Late Nights at the DMA

Late Nights at the DMA is a monthly festivity featuring performances, family activities and more. This month’s event will celebrate the musical Hamilton. Join the revolution with a Hamilton sing-a-long led by Hamiltunes Dallas, tours of art from the American Revolution and more.

$10, $5 for students with valid ID, free for kids 11 and younger.

Spotlight Tour: Here Comes the General -- 6:30 p.m. Stacey Lizotte, DMA League Director of Adult Programs, will give a short talk about our portrait of the pride of Mount Vernon, founding father, and our first president George Washington.

Hamilton: Act I -- 6:30–8:00 p.m. Join Hamiltunes Dallas and raise a glass to freedom as you sing along to songs from Act I of Hamilton, including My Shot, The Schuyler Sisters, Helpless, Satisfied, and Wait for It.

Late Night Talk: Eliza Hamilton: The Extraordinary Life and Times of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton -- 7 p.m. Drop in for a brief history of the life of that best of wives, best of women, Eliza Schuyler Hamilton. Join author Tilar Mazzeo for a talk about her vivid and compelling biography and discover why Eliza Hamilton is an unsung hero of the early United States.

Kid Tour Guides: Amazing America -- 7-8 p.m. Learn fun facts and behind-the-scenes stories about some of the art superstars in the American galleries at five different pop-up tour stops featuring junior tour guides from William B. Travis Academy.

Tour: Cabinet Battle -- 8 p.m. Join art historian Heather Bowling for a tour of handcrafted furniture made in the years leading up to the Revolutionary War. Discover what made American furniture distinct and what it reveals about life in colonial New England.

Stories Alive! with Toni Simmons -- 8:00-8:30 p.m. Celebrate the many cultures of America with master storyteller Toni Simmons. Enjoy folktales, songs, and rhythms, and become a part of the performance as Toni weaves her storytelling magic.

American Landscapes with Lonnie Holley -- 9 p.m. Join us for a special appearance by Lonnie Holley, one of the most renowned sculptors, installation artists, and performers of the Deep South. Improvising with his longtime collaborator, cellist Dave Eggar, and performers from the POINT ensemble, Holley will create a performance that evokes experiences both personal and universal, haunting and hopeful.

Hamilton: Act II -- 9–10:30 p.m. Join Hamiltunes Dallas for a sing-along of songs from Act II of Hamilton including The Room Where It Happens, Burn, It’s Quiet Uptown, and Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story.

This Tour is Non-stop -- 10 p.m. Why do you tour like you’re running out of time? Wrap up the evening with DMA Manager of Adult Programs Katie Cooke on a fast-paced tour covering 10 works of art in 30 minutes. See old favorites and objects you have never noticed from the DMA’s American art collection.