FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 14, 2015 

Fort Worth, TX

 

Kendal Smith Lake
Manager of Communications
817.738.9215 x167
817.735.1161 fax
www.themodern.org

 

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth Announces
FREE Sundays in 2015

The Modern's Free Day Celebration will be held
Sunday, February 22, from noon to 4 pm.
 

Fort Worth, TX.-Dr. Marla Price, director of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, announces FREE Sundays in 2015. Beginning in January, the Museum is offering free admission to the galleries, including special exhibitions, every Sunday through December 27, 2015.

 

Free admission includes docent-led tours of the galleries every Sunday at 2 pm and access to other free programs offered on Sundays periodically throughout the month, including:

  • Sundays with the Modern - Join interesting discussions with artists and scholars in front of the artworks.
  • Drawing from the Collection - Learn to draw from the best local artists while studying the world-class works on view in the galleries.
  • Drawing from the Collection for Children - Watch your little ones aged 5 to 12 learn to look, think, and draw.
  • Public Tours - Engage with art and architecture on conversational tours with knowledgeable docents. Join the discussion in English or Spanish.
  • Gallery sketchbooks for children.
  • Visit www.themodern.org for more information, including dates and times.
     

The staff and board of the Modern on behalf of the Museum visitors thank the many individuals in our community who made donations to the Annual Fund in support of FREE Sundays, providing access for all to the Museum's first-rate collection, exhibitions, and programs completely free of charge.   

 

 

The Modern's Free Day Celebration  

Sunday, February 22; noon-4 pm

Everyone is invited to join us at the Modern's Free Day Celebration on Sunday, February 22, from noon to 4 pm. In addition to the exhibitions in the galleries, FRAMING DESIRE: Photography and Video, FOCUS: RongRong&inri, and Permanent Collection, the event features music from Open Classical (www.openclassical.org) in the Grand Lobby from noon to 1 pm, a docent-led tour at 2 pm, and "Ask Me" docents in the galleries from noon-4 pm. Refreshments will be served from 2 to 4 pm on the Lobby Terrace (available while supplies last).  

   

 

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

FOCUS: RongRong&inri 
January 31-April 5, 2015 

 

FRAMING DESIRE: Photography and Video

February 21-August 23, 2015

 

FOCUS: Mario García Torres
April 11-June 28, 2015

Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic

September 20, 2015-January 2016     

 

 

 

LOCATION

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

3200 Darnell Street

Fort Worth, Texas 76107

Telephone 817.738.9215

Toll-Free 1.866.824.5566

www.themodern.org

 

Museum Gallery Hours

Tue 10 am-7 pm (Sep-Nov, Feb-Apr)

Tue-Sun 10 am-5 pm

Fri 10 am-8 pm

 

General Admission Prices (includes special exhibition)

$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 in 2015 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 Museum is closed Monday and holidays including New Year's Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas.

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