Amon Carter Museum of American Art
A free American art museum known for Remington and Russell paintings and sculptures of the American West, along with a major collection of American photography.
The Amon Carter Museum of American Art opened in 1961. Philip Johnson designed the building, and its front lawn offers views of downtown Fort Worth. The collection focuses on American art from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Its most distinctive holdings are paintings and bronze sculptures by Frederic Remington and Charles Russell, depicting the American West, cowboys, and Native Americans. Works by Homer and O'Keeffe are also on view, along with a large collection of American photography. Admission is free. The museum is closed on Mondays. Allow about an hour. It is next to the Kimbell Art Museum.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00; closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
- Kimbell Art Museum
- National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
- Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
- Fort Worth Botanic Garden
- Fort Worth Zoo
- Magnolia Avenue (Near Southside)
- Sid Richardson Museum