Living in North Texas
Arts Venues & Museums of North Texas
From world-class museums in the Dallas Arts District to intimate theaters and galleries close to home, art and live performance are part of everyday life here. Here is our guide to the area’s museums, galleries and performing arts venues, organized by region.
Museums & Galleries
Art museums, galleries, sculpture gardens and history museums. Many offer free admission.
Dallas & Richardson
- Dallas Museum of ArtDallasdma.org
- Nasher Sculpture CenterDallasnashersculpturecenter.org
- Crow Museum of Asian ArtDallas Arts District · Free admissionDallascrowmuseum.org
- Meadows MuseumAt SMU · Spanish artDallasmeadowsmuseumdallas.org
- Dallas ContemporaryDesign District · Free admissionDallasdallascontemporary.org
- Crow Museum of Asian Art at UT DallasEdith & Peter O’Donnell Jr. Athenaeum · Free admissionRichardsoncrowmuseum.org
Plano, Frisco & Collin County
- ArtCentre of PlanoHistoric Saigling House & sculpture gardenPlanoartcentreofplano.org
- The Art Gallery at Collin CollegePlanocollin.edu
- Plano African American MuseumPlanoplanoafricanamericanmuseum.org
- Heritage Farmstead MuseumLiving history museumPlanoheritagefarmstead.org
- Interurban Railway MuseumFree admissionPlanointerurbanrailwaymuseum.org
- Texas Sculpture GardenAt HALL Park · Free, open dawn to duskFriscotexassculpturegarden.org
- Kaleidoscope ParkPublic art & free year-round eventsFriscokaleidoscopepark.org
- Frisco Discovery CenterArt galleries, Black Box Theater & museumsFriscofriscotexas.gov
- Heard-Craig Center for the ArtsHistoric 1900 home & art collectionMcKinneyheardcraig.org
- LAST Art GalleryArtist co-op galleryMcKinneylastartgallery.com
- McKinney Art GalleryMcKinneyNo public website
Performing Arts
Concert halls, theaters and performing arts centers for symphony, opera, theater, dance and live music.
Dallas, Addison & Richardson
- AT&T Performing Arts CenterWinspear Opera House & Wyly TheatreDallasattpac.org
- Meyerson Symphony CenterHome of the Dallas Symphony OrchestraDallasdallassymphony.org
- WaterTower TheatreAt the Addison Theatre CentreAddisonwatertowertheatre.org
- Eisemann Center for Performing ArtsRichardsoneisemanncenter.com
Plano, Frisco & Collin County
- Courtyard TheaterHistoric Downtown PlanoPlanoplano.gov
- Robinson Fine Arts CenterHome of the Plano Symphony OrchestraPlanopisd.edu
- Ford Center at The StarFriscothestarinfrisco.com
- McKinney Performing Arts CenterHistoric courthouse · Reopening est. December 2026McKinneymckinneytexas.org
Lewisville & Denton County
- Lewisville Grand TheaterOld Town · Includes a free art galleryLewisvillecityoflewisville.com
Hours, exhibitions and programming change often. Please contact each venue directly for current details. Information compiled November 2026.