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The Tyler Museum of Art is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. There is also a library, classroom, café, and gift shop.

The Tyler Museum of Art exists as an educational and cultural center to enrich the lives of East Texas citizens and visitors through the collection, preservation, study, exhibition, interpretation, and celebration of the visual arts. The Museum is housed today in an award-winning structure nestled on a tree-shaded site, adjacent to the campus of Tyler Junior College. The building contains two majo

r exhibition galleries on the ground floor, the North Gallery and the Bell Gallery. The Tyler Museum of Art's growing permanent collection features paintings, prints, photographs, and sculpture by artists such as James Surls, Vernon Fisher, Alexander Calder, Terry Allen, and Charles Umlauf.

09/04/2026

Join us today in the TMA Lobby for 'Sketch Club' from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Come enjoy a cup of coffee and get to know other local artists. All supplies are provided.

09/03/2026

We hope to see you tomorrow Friday, September 4 at 2:00 p.m. for 'Tour Notes’. This free guided tour will offer a closer look at 'Keith Carter’s Peaceable Kingdom,' 'Dwelling: No Place Like Home' and 'Encased: Callie Luhrman.'

09/02/2026

Be sure to stop by to see the latest 'Encased' exhibition! The exhibition features highly textured and patterned ceramics by San Antonio-based artist Callie Luhrman.

An artist 'Meet and Greet' will take place on Friday, December 11 at 10:30 a.m. in the TMA Lobby. This event is free and open to the public with coffee and donuts provided.

She will also be at our TMA Members' Reception on Thursday, December 10 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.

A selection of her miniatures is currently available in the TMA Gift Shop!

09/01/2026

A glance at September at the TMA!

Tour Notes / Friday, September 4 at 2:00 p.m.: This free guided tour will take a close look at the current exhibitions.

Sketch Club / Friday, September 4 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.: Come sketch and get to know other local artists in the TMA Lobby. All supplies are provided.

Family Day / Saturday, September 12 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.: In addition to free gallery admission, stop by the classroom for an educator-led art activity and light refreshments.

Art After School / Thursday, September 17 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.: Students and their families are invited to the TMA Classroom for free art activities and light refreshments.

Members' Preview & Reception / Saturday, September 19 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.: TMA Members are invited to the opening for 'A Centennial Celebration: Tyler Junior College’s Legacy.' RSVP by calling (903) 595-1001.

Visual Language Book Club / Sunday, September 20 at 2:30 p.m.: TMA Members are invited to discuss "Frank S. Matsura: Iconoclast Photographer of the American West" by Michael Holloman as part of our 'A Snapshot at Photography' book series.

08/31/2026

As part of the TMA's ongoing 55th anniversary celebration, the institution's Texas Songwriter Series has been reprised for this fall! Featuring three performances, each act in the series was selected with their songwriting abilities and lyricism in mind.

Hosted at True Vine Brewing Company, each concert begins at 7:00 p.m. and is free to the public.

The lineup includes:
Saturday, October 3 - Graham St. Clair Band
Saturday, November 7 - West Texas Exiles
Saturday, December 12 - Elijah Delgado

To commemorate the 2026 Texas Songwriter Series, Lubbock-based designer Dirk Fowler is producing a limited-edition letterpress poster which will be available for purchase at the concerts.

On the night of each performance, one dollar per True Vine beverage purchased from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. will be donated back to the Tyler Museum of Art.

We hope to see you there!

08/28/2026

'Keith Carter's Peaceable Kingdom: Photographs from the Wittliff Collections' closes on Sunday, September 6! Don't miss your chance to view this exhibition one last time.

Image: 'Two Deer Study' (2003) by Keith Carter

08/22/2026

Don't forget... ‘Talking Texas Art: East Texas’ takes place tomorrow, August 23 at 2:30 p.m.!

The panel includes our Executive Director Caleb Bell alongside artists Candace Hicks and O. Rufus Lovett, and arts writer John Ewing. The discussion will be moderated by Glasstire’s Assistant Editor William Sarradet.

Free and open to the public, the discussion will celebrate the publication’s 25th anniversary by looking at the evolution of the visual arts in our region.

08/18/2026

We are excited to announce the start of our new program 'Art After School'! Taking place from August through May, on the third Thursday of the month, students and their families are invited to the TMA Classroom for free art activities and light refreshments.

We hope you will join us this Thursday, August 20 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. for kickoff. This is a 'come and go' event. Children should remain accompanied at all times.

08/14/2026

'Dwelling: No Place Like Home' opens to the public on Friday, August 21!

TMA Members are invited to an exhibition preview reception on Thursday, August 20 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. To RSVP, please call (903) 595-1001.

Reception attendees will have the opportunity to take home one of Jessica Ninci's ceramic oyster sculptures. Attendees can register for the door prize until remarks at 6:00 p.m., when the drawing will be held. The winner must be in attendance.

Image: 'Sun on the Kitchen Floor' (1947) Coreen Mary Spellman

08/09/2026

'At 55: Recent Acquisitions & Collection Highlights' closes today! Swing by this afternoon for one final viewing opportunity. The museum is open from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

This exhibition features a number of works being exhibited for the first time alongside other selections from the Permanent Collection.

Image: Detail of 'Horse' (2003) by Helen Altman

Address

1300 S Mahon Avenue
Tyler, TX
75701

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm
Sunday	1pm - 5pm

Telephone

+19035951001

Website

http://www.tylermuseum.org/

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