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Location
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 and 3 miles north of Texas Christian
University. Parking is available on premises.
Street and commercial parking facilities are
also available.
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Contact
Telephone: 817.738.9215
Toll Free: 1.866.824.5566
Fax: 817.735.1161
3200 Darnell Street, Fort Worth, TX 76107
For more information by e-mail, please contact
info@themodern.org.
Hours
Tue 10 am–5 pm (Feb-Apr, Sep-Nov 10 am-7 pm)
Wed 10 am–5 pm
Thu 10 am–5 pm
Fri 10 am–5 pm (First Friday of the month, 10 am-8 pm)
Sat 10 am–5 pm
Sun 11 am–5 pm
The Modern is closed Mondays and holidays, including
New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving,
Christmas Eve, and Christmas.
Inclement Weather Policy:
During inclement weather, the Museum will close
to the public if Fort Worth Independent School
District is closed. www.fortworthisd.org
Admission
Beginning September 7, the second floor galleries will be closed for installation of Vernon Fisher: K-Mart Conceptualism. They will reopen on September 25. Admission will be half price September 7-24.
Admission includes entrance to permanent collection exhibitions, all special and traveling exhibitions, and scheduled tours and gallery programs.
$4: Students with ID and Seniors (60+)
$10: General (13 to Adult)
Free: Children 12 and under
Free: Modern members
The Museum is free on the first Sunday of every month and half price every Wednesday.
Access to the Grand Lobby, Café Modern, and The Modern Shop is always free.
Special Policies and Guidelines for Visiting
- Please take advantage of our complimentary coatroom. Large backpacks, bags or purses (larger than 11 x 15 inches), umbrellas, and other bulky items must be checked. Diaper bags may be securely attached to a stroller.
- Strollers are permitted if pushed by an adult.
- No food or drinks are allowed in the galleries, including water, baby bottles and sippy cups.
- The use of cell phones is prohibited in the galleries.
- Please do not touch the works of art. We recommend keeping a distance of at least 12 to 24 inches from works of art. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
- Personal photography is allowed in the Museum, excluding special exhibitions and works on loan. Tripods, special equipment and flash photography are not allowed.
- Sketching or writing with pencil is allowed in the galleries; please, no pens, paint or charcoal media. Sketchbooks should be no larger than 8 1/2 x 11 inches.
- Firearms are not permitted.
Tours and Group Visits
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here for more information.
Access and Services for Visitors with Disabilities
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, Café 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.
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The Modern Shop
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.
Café Modern
Café
Modern was named one of America’s best
restaurants by Gourmet magazine.
Café Modern,
overlooking the Museum’s reflecting pond,
offers fine dining at lunch with a seasonal
menu.
Lunch
Tue–Fri 11 am–2:30 pm
Sat 11 am–3 pm
Brunch
Sun 11 am–3 pm
Coffee Bar
Serving Starbucks coffee, snacks, sandwiches,
beer, wine, and dessert
Tue–Sat 10 am–4:30
pm
Tue (Feb–Apr, Sep–Nov) 5–7
pm
Sun 11 am–4:30 pm
Café Modern will be closed for renovations August 16 through the end of September 2010.
Fort Worth Museums and Attractions
Amon
Carter Museum
Arts Council of Fort Worth & Tarrant County
Botanic
Garden
Cowboys
of Color Museum
Fort
Worth Museum of Science and History and Omni Theater
Fort
Worth Stockyards
Fort
Worth Zoo
Kimbell
Art Museum
Monnig
Meteorite Gallery
National
Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
Sid Richardson Museum
Texas
Cowboy Museum and Hall of Fame
Fort Worth Hotel Information
Visit www.fortworth.com
for hotel, travel and accommodation information.
Plan road trips, download maps
and driving directions at www.mapquest.com.
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