Trivia Night
Put on your thinking cap for a casual evening of trivia based on the Amon Carter’s collection. Bring a group (up to six people per team) or come alone, and enjoy snacks, drinks, and prizes during this friendly competition. There will be a wide range of topics, so an art history degree is not required! Participants in this program must be at least 18 years of age.
Because seating is limited, reservations are required. Registration for this program opens March 1. Call 817.989.5030 or email visitors@cartermuseum.org to register.
Sharing the Past Through Art
Designed for adults with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers, program participants discuss artists, exhibitions, and themes and use artworks to connect to past experiences. Call 817.989.5030 or email 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.
Get Moving
All aboard! Families will be on the move as they explore works related to all modes of transportation, create art projects, and enjoy snacks and stories. No reservations are required.
A Conversation with Marie Cosindas
In conjunction with the exhibition Marie Cosindas: Instant Color, the artist will discuss her life and work during a conversation with the Amon Carter’s Senior Curator of Photographs John Rorhbach.
Because seating is limited, reservations are required. Registration for this program opens March 1. Call 817.989.5030 or email visitors@cartermuseum.org to register.
This program on American art, culture, and society is made possible by a generous gift from the late Anne Burnett Tandy.
Draw 'til Dusk: The Figure
Get inspired by figurative artworks on view by looking closely, sharing ideas, and drawing directly from works in the galleries. No reservations are required.
New Parents Tour
Explore a new aspect of the museum each month during an adult tour for parents, grandparents, and other caregivers with little ones in tow. The tour begins at the Information Desk. Call 817.989.5030 or email visitors@cartermuseum.org to receive helpful instructions and parking information. No reservations are required. This program is best for adults accompanied by children two years old or younger.
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.
American Indian Symbols
Share your observations and discover new insights about Marsden Hartley’s painting American Indian Symbols (1914). No reservations are required.
Sharing the Past Through Art
Designed for adults with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers, program participants discuss artists, exhibitions, and themes and use artworks to connect to past experiences. Call 817.989.5030 or email 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.
Blue Highways: A Journey into America
Prior to the program, read William Least Heat-Moon’s Blue Highways: A Journey into America (1982). Readers and museum educators gather in the galleries and discuss the connections between the book and the exhibition Photographs from the Collection. Refreshments will be provided after the discussion.
The first twenty registrants receive a free copy of the book. Because seating is limited, registration is required. Registration for this program opens April 1. Call 817.989.5030 or email visitors@cartermuseum.org to register and get information on receiving your book.
This program is made possible in part by a grant from Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Sunset Cinema: Rear Window
Lawn opens at 6 p.m. Tours from 6:30–7:45 p.m. Film starts at 8 p.m.
Pack a picnic, grab some friends, and watch Alfred Hitchcock’s classic suspense film Rear Window (1954; PG) on the museum’s lawn. Come early and enjoy a tour of the museum before the film. No reservations are required.
Lawn chairs, blankets, and coolers are welcome (lawn only). No glass bottles, please.