Museums & Galleries
In Fort Worth, you can explore many museums that are world-famous for the beauty of their architecture and the quality of their collections. The Fort Worth Cultural District, home to five wonderful museums in a relaxing, park-like setting is a great place to start your tour. Throughout the city, you'll also find museums devoted to Western heritage and Fort Worth's colorful past. It's no wonder Fort Worth is considered "the museum capital of the Southwest." |
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
- 1600 Gendy St
- Fort Worth, TX 76107
- Phone: (817) 255-9300
- Region: Cultural District
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Fort Worth Museum of Science and History is nestled within the Fort Worth Cultural District and houses a variety of traveling and permanent exhibitions. Permanent exhibits include DinoLabs and DinoDig, Energy Blast, Fort Worth Children’s Museum, and the Cattle Raisers Museum, a “museum within a MORE >>
Adobe Western Art Gallery
- 2322 N Main Street
- Fort Worth, TX 76106
- Phone: (817) 624-4242
- Region: Stockyards/Northside
Adobe Western Art Gallery offers both traditional and contemporary Western art, Western sculpture, jewelry, pottery and a fine selection of Western furniture. MORE >>
American Airlines C. R. Smith Museum
- 4601 Hwy.360
- Fort Worth, TX 76155
- Phone: (817) 967-1560
- Region: East
The American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum, one of the few in the world dedicated solely to commercial aviation, is much more than a museum - it's a sight-and-sound, hands-on, window-seat look at the world of flight. Exhibits include hundreds of historical artifacts, photographs, full-scale aircraft MORE >>
Amon Carter Museum of American Art
- 3501 Camp Bowie Boulevard
- Fort Worth, TX 76107
- Phone: (817) 738-1933
- Region: Cultural District
Designed by renowned architect Philip Johnson, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art houses a permanent collection of nineteenth- and twentieth-century painting, sculpture, and works on paper, and is one of the nation’s major repositories of American photography. It is also home to nearly 400 MORE >>
Art on the Boulevard
- 4319-A Camp Bowie Boulevard
- Fort Worth, TX 76107
- Phone: (817) 737-6368
- Region: Cultural District
Art on the Boulevard is a cooperative gallery with artwork styles ranging from abstract expressionism to photo realism. There are five major shows a year: Valentine's Show, Spring Gallery Night, Mid-Summer Show, Fall Gallery Night and the Holiday Show. Many of the artists take commissioned work. The MORE >>
Arts Council of Fort Worth
- 1300 Gendy Street
- Fort Worth, TX 76107
- Phone: (817) 732-2360
- Region: Cultural District
In 1963 the Arts Council was formed to provide funding and leadership to stimulate and assure the advancement of the arts throughout our community. Today’s Arts Council is a dynamic, multi-faceted, arts agency serving artists, arts organizations and the community with programs that help shape the MORE >>
Casa Manana
- 3101 West Lancaster
- Fort Worth, TX 76107
- Phone: (817) 332-2272
- Region: Cultural District
Home to the largest performing arts organization in Tarrant County, this venue presents the best of musical theater and award-winning original plays. This "House of Tomorrow" stages a wide variety of shows, including Children's Playhouse. MORE >>
Edmund Craig Gallery
- 3550 W Seventh Street
- Fort Worth, TX 76107
- Phone: (817) 732-6663
- Region: Cultural District
The Edmund Craig Gallery offers a variety of original works from local, national and international artists, including paintings, sculpture and handcrafted jewelry. The gallery averages eight shows per year and the art ranges from representational to abstract. MORE >>
Fire Station No. 1
- 203 Commerce Street
- Fort Worth, TX 76102
- Phone: (817) 255-9300
- Region: Downtown
Fire Station No. 1, part of the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, is a historic fire station near Fort Worth's Sundance Square District. The exhibit features interactive models (including a bucking bronco) that commemorate Fort Worth’s first 150 years, from its early years as a frontier MORE >>
The Firehouse Art Studios and Gallery
- 4147 Meadowbrook Drive
- Fort Worth, TX 76103
- Phone: (682) 560-3467
- Region: East
A place for local artists to meet, show their work, attend workshops and provide art education to the neighborhood. It is also a working pottery studio where you can see the pottery being made as well as taking private or group lessons. MORE >>
Fort Worth Aviation Museum
- 3300 Ross Avenue
- Fort Worth, TX 76106
- Region: West
The Fort Worth Aviation Museum is the home of the B-36 Peacemaker Museum, the Forward Air Controller’s Museum and the OV-10 Bronco Association. The airpark has 20 aircraft on display, most of which have histories attached to the Fort Worth area, including a rare TF-102 Delta Dagger that was MORE >>
Fort Worth Community Arts Center
- 1300 Gendy
- Fort Worth, TX 76107
- Phone: 817-298-3026
- Region: Cultural District
The Fort Worth Community Arts Center supports local and regional artists by providing accessible and affordable exhibition, performance, workshop, classroom and office space. The Center's many gallery rooms showcase diverse, contemporary works by both emerging and established artists. The building, MORE >>