When the DMA moved downtown, the new museum included a dedicated education space called the Gateway Gallery. The gallery was named Gateway Gallery to indicate that it was to be a gateway to understanding art and the Museum’s collection.
![Director Harry S. Parker III with children in the Gateway Gallery, 1984 [Photographer: Tim Mickelson]](https://i0.wp.com/blog.dma.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/gateway_gallery_002.jpg?resize=450%2C363&ssl=1)
Director Harry S. Parker III with children in the Gateway Gallery, 1984 [Photographer: Tim Mickelson]
There were activities to discover line, form, and color. Also texture:
And perspective:
The Gateway Gallery had many different installations, held special exhibitions, and put on an uncountable number of programs for a variety of audiences, a Museum tradition maintained by the Center for Creative Connections.Hillary Bober is the Archivist at the Dallas Museum of Art.