Kimbell Art Museum
An architectural masterpiece by Louis Kahn, with works by Michelangelo, Caravaggio and Monet displayed under vaults that admit natural light.
The Kimbell Art Museum opened in 1972 and was designed by Louis Kahn. Cycloid concrete vaults and narrow skylights let natural light fall softly into the galleries, and it is regarded as one of the most important museum buildings of the 20th century. Renzo Piano added a new building in 2013. The collection is small but refined. It includes Michelangelo's earliest painting, The Torment of Saint Anthony, as well as works by Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Cézanne and Monet, plus Asian and ancient American art. Permanent exhibitions are free, and the museum is closed on Mondays. It is in the Fort Worth Cultural District, within walking distance of the Modern Art Museum and the Amon Carter Museum.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00 (until 20:00 on Fridays); closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
- Amon Carter Museum of American Art
- Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
- National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
- Fort Worth Botanic Garden
- Fort Worth Zoo
- Sid Richardson Museum
- Magnolia Avenue (Near Southside)