Dallas’ Arts District is buzzing with culture, vibrance and life: the ideal destination for a meeting to remember. Skip the conference filled with forced agendas and tired attendees, and foster a dynamic and inspiring experience that’ll make everyone want to stay for the encore.
Ranked the No. 1 Arts District in America by USA Today, this walkable downtown hub for creativity spreads across 20 square blocks and encompasses 68 acres. Featuring art for all senses, it’s home to award-winning museums, performing arts venues, restaurants and bars around every corner. Unleash your imagination and adopt the maverick mindset in Dallas. Think outside the conference room and use theaters, museums, galleries and sculpture gardens as exciting and stimulating meeting venues.
Nasher Sculpture Center
Your attendees will marvel at light-filled galleries and a serene outdoor sculpture garden at the Nasher Sculpture Center. Designed by world-renowned architect Renzo Piano and landscape architect Peter Walker, the museum is home to one of the finest collections of modern and contemporary sculptures in the world.
Dallas Museum of Art
Take the team to see the global collection of innovative exhibitions at The Dallas Museum of Art. With more than 25,000 works of art spanning 5,000 years of human creativity, the growing collection includes one of the most important museum holdings of modern and contemporary art in the United States. Let the DMA inspire you to break new ground with its groundbreaking work.
Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House
Host a standing ovation-worthy event at the Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House. Nestled in the heart of the Dallas Arts District, the AT&T Performing Arts Center is hailed as the most significant performing arts center built since Lincoln Center in New York City and encompasses the Winspear Opera House, the Wyly Theatre, Strauss Square and Sammons Park. The Opera House follows a traditional horseshoe shape, engineered specifically for opera and musical theater performances—and why not make it meetings too?
Wyly Theatre
Have breakout sessions in a model of breakthrough architecture at the Wyly Theatre. The Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre, standing a staggering 12 stories high, was designed by Joshua Prince-Ramus of REX and Rem Koolhaas of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture. The innovative venue, which is the first-ever vertically stacked theatre, will surely help level-up your next meeting.
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
The Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center has been cited as one of the acoustically-finest halls in America. Make everyone WOW at not just the grandeur of the 2,062-seat hall, but also the brilliant architecture of I.M. Pei.
Take Things Outside
The city’s vibrant arts scene isn’t confined to indoor venues—take a deeper look into Dallas and take advantage of the ideal weather by moving things outside. Looking for a serene green scene? Klyde Warren Park breaks up the bustling downtown vibe with 5.2 acres of all things outdoors. From food trucks to fitness classes, games and live music, this park space is perfect for engaging outdoor sessions. Weaving throughout AT&T Performing Arts Center is Sammons Park, a ten-acre hub that unifies the Winspear Opera house, Wyly Theatre, Strauss Square and City Performance Hall. Take a step outside any of these venues and give your team some fresh air in a fresh scene. Perfect for gathering, socializing, receptions and networking, Sammons Park is ideal for main events or all the in-betweens.
And For The Encore?
Looking for ways to enhance your post-agenda activities and leave your team wowed? In the Dallas Arts District, the meeting is only the opening act. Within walking distance you’ll discover culinary and nightlife creativity that’s equally artistic. World renowned restaurants blend local traditions and global flavors, while lively bars and stylish hotel spaces beckon a post-meeting gathering or team-building opportunity. Why meet in Dallas? Because they can turn a 20-square block blank canvas of creative and inspiring meeting possibilities into an eventful work of art. Let the show begin.
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