Amon Carter Museum of American Art - FREE Guided Tour

We invite you to join us for a FREE guided tour of the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth.

For our special Memorial Day weekend tour we'll be highlighting the "American Experience", the unique history of the United States of America, and seeing works by artists such as Frederic Remington, Charles M. Russell, Georgia O'Keeffe, and many more.

Amon Carter Museum of American Art

The Amon Carter Museum of American Art (ACMAA) is located in Fort Worth, Texas, in the city's cultural district. The museum's permanent collection features paintings, photography, sculpture, and works on paper by leading artists working in the United States and its North American territories in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The greatest concentration of works falls into the period from the 1820s through the 1940s. Photographs, prints, and other works on paper produced up to the present day are also an area of strength in the museum's holdings.

The collection is particularly focused on portrayals of the Old West by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell, artworks depicting nineteenth-century exploration and settlement of the North American continent, and masterworks that are emblematic of major turning points in American art history. Museum admission for all exhibits, including special exhibits, is free.

The Amon Carter Museum of American Art opened in 1961 as the Amon Carter Museum of Western Art. The museum's original collection of more than 300 works of art by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell was assembled by Fort Worth newspaper publisher and philanthropist Amon G. Carter, Sr. (1879–1955). Carter spent the last ten years of his life laying the legal, financial, and philosophical groundwork for the museum's creation.

Ruth Carter Stevenson, greatly expanded the museum’s collection to include all areas and periods of American art. In 2011, on the occasion of the museum’s 50th anniversary, the museum was renamed the Amon Carter Museum of American Art.

Amon Carter Museum of American Art - Web Links

https://www.cartermuseum.org/

https://www.facebook.com/theamoncarter

https://www.youtube.com/user/amoncartermuseum

https://www.instagram.com/theamoncarter/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amon_Carter_Museum_of_American_Art

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g55857-d116431-Reviews-Amon_Carter_Museum_of_American_Art-Fort_Worth_Texas.html

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Event Details ...

Cost: FREE for the museum admission and tour.

Parking: There is free parking in the museum's parking lot near the main entrance, and also on streets throughout the area.

Before the Event: The museum has a small cafe if you would like a beverage or a snack before our tour.

Meeting Point: At the museum's information desk at the main entrance. Look for your host Robert (tall and wearing a fedora-style hat) and a group of friendly people.

After the Event: TBD - dinner after our tour? On Sundays the museum is open until 5:00 pm.

Additional Questions: Anything that can't be answered by the event description, Google, or common sense, please let us know.

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Your host for this program is Robert Kelleman, the founder/director of the non-profit community organizations Dallas-Texas History & Culture and Washington, DC History &Culture.

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We look forward to seeing you - thanks!

Robert Kelleman

[email protected]

202-821-6325 (text only)

Host or Publisher Dallas-Texas History & Culture