Fort Worth's Modern Art Museum is second only in size to it's
counterpart in New York, and is the oldest art museum in Texas,
having been chartered in 1892. It was initially conceptualised by a
group of 25 women keen to make the town more than just a centre for
cows and horses. The collection officially began in 1904 with the
group's acquisition of George Innes'
and five years later the museum had
grown enough to host its first exhibition of 45 painings. From
there the musuem continued to grow by leaps and bounds and became
the impressive collection that it is today. The museum is housed in
an eye-catching building, consisting of five long flat-roofed
pavilions atop a 1.5-acre pond, designed by Japanese architect
Tadao Ando and opened to the public in 2002. The new space boast
53,000 square feet of gallery space and has a state-of-the-art
auditorium attached to it. Performances and shows are regularly
hosted in the auditorium. The museum's permanent collection of
modern and contem Address: 3200 Darnell Street, Fort Worth Website: www.themodern.org Email: info@themodern.org Telephone: (817) 738 9215 Opening Time: Open Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 5pm (8pm Fridays,
and 7pm on Tuesdays between September and November). Closed on
Mondays and major holidays. Admission: $10 (ages 13 and over); $4 (students with ID cards and
seniors aged 65+); free for children under 12. Free admission on
the first Sunday of every month, and half price on
Wednesdays.
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