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The Dallas Contemporary
{{Infobox museum
 | image        = DallasContemporary_Exterior.jpg
 | name        = Dallas Contemporary
 | established = 1978
 | location    = 161 Glass Street
Dallas, Texas 75207
United States
 | director     = [[Peter Doroshenko]]
 | website     = [http://www.dallascontemporary.org/ www.dallascontemporary.org]
| curator = Justine Ludwig}}
[[File:Phillips PlayboyMarfa Installation.JPG|thumb|251x251px|Richard Phillips' ''Playboy Marfa'' sculpture, installed at Dallas Contemporary.]]⏎
'''Dallas Contemporary''', founded in 1978, is a [[contemporary art]] museum located in the Design District of [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], [[Texas]].

==Description==
(contracted; show full) worldwide context. In doing so, it strives to follow the European model of the ''[[kunsthalle]]'', or art hall, a welcoming exhibition site for art of the moment. The museum is a non-collecting arts institution that commissions the creation of new artwork by emerging national and international contemporary artists. In 2010, Dallas Contemporary relocated to a 37,000 square foot building in the Dallas Design District, an emerging neighborhood 1.5 miles north of downtown.

===Building===

[[File:Phillips PlayboyMarfa Installation.JPG|thumb|251x251px|Richard Phillips' ''Playboy Marfa'' sculpture, installed at Dallas Contemporary.]]⏎
Dallas Contemporary is located in a renovated industrial building. The vast and versatile space allows artists to create large-scale work. 

Dallas Contemporary is open to the public Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is always free.

==Featured Exhibitions==
[[File:JulianSchnabel Installation.jpeg|thumb|250x250px|Installation view of ''Julian Schnabel: An Artist Has A Past (Puffy Clouds and Strong Cocktails)'', April 2014.]]
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[[Category:Education in Dallas, Texas]]
[[Category:Visitor attractions in Dallas, Texas]]


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