Amon Carter Museum

Amon Carter Museum can be found at Camp Bowie Blvd 3501. The following is offered: Art Museums & Galleries. The entry is present with us since Sep 8, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 12, 2013. In Fort Worth there are 15 other Art Museums & Galleries. An overview can be found here.

Having undergone a major expansion by the original architect, Philip Johnson, tripling the size of its galleries, the Amon Carter is a splendid showcase for its wide-ranging collection of American art. The museum possesses the finest and most complete collection of works by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell, two giants of Western art, as well as a major photography collection (works by...

This museum by one of America's greatest architects, Philip Johnson, has long been overshadowed by Kahn's Kimbell, its Cultural District neighbor. But Johnson's hilltop loggia for the Carter Museum is one of his earliest musings in the postmodern vein; Johnson also oversaw a major expansion, which was completed in 2001. The Carter has acquired one of the finest collections of American art...

Amon G. Carter, a legendary figure in Texas history, was for most of his life Fort Worth's leading citizen and champion. Mr. Carter's will provided for the establishment of a museum in Fort Worth devoted to American art. “As a youth, I was denied the advantages which go with the possession of money,” he stated in the will. “I am endeavoring to give to those who have not had such advantages, but...

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T W F Sa: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Th: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Su: Noon-5 p.m. Closed Monday and major holidays. Admission to the museum is free.