Image: Meadows Museum at SMU in Dallas

Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, US, has announced a two-year extension of its partnership with Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid, Spain.

The two institutions first joined forces in 2009 for a three-year collaboration which involved the loan of three major paintings from the Prado - such as El Greco's Pentecost.

An internship exchange between the two museums and interdisciplinary research carried out at SMU also formed part of the partnership, along with public programmes.

Under the extended partnership, Meadows Museum and the Prado will work on two further exhibitions held in both Dallas and Madrid - the first starting on 12 October in Spain.

Meadows Museum director Mark A Roglán said: "Meadows Museum founder Algur H Meadows had a vision to establish a Prado on the Prairie, and built an incredible collection of Spanish art that forms the foundation of the museum today.

"The ongoing exchange of ideas, people, and artworks that it has produced made it clear to our institution and the Prado that our alliance should continue and become more ambitious."

Details: www.smu.edu

Image: Andreas Praefcke