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The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (widely referred to as The Modern ) was first granted a Charter from the State of Texas in 1892 as the "Fort Worth Public Library and Art Gallery", evolving through several name changes and different facilities in Fort Worth . The mission of the museum is "collecting, presenting and interpreting international developments in post-World War II art in all media."
The current building, designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando was opened to the public on Saturday, December 14, 2002. The Museum currently showcases up to 150 works of art in its 53,000 square feet (4,900 m 2 ) of gallery space. The "Modern" is located in the city's Cultural District, adjacent to the Kimbell Art Museum , designed by Louis I. Kahn , and near the Amon Carter Museum , designed by Philip Johnson . The building features five long, pavilions set into a reflecting pond. The structural enginee
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth maintains one of the foremost collections of international modern and contemporary art in the central United States. Various movements, themes, and styles are represented, including Abstract Expressionism, Color Field painting, Pop art, and Minimalism, as well as aspects of New Image Painting from the 1970s and beyond, recent developments in abstraction and figurative sculpture, and contemporary movements in photography, video, and digital imagery. The Permanent Collectio