Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth is a museum in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. Tater Nob stands 344 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Kimbell Art Museum Kahn Building North Gallery, a museum 0.1 miles away. Texas Lakes Trail passes 5.2 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (widely referred to as The Modern) is an art museum of post-World War II art in Fort Worth, Texas with a collection of international modern and contemporary art. Founded in 1892, The Modern is located in the city's cultural district in a building designed by architect Tadao Ando which opened to the public in 2002. The museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums and holds a permanent collection with more than 3,000 works of art.
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Dates from 1892.
Wikidata Q1414796, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Texas Lakes Trail
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Worth 2000 Tornado Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Herbert M. Hinckley: 0.3 mi
- Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show: 0.4 mi
- The Van Zandt Cottage: 0.4 mi
- Fort Worth's First Flight: 0.6 mi
- Will Rogers Coliseum: 0.3 mi
- Burnett Building: 0.3 mi
- Richardson - Bass Building: 0.3 mi
- Charlie & Kit Moncrief Building: 0.4 mi
- Amon G. Carter, Jr. Exhibits Hall: 0.4 mi
- Will Rogers Memorial Center: 0.4 mi
- Linwood Park: 0.5 mi
- First Flight Park: 0.6 mi
- Bertrose Park: 0.6 mi
- Fort Worth Botanic Garden: 0.7 mi
- Recess: 1.0 mi
- Selah: 1.1 mi
- Keep Floating On: 1.3 mi
- Jim Finley's Pump Jack: 1.4 mi
- Cloud 9: 1.5 mi
- Kimbell Art Museum Kahn Building North Gallery: 0.1 mi
- Kimbell Art Museum Kahn Building West Lobby: 0.1 mi
- Kimbell Art Museum Kahn Building South Gallery: 0.1 mi
- Kimbell Art Museum Piano Pavilion North Gallery: 0.2 mi
- Kimbell Art Museum Piano Pavilion Lobby: 0.2 mi
- Water Conservation Garden: 0.5 mi
- Pollinator Pathway: 0.6 mi
- Margery Leonard Courtyard: 0.6 mi
- Fort Worth Botanic Garden Gift Shop: 0.6 mi
- Rainforest Conservatory: 0.7 mi
- Murray Hill: 11.7 mi
- Blue Mound: 13.5 mi
- Brushy Mound: 13.6 mi
- Turkey Peak: 14.5 mi
- Mount Donwell: 15.9 mi
- Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve: 10.2 mi
- Eagle Mountain Lake Park: 14.4 mi
- Crystal Canyon Nature Reserve: 15.7 mi
- Bob Jones Nature Center: 21.1 mi
- Fish Creek Forest Preserve: 21.6 mi
- Inspiration Point: 4.3 mi
- Lone Point: 8.2 mi
- Bluff Overlook: 10.1 mi
- Red Bluff: 18.4 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 24.4 mi
- Twin Points Beach: 11.3 mi
- Lynn Creek Park Beach: 21.0 mi
- Elizabethtown: 19.5 mi
- Sowers: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tater Nob | WSW 253° | 344 m | 23.2 mi |
| Tater Hill | WNW 302° | 343 m | 24.0 mi |
| Chattanooga Hill | WSW 258° | 330 m | 18.5 mi |
| Joe Bell Mountain | W 265° | 324 m | 21.9 mi |
| Caddo Peak | S 188° | 303 m | 18.7 mi |
| Brushy Knob | S 190° | 303 m | 20.7 mi |
| Burton Knob | NW 309° | 278 m | 18.6 mi |
| Brushy Mound | S 177° | 275 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:09 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:05 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:50 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 86 | 86 | 79 | 69 | 57 | 49 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Worth Meacham FLD Naaf, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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