Director's Welcome

Welcome to the Jesuit Dallas Museum!

On July 13, 2022, The Jesuit Dallas Museum (JDM) achieved accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the highest national standard of recognition possible for a museum. Accreditation signifies a museum’s quality and credibility to the entire museum community, to governments and outside agencies, and to the museum-going public.                 

We are unique and fortunate that every day the Jesuit Dallas Museum extensive collection enriches the experience of students attending Jesuit College Preparatory. The Collection includes internationally recognized artists: Yaacov Agam, David Bates, Dale Chihuly, Salvador Dali, R.C. Gorman, Jose Orozco, Diego Rivera, Fritz Scholder, Lee N. Smith, Miguel Zapata and others. The collection is displayed throughout the Jesuit school campus The Jesuit Dallas Museum also houses a collection of unique bronze sculptures. Important works include works by Armando Amaya, Jules Dalou, Scott Carroll '79, John Collier, R.C. Gorman, Anita Pauwels, and several others. Anita Pauwels created the statue of Aloysius Gonzaga and Aloysius Gonzaga is the Patron Saint of Jesuit Dallas.

Glenna Goodacre's sculpture The Athlete is a tribute to one of Jesuit’s fine traditions. Walk up the stairs to the counseling offices and see James Rizzi’s brightly colored works, “Make Friends with Life and People.” The Museum includes pop artists, Robert Indiana, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg,   Robert Rauschenberg and Native American artists such as R.C. Gorman’s Navajo Code Talker, Texan Artists, Spanish artists, Mexican Artists, French Artists, and many others.

The Jesuit Dallas Museum is fortunate to have an excellent Board of Trustees who continue to build the Museum Collection and support the Jesuit Dallas Museum's mission: To enhance the educational experience of students and the broader community through awareness, appreciation, and passion for art. 

We collaborate with faculty and staff to work together to develop specific tours to illustrate what students are learning in the classroom and incorporate this with the Museum collection. Our docents guide visitors and students on tours. Beginning in 2014, the Jesuit Dallas Museum set out to curate and attract exhibitions that enhance the mission of the Museum, increase the institutions standing in the community, and engage with local and Jesuit alumni artists. 

Best regards,
Elizabeth Hunt Blanc
Director