{"id":387865,"date":"2026-07-27T16:42:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T16:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/387865\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T16:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T16:42:11","slug":"following-limited-re-opening-dallas-museum-of-natural-history-permanently-reopens-in-fair-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/387865\/","title":{"rendered":"Following limited re-opening, Dallas Museum of Natural History permanently reopens in Fair Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/FotoJet-2026-06-29T144943.883-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\" alt=\"Image shows a fox wildlife exhibit.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a data-force-follow=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/secretdallas.com\/author\/colby-smith\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1785170531_272_556af78e12ad1cf6182ac1c5f5b7d35984e6ef73b60c69c3dec5f87ca6a70570.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-40 photo\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the success of its limited-time reopening during the World Cup, the Dallas Museum of Natural History is coming back for real!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/secretdallas.com\/dallas-museum-natural-history\/\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretdallas.com\/dallas-museum-natural-history\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">Dallas Museum of Natural History <\/a>was established in 1936 in celebration of the Texas Centennial. For decades, it was a staple for local field trips, offering an expansive look at regional biodiversity. The museum\u2019s signature exhibits included beautifully detailed dioramas, taxidermy animals, and accurate recreations of native Texas wildlife habitats.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This past June, officials reopened the museum in effort to reactivate programming at Fair Park. Initially, officials aimed for the reopening to be temporary \u2013 where the museum would be open on Sundays throughout the duration of the World Cup. However, the instant success of the reopening has lead officials to make the Dallas Museum of Natural History as a permanent fixture of Fair Park. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou asked, we listened\u201d, Fair Park wrote in an Instagram post. \u201cAfter all the incredible feedback, we\u2019re excited to announce that the Fair Park Visitor Center\/Natural History Museum will now be open every Sunday\u201c.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also making a return is Walt Davis, the museum\u2019s longtime curator and exhibit director. An artist and naturalist who actually grew up exploring the museum\u2019s halls, Davis eventually spent 15 years curating its spaces. During his tenure, he oversaw the creation of its iconic dioramas and beautifully painted landscapes. Just a year after the institution closed, he further cemented its legacy by authoring a book on its rich history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Dallas Museum of Natural History is now open for visits on Sundays from 10 am to 3 pm. Admission is completely free. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was a\u00a0part of the childhood of thousands of people, and several of them came in Sunday and were so happy to see it open again,\u201d said Davis. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After the success of its limited-time reopening during the World Cup, the Dallas Museum of Natural History is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":354417,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,104,103,4686,11111],"class_list":["post-387865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-gallery","tag-museum"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=387865"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387865\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/354417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=387865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=387865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=387865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}