Dishman Art Museum, University art museum in Beaumont, United States

The Dishman Art Museum is an art museum located on the Lamar University campus featuring three gallery spaces. Its collections include paintings from Europe and America, fine porcelain, and objects from Africa, New Guinea, and Mexico.

The museum was established in 1983 through a private donation from local art patrons Herb and Kate Dishman, who funded the building designed by architect Marvin Gordy. The Dishmans then offered a challenge grant asking the community to match their gift; several members met it, allowing the building to be completed. In 2003 it was officially renamed the Dishman Art Museum to reach a wider Southeast Texas audience.

The museum carries the name of its founding donors who championed local art education. You can see African masks, pre-Columbian ceramics, and European porcelain displayed together, reflecting how the institution values cultural diversity.

The museum occupies a building by architect Marvin Gordy on the Lamar University campus in Beaumont, with Upper and Lower Gallery exhibition spaces, offices and a lecture hall. Galleries are open Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and admission is free. Exhibitions change monthly, so what is on view depends on the timing of a visit.

The heart of the collection is the Eisenstadt group, which pairs European paintings with Meissen and Sevres porcelain in a deliberate combination. This carefully assembled group reveals how collectors thoughtfully brought together different mediums and eras.