The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is located at 3200 Darnell Street in Fort Worth's Cultural District, approximately 2 miles west of Downtown Fort Worth. The Museum is dedicated to collecting, presenting, and interpreting international developments in post-World War II art in all media. Currently it contains over 2,600 works of art in its 53,000 square feet of gallery space, putting it at number one of art collections in the central United States. A museum is an organic, changing place. The Permanent Collection includes more than 3,000 works including pieces by Pablo Picasso, Robert Motherwell, Susan Rothenberg, Andy Warhol, Cindy Sherman, Gerhard Richter, Andres Serrano and Jackson Pollock.
The Modern maintains one of the foremost collections of modern and contemporary international art in the central United States. Various movements, themes, and styles are represented, including Abstract Expressionism, Color Field painting, Pop art, and Minimalism, as well as aspects of New Image Painting from the 1970s and beyond, recent developments in abstraction and figurative sculpture, and contemporary movements in photography, video, and digital imagery.
Modern Memberships are offered to the general public. With your Modern membership, enjoy a year of free unlimited admission to the Modern galleries, Priority enrollment and discounts on exciting educational programs, entertaining films and performances, 10% creative dining discount, and 20% off unique merchandise, Special members only promotions an events and discounted tickets to film and music events.
The Modern Shop offers an array of educational books and toys, posters, t-shirts, jewelry, and decorative and organizational items for home, garden, or office. Modern members receive a 20% discount on Modern Shop purchases. Cafy Modern was named one of America's best restaurants by Gourmet magazine. Cafy Modern, overlooking the Museum's reflecting pond, offers fine dining at lunch with a seasonal menu-changes 4 times a year. The Coffee Bar Serving Starbucks coffee, snacks, sandwiches, beer, wine, and dessert
Parking spaces are reserved in the museum parking lot by the main entrance for disabled visitors. Museum entrances are wheelchair accessible. All public areas, including galleries, auditorium, restrooms, elevators, education studio, Cafy Modern, and The Modern Shop are accessible to people who use mobility aids and wheelchairs. The Museum offers wheelchairs free-of-charge to visitors at Coat Check on a first-come, first served basis. Assistive listening devices are available upon request for auditorium programs on a first-come, first served basis. The Museum welcomes service animals.
Open Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm and Sundays 11:00 am - 5:00 pm. The museum is closed on Mondays. Admission: $4: Students with ID and Seniors (60+), $10: General (13 to Adult), Free: Children 12 and under Free, Modern members: Free. The Museum is free on the first Sunday of every month and every Wednesday. Access to the Grand Lobby, Cafy Modern, and The Modern Shop is always free.. Phone: 817-738-9215
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