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Texas); and Panther Island (a waterfront
redevelopment on the Trinity River
being modelled after Granville Island).
Dallas—the better-known face of the
region—is similarly bifurcated in its char-
acter. On the one hand are the gleam-
ing corporate towers made famous on
prime time soaps and the unrelenting
spread of asphalt. But like Fort Worth,
the Ewings' hometown has developed a
serious reputation for art—the Dallas Art
Museum and Nasher Sculpture Center
are considered world-leading institu-
tions—and a growing recognition for
its funky, if far-flung, neighbourhoods.
Among the highlights: the Bishops Art
District (Dallas's answer to Main or
Commercial, replete with independent
retailers and bohemian coffee shops and
bakeries); Trinity Groves (a brand-new
15-acre entertainment district, central to
which is an innovative "restaurant incu-
bator" of rotating culinary concepts);
and Deep Ellum (a former warehouse
district now the heart of Dallas's live
music scene).
Yes, the city still has vast stretches of
highways and byways—and features a
rather sterile downtown dominated by
the sombre legacy of John F. Kennedy's
assassination (though the excellent
Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza is
not to be missed). But increasingly, the
city is escaping the shadow of its
towers, its freeways and its dark politi-
cal history—and along with Fort Worth,
helping to put the region on the global
tourism map.
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DALLAS MUSEUM
OF ART
dma.org
W Vermeer Suite:
Music in 17th-Cen-
tury Dutch Painting
(to Aug. 21, 2016)
W Divine Felines:
Cats of Ancient
Egypt (Oct. 9, 2016 –
Jan. 8, 2017)
NASHER
SCULPTURE
CENTER
nashersculpture
center.org
W Sightings: Mai-
Thu Perret (Mar.
12 – July 17, 2016)
W Joel Shapiro
(May 7 – Aug. 21,
2016)
MODERN ART
MUSEUM
themodern.org
W Frank Stella:
A Retrospective
(Apr. 17, 2016 –
Sept. 18, 2016)
W Focus: Thomas
Demand (Apr. 30,
2016 – July 17, 2016)
KIMBELL ART
MUSEUM
kimbellart.org
W The Brothers Le
Nain: Painters of
Seventeenth-Cen-
tury France (May 22
– Sept. 11, 2016)
W Monet: The Early
Years (Oct. 16, 2016
– Jan. 29, 2017)
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Where the Art Is 2016 highlights from DFW's leading galleries
FORT WORTH DALLAS
Eat, Drink,
Sleep—Repeat
Best picks for eating
and sleeping your way
through
DFW
THE NEW DALLAS
Downtown Dallas; the Nasher Sculpture
Center; and the Bishops Art District
DALLAS
EAT/ FT33
Weekends
are near
impossible
to get a res-
ervation, but
worth the effort
for this gem in Dallas's
Design District. Menu highlights include
the dry aged duck duo (served with sunchoke,
brussels sprouts and quince).
ft33dallas.com
STAY/ Two good choices
downtown are both
heritage properties:
the Magnolia, built
in 1922 and Dallas's
first skyscraper,
and the Joule Hotel
next door, built in 1927
and featuring the excellent Midnight Rambler
cocktail lounge (try the Pinetop Parker).
magnoliahotels.com; thejouledallas.com
FORT WORTH
EAT/ Cannon
Chinese Kitchen
A tasty example
of Asian fusion
food in Fort Worth's
up-and-coming Near
Southside (get the must-try Effen' Bob
Barker cocktail: housemade lemonade, mint
leaf and cucumber vodka).
cannonchinesekitchen.com
STAY/ Best bets for a
good night's rest
are all within a
short walk from
the convention
centre: Worthington
Renaissance Hotel,
Omni Fort Worth Hotel
and Hilton Fort Worth. renaissancehotels
.com/dfwdt; omnihotels.com; hilton.com.
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