Sharing the Past Through Art
Designed for adults with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers, during this program participants discuss artists, themes, and exhibitions and use artworks to connect to past experiences. Call 817.989.5030 or email visitors [at] cartermuseum [dot] org (visitors@cartermuseum.org) to receive helpful instructions and parking information. No reservations are required.
There is a designated barrier-free entrance near accessible parking for vehicles displaying the appropriate disability permits on Lancaster Avenue (the museum’s south side). If these spaces are full, you may drop participants off at the museum’s Lancaster entrance and park personal vehicles and minibuses for free in the museum’s lot located off of Camp Bowie Boulevard on the museum’s east side.
All You Need Is Love
Feel the love! Explore artworks in the galleries, and make your own masterpieces for loved ones. Exciting activities await the whole family! No reservations are required.
Charlie Goes to Hollywood: Making Myth on the Celluloid Trail
Dr. Rick Stewart, Former Director and Curator of Western Paintings and Sculpture, Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Discover the romance and myth of Charles M. Russell’s art as echoed on the big screen and in popular culture during the early 1920s. After the lecture, Dr. Stewart will sign copies of his new book Romance Maker: The Watercolors of Charles M. Russell.
Because seating is limited, reservations are required. Call 817.989.5030 or email visitors [at] cartermuseum [dot] org (visitors@cartermuseum.org) to register.
New Parents Tour
Bring your baby, and enjoy an interactive tour designed to introduce parents and grandparents to a variety of artworks at the Amon Carter. The tour begins at the Information Desk. Call 817.989.5030 or email visitors [at] cartermuseum [dot] org (visitors@cartermuseum.org) to receive helpful instructions and parking information. No reservations are required.
Free parking is available in the museum’s lot, which is east of the museum off Camp Bowie Boulevard. Participants are encouraged to park in this lot and follow the sidewalk along the north side of the museum, where an accessible lift is available for your stroller. A museum representative will be there to assist you.
Sharing the Past Through Art
Designed for adults with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers, during this program participants discuss artists, themes, and exhibitions and use artworks to connect to past experiences. Call 817.989.5030 or email visitors [at] cartermuseum [dot] org (visitors@cartermuseum.org) to receive helpful instructions and parking information. No reservations are required.
There is a designated barrier-free entrance near accessible parking for vehicles displaying the appropriate disability permits on Lancaster Avenue (the museum’s south side). If these spaces are full, you may drop participants off at the museum’s Lancaster entrance and park personal vehicles and minibuses for free in the museum’s lot located off of Camp Bowie Boulevard on the museum’s east side.
Family Fun Week
An artist a day keeps spring fever away! Bring the whole family to get to know four amazing American artists through art exploration and art-making. Each day of Fun Week features a different artist, artworks, and activities. Refreshments will be provided. No reservations are required.
Tuesday’s featured artist: Georgia O’Keeffe
Family Fun Week
An artist a day keeps spring fever away! Bring the whole family to get to know four amazing American artists through art exploration and art-making. Each day of Fun Week features a different artist, artworks, and activities. Refreshments will be provided. No reservations are required.
Wednesday’s featured artist: John Singer Sargent
Family Fun Week
An artist a day keeps spring fever away! Bring the whole family to get to know four amazing American artists through art exploration and art-making. Each day of Fun Week features a different artist, artworks, and activities. Refreshments will be provided. No reservations are required.
Thursday’s featured artist: Stuart Davis
Family Fun Week
An artist a day keeps spring fever away! Bring the whole family to get to know four amazing American artists through art exploration and art-making. Each day of Fun Week features a different artist, artworks, and activities. Refreshments will be provided. No reservations are required.
Friday’s featured artist: Ben Shahn
Wild West Double Feature
Film introductions by Dr. Kylo-Patrick Hart, Department Chair and Professor, Department of Film, Television, and Digital Media at Texas Christian University
Consider America’s cultural depiction of the West through visual art and cinema while watching the family friendly film Rango (PG; 2011), followed by the spaghetti western classic The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (NR; 1966). Come for one of the films or stay for both!
Double Feature schedule:
10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Rango
12:30–1 p.m. Refreshments
1–4:15 p.m. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Because seating is limited, reservations are required. Call 817.989.5030 or email visitors [at] cartermuseum [dot] org (visitors@cartermuseum.org) to register.
This program is made possible in part by a grant from Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
