Immaculate Conception" by Bartolome Esteban Murillo. Apparently that was a popular painting topic. There were several versions of this in the museum by other artists.
At the top of the stairs you are greeted by this lovely statue called "The Three Nymphs" by Aristide Maillol.
There's also a porthole window that offers a nice view of the campus.
On one side there is a room full of these beautiful altar pieces. This one is called "Altarpiece of St. Peter" by Martin de Soria. It was done in 1480. It's 545 years old. Holy cow!
One of the photo exhibits was called "Roaming Mexico" by Laura Wilson. This is one of her photos. It's a mother and child in a border camp in Sonora. Her photos were great.
On the other side of the building were rooms displaying the beautiful Spanish paintings. Paintings are my particular favorite type of art.
This is called "Still Life in a Landscape" by Pablo Picasso.
Jacob Laying Peeled Rods before the Flocks of Laban (1665) by Bartolome Esteban Murillo. You can't tell by this photo but this painting took up a good portion of the wall. It was huge!
Saint Justa (1665) by Bartolome Esteban Murillo. I really liked this one.
It's a small museum but it's got some really nice paintings. It's $12 to get in and they are open Tues - Sat from 10 - 5 and Sunday from 1 - 5. They have a parking garage and will validate, so check it out!
