modern art museum of fort worth

My review is based primarily on the museum as it was advertised in the FW family magazine for families with young kids. The ad specifically used a photo of kids engaged in art of some sort. I should have checked online first, but they have no kids program nor kids area. False advertising. Worse, they do not allow diaper bags of any kind or back packs used as diaper bags. But they do allow gigantic purses that are much bigger than a diaper bag and are more likely to damage art. They make an exception for diaper bags IF the diaper bags are attached to a stroller but I witnessed a stroller handle hit a piece of art, so I struggle to understand their logic. Even if you manage to get your bag approved and it has a tag indicating such, security will hound you throughout. Additionally if you have kids (small) security will follow you around like a criminal. I had planned activities for my kids as part of art curriculum so they obviously would be supervised and focused but we couldn't even do it because security kept interrupting our lesson. I was told changing stations were in the bathroom but there are NO changing stations in the museum at all. ?! Kids aside, the building is quite dated and is more like an industrial facility than an art museum (even modern). The museum is quite small and the art struck me as rather amateur. Some decent photography. Will not go back.

I have been to this museum several times. It never disappoints. The building's architecture is beautiful and modern. The art displayed is vast. Solo, with a date, with the family or a friend ... Definitely worth it.

Only one exhibit was open when we were there, so it seemed a little expensive. But...the grounds and pool are lovely. We did enjoy the exhibit we saw. Also, fyi - the tickets are half price on Fridays.

I grew up near and was in Chicago alot through my early 40's. So when I moved here, I knew nothing about Ft. Worth's Museum district.If you are visiting, take a day, and go to all three. Open your mind. It is significant.Parking ? easy.Traveling Exhibitions ? world class.Architecture ? beautiful.Museum owned and borrowed pieces ? world class.The Amon Carter, The Kimball, and The Modern,,,,, all next to one another. About a city block's walk from one to the next.Fabulous restaurant district right next door.The whole thing is amazing.

This museum is a real modern architecture beauty. At the building's edge is a large reflecting pond. You will have a feeling that the museum rises from the water. Strange, beautiful trees around... Inside, I've seen the works of some of the world greatest artist, such as Andy Warhol's self portrait, works of Jackson Pollock and fascinating sculptures of Ron Mueck. Entering one of the rooms, his little grandma gave me the creeps. I loved it. If you like modern art (pop art, minimalism, abstract expressionism...), you simply have to see this museum.

The FW Modern Art Museum is simply outstanding. One would not think that "Cowtown" would have anything that would rival some of the best modern art museums in the world. But this museum does that and then some. The building itself is phenomenal. The displays of modern art are a wonderful juxtaposition to the classic art of its neighbor museum, the Kimbell.

You must see this museum yourself... The art is wonderful but the site is fabulous. Even if you are not a huge fan of modern art this place may convert you. While viewing the collection you feel as if you are walking on water. Thestainless steel trees are incredible but don't miss the on site restaurant - it is a treat!

This museum was interesting and intriguing. Although we aren't modern art lovers, necessarily, the collection varied in style and interested all in our party. We visited on Sunday, so admission was free. That was a nice surprise.

First, Sunday is free. It gets only better. Love building is beautiful and the staff were friendly. The art work blew me away. Beautifully presented and described. Add ample free parking near by and a delightful cafe with really good food... A wnner! PS even the gift shop was classy!

A friend and I attended what is known as First Friday at the Modern. This is an event that is pretty much every month. We arrived to gorgeous surroundings and a wonderful Jazz Trio. It was honestly quite difficult to find a seat so we walked around and ended up in the gift shop. Many intriguing little items are to be found and my friend purchased a pair of one of a kind stunning gold earrings for under $200.00. I believe this venue a great attraction in Fort Worth.

We joined on our second visit. Couldn't resist all the events they plan. Espeicialy the 80's dance night. Fireworks. Halloween night. So much to do.

We had not planned to visit the Modern, but having worked our way slowly through both the Amon Carter and the Kimbell museums--and since the Modern is directly over the road from the Kimbell--we decided we still had an hour or so's strength and would at least take a look.The weather has been viciously cold and gray--so walking around the building, looking at the sculpture garden and getting a sense of how architect Tadao Ando intended it as a sort of lantern (especially after dark) floating above a great reflecting pool was pretty much lost on us. I did love the Richard Serra at the corner near the entrance and Roxy Paine's "Conjoined" (2007) visible from inside. The temporary exhibition (art of the 1980s) was closed so we were restricted to the permanent collection on the second/upper level, which was fine by us.But we stepped from the elevator and were completely confused. I could identify our elevator on the floor plan but I could not for the life of me figure out how to begin visiting galleries (numbered on the map but not on the walls as a help to visitors). There seemed to be strange hallways so I followed on and discovered that behind the massive concrete piers are small spaces, most of which contained a sculpture or two or a few paintings. It was weird to find them squirreled away like that; the lighting was bad (as I said, it was gray outside and dusk was come) and the isolation was less about aesthetic contemplation and more about naughty works being given a time out.Eventually we worked through most of the main gallery areas but continued to have trouble. Come in the wrong door and there is no way to figure out the artist featured in the gallery unless you find the right door and locate the artist's name. The logic of the installation entirely escaped me--much in the way that the logic of the installation of the Barnes Foundation collection in Philadelphia escapes pretty much everyone not rigorously schooled in the Barnes system. The general effect--for me--was of a museum with almost no art making do with the couple of things it had. Fair enough, thought I. The museum only opened in 2002.Wrong. The museum was founded in 1892 making it the oldest art institution in Texas. It has been through 6 name changes, the most recent one dating to 1987. The mission focuses on post-WWII art in all mediums. The director is Marla Price and the long time curator is Michael Auping.Curiouser and curiouser. I know nothing about Dr. Price; I am a huge and long-term fan of Auping's work. I would NEVER have guessed that the installation as I saw it was of his devising.I find the building oppressive and confining. I don't really see how the space will flex and lend itself to varieties of mediums and presentations. The layout is disorienting and not in a fun way, like a maze in an amusement part or grand English country home. Trying to decode the installation logic was an exercise in frustration and futility.And I feel pretty rotten that this was my response. I teach modern art (and other art history) at a college. I am a former art museum educator. I simply love museums of all kinds and have a taste for plowing into exhibitions that contain the unfamiliar, offer me something new, something challenging. I also have a particular fascination with architecture of museums, spaces designed specifically for the display of art.I don't know when I'll get back. Texas is pretty far from home and there are countless other museums in the US I still want to see before being called to that great archive in the sky.

Don't leave this off your itinerary. The art is amazing as is the building/architecture. Tuesdays offer discounts.

Take the word of this Fort Worth lifer who will always be a little rough around the edges. This is another one of those places in Cowtown you should make it a point to visit. Enough said!

We walked in and around the museum. Great viewpoints, including a pond and metal trees. Very striking building.