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March 11, 2010

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The Kimbell Art Museum

A small collection of less than 350 works, the Kimbell Art Museum has been heralded as America's best small museum, with a breathtaking collection and exceptional traveling exhibitions from around the world. The Museum's holdings range in period from antiquity to the 20th century, including European masterpieces by Fra Angelico, Caravaggio, El Greco, La Tour, Rubens, Velezquez, Rembrandt, Houdon, Goya, David, Monet, Cezanne, Picasso, Matisse, and Mondrian. It also has important collections of Egyptian, Near Eastern, Greek and Roman antiquities, as well as Asian, Mesoamerican, and African arts.

The Kimbell Art Museum is widely regarded as one of the most outstanding architectural achievements of the modern era. Designed by the American architect Louis I. Kahn (1901-1974), the Museum has won wide acclaim for its classic modern building since its opening in 1972. Kahn's innovative use of natural light and subtle articulation of space and materials greatly enhance the experience of the art. Kahn envisioned a museum with "the luminosity of silver." In his design, "narrow slits to the sky" (as he described the skylights) admit natural light, which is dispersed by perforated metal reflectors onto the underside of cycloid-shaped vaults and down the walls. Courtyards, lunettes, and light slots vary the quality and intensity of the light. The building's gracious proportions, fine craftsmanship, and beautiful landscaping add further to the sense of serenity and restraint.

online: http://www.kimbellart.org/

Venue Info

3333 Camp Bowie Boulevard
Fort Worth, TX 76107
817.332.8451


Arts Groups

Choral
Arlington Goodtimes Chorus
Arlington Master Chorale
Schola Cantorum of Texas
Texas Boys Choir
Texas Girls Choir
Dance and Ballet
Ballet Concerto
Ballet Frontier
Contemporary Dance Fort Worth
Metropolitan Classical Ballet
Taps n Tunes
Texas Ballet Theater
Texas Dance Theatre
Votum Dance Company
Film
Lone Star Film Society
Magnolia at the Modern
Q Cinema
Latin Arts
Artes de la Rosa
Ballet Folklorico Azteca
Ballet Folklorico de Fort Worth
Live Theater
Amphibian Stage Productions
Artisan Center Theater
Casa Mañana
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Fort Worth Theatre
Forum Theater Company
Greater Cleburne Carnegie Players
Hip Pocket Theatre
Jubilee Theatre
Kids Who Care
Old Bedford School
Onstage in Bedford
Pantagleize Theatre Company
Popcorn Players
Runway Theatre
SceneShop
Stage West
Stolen Shakespeare Guild
The Butterfly Connection
Theatre Arlington
Theatre Off The Square
Theatre TCU
Trinity Shakespeare Festival
V-Day TCU
Museums
Amon Carter Museum
Arlington Museum of Art
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
National Cowboys of Color Museum and Hall of Fame
National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
Sid Richardson Collection of Western Art
The Kimbell Art Museum
The Modern Art Museum
Performing Arts
Apex Arts League
Arts Fifth Avenue
Bass Hall
Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth
Dorothy Shaw Bell Choir
Ed Landreth Auditorium at TCU
Fort Worth Civic Orchestra
Fort Worth Classic Guitar Society
Fort Worth Community Arts Center
Fort Worth Jazz Orchestra
Fort Worth Opera
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Granbury Opera House
Guitar Fort Worth
Jazz by the Boulevard
Steinway Hall Fort Worth
Symphony Arlington
Texas Camerata
Timeless Concerts
Van Cliburn Foundation
Youth Orchestra of Greater Fort Worth

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