OVER THE ATLANTIC: In November, the Dallas Museum of Art announced a few details about an upcoming exhibition of 40 pieces of French sculpture called “The Mourners.” The 16-inch-tall pieces date to 1457 and normally reside at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Dijon, France. Now more information about what we can expect to see is out, courtesy [...]

The new Legorreta + Legorreta-designed Fort Museum of Science and History is open — a major upgrade in the Cultural District. It features a new planetarium, dinosaur exhibitions and mini-museums devoted to cattle, Fort Worth history, energy (basically, the oil and gas industry) and even the science of CSI. We talk with vice president of development Carl Hamm about balancing education with entertainment.

Two area museums celebrated important milestones this week. The Museum of Nature & Science on Wednesday broke ground on a new building at Victory Park. And the new $80 million Fort Worth Museum of Science and History opens today. KERA’s Stephen Becker toured the new space:

The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History opens Nov. 20, and they’re still getting the new Legorreta+Legorreta-designed building ready. But an early peek at the Noble Planetarium finds the first ZKP-4 in the Southwest fully functioning and traveling to galaxies far, far way. Forget your old grade-school visit to a planetarium to see some constellations. This baby is cosmic.

If you’re about to head into a four-day mini-vacation, you might consider taking advantage of a few museum deals.
First, if you are a Bank of America cardholder, you can flash your card and get free admission to the Dallas Museum of Art, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History and the Museum of Nature and [...]