About Us:

The Bath House Cultural Center is dedicated to fostering the growth, development, and quality of multicultural arts within the city of Dallas by emphasizing innovative visual and performing arts as well as other multidisciplinary arts events.

A multi-purpose arts and cultural center owned and operated by the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, located on the shores of White Rock Lake.

Located on the shores of beautiful White Rock Lake, the Bath House Cultural Center, owned and operated by the City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, is a welcoming venue for visual and performing artists from an array of backgrounds. The historic, Art Deco style Bath House houses a 116-seat black-box theater, three gallery spaces, the White Rock Lake Museum, and a number of multipurpose spaces. 

In August of 1981, Dallas citizens celebrated the birth of the City's first neighborhood cultural center: the Bath House Cultural Center. Located on the shores of beautiful White Rock Lake, the Bath House houses a 116-seat theater, three gallery spaces, the White Rock Lake Museum, and a number of multipurpose spaces. Diversity flourishes as visual and performing artists from an array of backgrounds find a welcoming venue for their work.

Consistently rated as one of the Top Attractions in the DFW Metroplex, the Bath House's energetic atmosphere and diverse programming create a hotbed for the nurturing of new work and an exciting place where artists and audiences meet.

History:

Built in 1930 on what were then the rural shores of White Rock Lake, the “old bath house” was one of the first uses of Art Deco architecture in the southwest. The building provided lockers, changing rooms, rentable swimsuits, and concessions for the thousands of people that drove from all over North Texas to swim in the lake.

The Bath House remained a social and recreational hotspot for over two decades, but was forced to close in 1953, when swimming in White Rock Lake was discontinued. The magnificent building sat vacant until 1978, when the City of Dallas announced plans to restore it after a group of dedicated neighborhood arts activists urged and supported its reopening. In August of 1981, the citizens of Dallas celebrated the birth of the City's first neighborhood cultural center.