Visit to limestone quarry

The Building Photography collection contains documentation of the interior and exterior of the museum facility, including construction and renovations of the facility and any former museum locations. The collection is arranged in five series: Previous Locations, Construction, Exterior, Interior and Damage Documentation.

The Previous Locations series has three subseries, with Fair Park (1936-1983) being the largest and covering exterior, interior and renovation photography. Photography of the Art Room at the Dallas Public Library (1903-1909) and the Textile and Fine Arts Building (1909-1928) are also represented in this series.

The Construction series contains photography documenting the construction of the New Museum in downtown's Dallas Arts District and includes documentation of the site prior to demolition and construction; construction of the Reves / Decorative Arts Wing; Hamon Expansion; and renovations of the Flora Street Ceremonial Entrance and the Auditorium and Center for Creative Connections renovations. This series also contains photography of major events directly related to the construction such as groundbreakings, topping out and opening events.

The Exterior series includes documentation of the exterior of the building, aerial photography of the building and museum site, and the public areas of the museum site: Ross Plaza and the Sculputure Garden. Photography of these pulbic areas includes artworks installed in those locations; Fleischner Courtyard is an art object, and photography of it is included in the Collection Documentation Photography collection.

The Interior series is divided into two subseries. The first is Building Spaces which documents interior public and back of house spaces that are not installed galleries. The second subseries, Gallery Installations, contains photography of permanent collection installations in the museum's galleries, arranged by floor.

The final series, Damage Documentation, contains photography recording major damage to the museum structure and grounds.

All photography on a physical media is included in the collection including photographic prints, negatives, contact prints, slides, and digital images on disk.