Ranging from early Renaissance examples to modern works by Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, and Juan Gris, the majority of works of art in the collection were created during the Spanish Golden Age by Baroque artists such as Diego Velázquez, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, and Jusepe de Ribera. One of the great protagonists of 18th-century Spanish art, Francisco de Goya, is represented within the founding collection by several painted works, along with complete first-edition sets of the artist's four great print series. The Algur H. Meadows Collection also includes a number of late 19th- and early 20th-century paintings by Spanish artists working both within and beyond their native country's borders, such as Mariano Fortuny y Marsal, Raimundo de Madrazo, Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, and Ignacio Zuloaga. Over the past two decades, the collection has grown to include contemporary Spanish artists such as Santiago Calatrava and Jaume Plensa.

The Meadows Museum holdings include some ten thousand Archivo Mas photographs of Spain and Italy used for study purposes.

Lectures,symposia, gallery talks, museum tours, concerts, films, children's programs, art classes,international travel, regional travel

The Meadows Museum has developed a series of gallery tours. These are available to schools, university students, and adults. Museum docents take extensive training and lead these tours throughout the year. Included with the scheduled school tours are teachers' pre-visit packets with hands-on activities geared to the different levels of primary and secondary school students. These packets cover a variety of topics such as elements of design, themes in art, and Spanish art. The Meadows Museum has developed innovative hands-on activities for students. Study print reproductions and teacher's guides on works from the permanent collection are also available.

A freestanding, stately red-brick Collegiate Georgian building with an outdoor sculpture plaza and dedicated parking garage provide 14,000 square feet of gallery space for major loan exhibitions and designated areas for the display of the permanent collection and to accommodate innovative educational programming. The first-floor houses special event spaces, a museum shop, additional galleries, and education areas, including a studio and auditorium.

The Meadows Museum is a division of the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University.

Access: Scholars

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The Meadows Museum Shop is your destination for unique gifts, unusual jewelry and fabulous books. A great place to browse, you will see a wide range of merchandise and an incredible selection of books that complement the Museum’s permanent collection and expand your knowledge of our visiting exhibitions. Our children’s section is rich with exciting toys, art sets and hard-to-find books. Meadows Museum members receive a 10% discount on all purchases and from time to time also get special offers and opportunities.

These Meadows Museum exhibition catalogues are available in the Meadows Museum Shop. For more information or to purchase, visit our Amazon site; alternatively, where indicated, please call 214.768.1695 or email the Museum Shop (museumshop@smu.edu). If ordering catalogues via e-mail, please be sure to include the title(s) in your message. DO NOT include credit card information, a shop representative will call you to obtain it.

The Meadows Museum offers elegant spaces for individuals and groups wishing to host special events. Museum members along with SMU organizations and other non-profit groups are invited to book space in the museum for their events.

Whether you want a rehearsal dinner or reception in the uniquely oval-shaped Gene and Jerry Jones Great Hall, the Museum provides striking and sophisticated settings for events of all kinds. The intimate Algur H. Meadows Founder’s Room is an available space that is conducive to small board meetings, private dinners, and receptions. For panel discussions, film screenings, and lectures, there is the Bob and Jean Smith Auditorium, which is equipped with the latest audio-visual technology.