Getting ready forthe Amon Carter Museum of American Art.
A free art museum in Fort Worth's Cultural District with sensory ARTivity totes to borrow at the Information Desk, a Know Before You Go picture guide, quiet time in the Auditorium, and Sensory Explorations, a free family event on Saturday, April 10, 2027 (reservations required).
Sensory supports. Free, sensory totes, quiet time in the Auditorium.
Hours
Sunday noon to 5 p.m.; Monday closed; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Closed Mondays, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.
“If you need a break or a place for little ones to be interactive, stop by our Family Pop-up Space on the second floor. The Family Pop-up Space is not open every day during Museum hours.”
There are three ARTivity totes: Have We Met?, Make SENSE-ory to Me and The Wild West. Each has four pouches (Look, Play, Do, Make), with activities in English and Spanish, free to check out at the Information Desk.
At Sensory Explorations, families can come and go during the hour and a half, get a social schedule on arrival, and find a quiet, dimly lit chill zone with soothing objects.
Sensory Explorations happens twice a year. Meet Up at the Museum is the Carter's sensory-friendly evening for adults and teens.
For a full-size copy your child can use, open this page at squaredsteps.com, tap Make it yours, then print.
More about Amon Carter Museum of American Art
Quieter, in the museum's words
The Auditoriumquiet zone
Family Pop-up Space, second floorquiet zone
Free parking is in the museum's lot on Camp Bowie Boulevard. Accessible parking is there, first come, first served, and on the south side of the museum on Lancaster Avenue. Paid parking is in the surface lots and Western Heritage Garage at the Will Rogers Memorial Center. On weekends you can also park for no charge in the University of North Texas Health Science Center lot, northwest corner of Clifton St. and Camp Bowie Blvd.
Large bags, umbrellas, tripods and selfie sticks aren't permitted in the galleries. Sketchpads (14 x 17 in. or smaller), graphite and colored pencils are welcome. Flash-free photos of most artworks are fine; check for the no photography symbol.
The Carter's Food Cart is open during museum hours. You're welcome to nurse or bottle-feed anywhere in the museum; for a private spot, ask at the Information Desk.
Free strollers and wheelchairs, first come, first served, at the Information Desk. Strollers and forward pushing wagons are fine on every floor; wagons pulled behind a person aren't permitted in the galleries. All floors are reached by elevator, restrooms are on both floors, and changing tables are in both the men's and women's bathrooms.
A Communication Board (AAC tool) is free to download, or grab a printed copy at the Information Desk. The museum map comes in English and Spanish.
Access questions: access@cartermuseum.org or 817.989.5012. Main line: 817.738.1933.
