Dishman Art Museum, Beaumont

Name: Dishman Art Museum
Address: 1030 Lavaca St, Beaumont, 77705, United States
Telephone: (409) 880-8959

#8 among attractions in Beaumont

Museum, Top attraction, Art gallery, Art museum

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Facts and practical information

The Dishman Art Museum is an art museum on the campus of Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. Admission to the museum is completely free; the gallery is open from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday. The museum also serves as a teaching facility in the Art Department at Lamar University. Exhibitions change monthly. The gallery features one-person exhibition of contemporary artists, group exhibitions of contemporary artists, Art Department faculty shows, graduating senior shows, a national competition, artist-in-residency, Grand Bal, and High School Scholarship exhibitions. There are three gallery spaces - Upper Gallery, Lower Gallery, and the Heinz and Ruth Eisenstadt Collection which consists of 150 19th-century paintings and 250 porcelains and objets d'art. The exhibition space totals 6,000 square feet. ()

Established: 1970 (54 years ago)Coordinates: 30°2'46"N, 94°4'33"W

Address

1030 Lavaca StSouth ParkBeaumont 77705 United States

Contact

(409) 880-8959

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Dishman Art Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum, Mary and John Gray Library, Montagne Center, Lamar University.

0.9 miS
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum, Beaumont
23 min walk • The Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum is located in Beaumont, Texas, to commemorate the discovery of oil at the Spindletop Hill salt dome in Beaumont on Jan. 10, 1901. The discovery sparked an oil boom in Texas that continues today.
~1400 ftS
Library
Mary and John Gray Library, Beaumont
7 min walk • The Mary and John Gray Library is an eight-story University Library for Lamar University and the Lamar Institute of Technology in Beaumont, Texas. The library is part of the Federal Depository Library Program that aims to provide government documents free to the public.
~1770 ftSE
Sport, Sport venue
Montagne Center, Beaumont
9 min walk • The Montagne Center, built in 1984, is a mixed-use Auxiliary/E&G event center that houses a 10,746-seat a multi-purpose arena and a variety of event spaces in Beaumont, Texas.
0.5 miS
Universities and schools
Lamar University, Beaumont
13 min walk • Lamar University is a public university in Beaumont, Texas. Lamar has been a member of the Texas State University System since 1995. It was the flagship institution of the former Lamar University System. As of the fall of 2021, the university enrollment was 16,191 students.
0.9 miS
Sport, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Lamar Soccer Complex, Beaumont
23 min walk • The Lamar Soccer Complex, built in 2009 on the campus of Lamar University, is a soccer facility located in Beaumont, Texas. It is the home stadium for the Division I Lamar Lady Cardinals soccer team. The stadium has a permanent seating capacity of 500.
0.8 miS
Baseball, Sport, Sport venue
Vincent–Beck Stadium, Beaumont
20 min walk • Vincent–Beck Stadium is a ballpark located in Beaumont, Texas on Jim Gilligan Way on the campus of Lamar University. The stadium was built in 1969 and has a current capacity of 3,500 spectators. It is the home stadium of the Lamar Cardinals baseball team.
~1040 ftSW
Sport, Sport venue
McDonald Gym, Beaumont
6 min walk • McDonald Gym, built in 1958, is located on the campus of Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. The building was completely renovated in 2006-07 as part of the $17.8-million, 126,000 sq ft Sheila Umphrey Recreational Center project. The gym's seating capacity was reduced from 4,200 to 500 as part of the renovation.
0.4 miSE
Football, Sport, Sport venue
Provost Umphrey Stadium, Beaumont
11 min walk • Provost Umphrey Stadium is a 16,000-seat multi-purpose stadium located on the campus of Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. The stadium, home to the Lamar Cardinals football team, is located next to the Montagne Center.
~760 ftNW
Universities and schools
Lamar Institute of Technology, Beaumont
4 min walk • Lamar Institute of Technology is a public technical school in Beaumont, Texas. LIT was formerly a part of Lamar University, but became a separate institution when the university joined the Texas State University System in 1995.
0.9 miS
Sport, Sport venue
Lamar Softball Complex, Beaumont
23 min walk • The Lamar Softball Complex, built in 2014–15 on the campus of Lamar University, is the home stadium for the Division I Lamar Lady Cardinals softball team. The stadium is located next to the Lamar Soccer Complex.

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Which popular attractions are close to Dishman Art Museum?

Nearby attractions include Lamar Institute of Technology, Beaumont (4 min walk), Mary and John Gray Library, Beaumont (7 min walk), Lamar University, Beaumont (13 min walk), Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum, Beaumont (23 min walk).