The best arts & culture spots in Sherman-Denison

16 arts & culture spots we’ve checked and stand behind — with the story on each one. Not a ranking; a record.

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Arts & Culture · 16 places · showing the latest additions first

Irving Arts Center

Arts & Culture

Large, vibrant venue featuring various musical performances, art exhibits & creative programs.

3333 N MacArthur Blvd (Irving)

Large, vibrant venue featuring various musical performances, art exhibits & creative programs.

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ICR Discovery Center

Arts & Culture

Curious how science and Scripture connect? ICR Discovery Center offers exhibits, a stellar planetarium, and live presentations that…

1830 Royal Ln (Dallas)

Curious how science and Scripture connect? ICR Discovery Center offers exhibits, a stellar planetarium, and live presentations that actually spark conversation, making it a brain reboot this week or a Saturday curiosity fix with the fam.

From the Carrollton newsletter, August 8, 2026

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Take a quick breather this week to read the Merchants and Planters National Bank - Texas State Historical Marker, celebrating one of North…

200 N. Travis, W Wall St at (Sherman)

Take a quick breather this week to read the Merchants and Planters National Bank - Texas State Historical Marker, celebrating one of North Texas’s oldest banks, born in 1872, that replaced Sherman’s legendary “Pecan Tree Bank” where traders hung saddlebag gold, and later became a national bank in 1884.

From the Sherman-Denison newsletter, August 3, 2026

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Large-scale state-of-the-art interactive & multimedia exhibits & educational programs for all ages.

2201 N Field St (Dallas)

Large-scale state-of-the-art interactive & multimedia exhibits & educational programs for all ages.

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Clean kid-friendly spot featuring themed play spaces and a rotating roster of activities.

5964 W Parker Rd #120 (Plano)

Clean kid-friendly spot featuring themed play spaces and a rotating roster of activities.

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Funny, talented magician performing for corporate events, birthday parties and more, as well as teaching students.

2304 Plymouth Colony Dr (Prosper)

Funny, talented magician performing for corporate events, birthday parties and more, as well as teaching students.

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The Sherman Museum

Arts & Culture

Local cultural & historical exhibits & artifacts are the focus at this longtime, community museum.

301 S Walnut St (Sherman)

Local cultural & historical exhibits & artifacts are the focus at this longtime, community museum.

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Museum showcasing the life and legacy of the former Speaker of the US House of Representatives.

890 W TX-56 (Bonham)

Museum showcasing the life and legacy of the former Speaker of the US House of Representatives.

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1891-built Victorian farmhouse is a state landmark & portrait of Texas pioneer life on the farm.

1900 W 15th St (Plano)

1891-built Victorian farmhouse is a state landmark & portrait of Texas pioneer life on the farm.

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Artifacts from a historic electric railway line, housed in an old train station building.

901 E 15th St (Plano)

Artifacts from a historic electric railway line, housed in an old train station building.

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Sherman Jazz Museum

Arts & Culture

Museum focused on preserving the heritage & culture of jazz housed in a former Masonic lodge.

201 E Lamar St (Sherman)

Museum focused on preserving the heritage & culture of jazz housed in a former Masonic lodge.

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Dallas Museum of Art

Arts & Culture

Arts District anchor with an encyclopedic collection spanning ancient times to the present.

1717 N Harwood St (Dallas)

Arts District anchor with an encyclopedic collection spanning ancient times to the present.

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Smithsonian-affiliated venue with aircraft, exhibits & educational programs on aviation history.

6911 Lemmon Ave (Dallas)

Smithsonian-affiliated venue with aircraft, exhibits & educational programs on aviation history.

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Winspear Opera House

Arts & Culture

Lavish horseshoe theater with famed sleek architecture staging opera, Broadway & more since 2009.

2403 Flora St (Dallas)

Lavish horseshoe theater with famed sleek architecture staging opera, Broadway & more since 2009.

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Donation-based museum featuring animal exhibits and a scavenger hunt.

4703 Texoma Pkwy (Sherman)

Donation-based museum featuring animal exhibits and a scavenger hunt.

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