The Dallas Art Association, the forebear of the Dallas Museum of Art, began assembling and presenting exhibitions in 1904 at the Dallas Public Library. In 1909, the Association moved to the Texas State Fairgrounds and the museum became known as the Free Public Art Gallery. From 1929 to 1936 the Association was housed in the Majestic Theatre Building and the Dallas Power and Light Building, respectively. In 1932, the Museum began being known as the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. The Museum moved into its first permanent home in 1936 when the Fine Arts Building opened in Fair Park. Exhibitions were held here until 1984, when the Museum moved into a new building in downtown Dallas under a new, more comprehensive name, the Dallas Museum of Art.
From the description of Dallas Museum of Art exhibition files, 1904-[ongoing]. (Dallas Museum of Art, Mayer Library). WorldCat record id: 52913340
