FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 22, 2016
Fort Worth, TX
Kendal Smith Lake
Manager of Communications
817.738.9215 x167
www.themodern.org
 
 
TUESDAY EVENINGS AT THE MODERN
 LECTURE SERIES
Spring 2016 Schedule
This popular series of lectures and presentations by artists, architects, historians, and critics is free and open to the public each Tuesday from February 23 through April 19, with a specially scheduled presentation on May 17. Visit www.themodern.org/programs/lectures for more information on each talk.
 
Lectures begin at 7 pm in the Museum's auditorium. Seating begins at 6:30 pm and is limited to 250; a live broadcast of the presentations is shown in Café Modern for any additional guests. A limited number of tickets (limit two per person) will be available for purchase ($5) from 10 am until 4 pm the day of the lecture online at www.themodern.org/programs/lectures. Free admission tickets (limit two per person) are available at the Modern's information desk beginning at 5 pm the day of the lecture. The museum galleries remain open until 7 pm on Tuesdays during the series (general admission applies). 
 
Café Modern serves cocktails, salads, and appetizers on Tuesday nights during the lecture series.   
 
Revisit the insightful lectures from Tuesday Evenings or discover new ways to look at works in the Museum's collection with the Modern Podcasts. Hear artists speak about their work, or listen to curators' perspectives and discussions. Visit www.themodern.org/podcasts or subscribe to our podcasts on iTunes or using the RSS feed in your preferred program.
 
 
SCHEDULE   
  
February 23 - Richard Wentworth, artist,  in conversation with Gavin Morrison, independent curator and writer
 
March 1 - Glenn Kaino, artist featured in FOCUS: Glenn Kaino
 
March 8 - Fergus Feehily, artist
 
March 22 - Joyce Pensato, artist featured in FOCUS: Joyce Pensato
 
March 29 - Arne Svenson, artist
 
April 5 - Fernando Bryce, artist
 
April 12 - Frank Stella, artist featured in Frank Stella: A Retrospective, in conversation with Modern Chief Curator Michael Auping
 
April 19- Martha Tuttle, artist
 
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Specially scheduled Tuesday Evenings presentation
May 17, 7 pm
Thomas Demand, artist featured in FOCUS: Thomas Demand
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The Tuesday Evenings at the Modern lecture series is made possible in part by a grant from the Web Maddox Trust.

 

LOCATION
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
3200 Darnell Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
Telephone 817.738.9215
Toll-Free 1.866.824.5566
Fax 817.735.1161
www.themodern.org
 
Museum Gallery Hours
Tue 10 am-7 pm (Feb-Apr, Jun-Jul, Sep-Nov)
Tue-Sun 10 am-5 pm
Fri 10 am-8 pm
 
General Admission Prices
(includes special exhibitions)
$4 for students with ID and seniors (60+)
$10 for adults (13+)
Free for children 12 and under
Free for Modern members
Free every Sunday and half-price every Wednesday.
 
CAFÉ MODERN
Lunch 
Tue-Fri 11 am-2:30 pm
Brunch 
Sat-Sun 10 am-3 pm
Dinner 
Fri 5-8:30 pm
Coffee, snacks, and dessert
10 am-4:30 pm
 
The Modern is closed Mondays and holidays, including New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas.
 
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