Bleu Ciel is centrally located among dozens of art museums, gardens, theatres, and more to explore right outside your front door. Enjoy a stunning performance by the Texas Ballet Theatre one evening, followed the next day by a stroll through the Nasher Sculpture Center’s gardens and galleries. As a Bleu Ciel resident, let your concierge make your weekend plans by securing tickets to the best shows and keeping you up to date on any new exhibitions in the area.
DALLAS MUSEUM OF ART – IRIS VAN HERPEN: TRANSFORMING FASHION
Experience the bold vision of one of today’s most original fashion designers with 45 exquisite outfits from 15 collections in Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion. Through August 20th, visitors to the Dallas Museum of Art can walk the timeline of Herpen’s dynamic work featuring unexpected materials ranging from umbrella tines to magnets, even innovative 3-D printing.
NASHER SCULPTURE CENTER – RONI HORN
Visit the Nasher Sculpture Center and travel through Roni Horn’s first U.S. museum presentation focusing specifically on her cast glass sculpture. For this show, the artist installed eight large-scale cylindrical cast glass sculptures of varying colors in the museum’s main gallery. The sculptures are infused with light, calling attention not only to their volumetric forms, but also the reflective and translucent qualities of glass. This exhibition is currently on display until August 20th.
TEXAS BALLET THEATER – BEAUTY AND THE BEST
Watch the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast from the Texas Ballet Theater featuring composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and choreographer Lew Christensen. Enhance your experience at the Winspear Opera House with VIP tickets to take a backstage tour and experience the magic of ballet up close.
DALLAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA – LA LA LAND IN CONCERT
Enjoy the Oscar-winning smash hit ‘La La Land’ like never before with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra performing live on stage. Join the DSO for an evening of retro glamour and style in the grandeur of the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center.
THE ANN & GABRIEL BARBIER MUELLER MUSEUM: THE SAMURAI COLLECTION
Mix up your happy hour with the monthly After-Hours Cocktail Tour at The Samurai Collection on the last Thursday of each month. Sip on refreshing cocktails from Saint Ann Restaurant & Bar while learning more about the amazing art and armor in the museum. The Samurai Collection in Dallas is the permanent home of the Barbier-Mueller’s collection and the objects rotate through the museum. The collection has been selectively amassed over the past 25 years and is the largest of its kind in the world. While you are at the museum, also explore the exquisite details in the samurai-inspired Hermés scarf on display.