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During this program inspired by Philippe Halsman’s photograph Marilyn at the Drive-In (1952) on view in the Carter’s exhibition Masterworks of American Photography: Popular Culture, see the film Some Like it Hot (1959), and join the discussion led by Dennis Bishop, director of the Lone Star Film Society, about how Marilyn Monroe is a timeless image of popular culture.

Admission is free, but because seating is limited, reservations are required. Call 817.989.5030 to register.

A. Everett “Chick” Austin Jr. became the director of the Wadsworth Atheneum in 1927 at the age of twenty-six. He not only transformed the way America looks at art but was one of the first to incorporate theater and dance into museum programming—all before the age of thirty. In conjunction with the exhibition American Moderns on Paper: Masterworks from the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, read Nicholas Weber’s Patron Saints: Five Rebels who Opened America to a New Art, 1928–1943. At the museum, readers and museum educators will gather in the exhibition to discuss the readings and gain insight into individuals who were pacesetters in changing America’s perception of the arts. Refreshments will be provided after the discussion. The first thirty registrants will receive a free copy of Patron Saints.

Call 817.989.5030 to register for this program 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.

Are you in need of mental stimulation and adult conversation? Pack up the stroller and join us for a tour designed to introduce new parents (with babies in tow) to a variety of artworks at the Carter. This free tour is most appropriate for parents with pre-toddlers, and refreshments are provided after the program.

Tour begins at the Information Desk. Reservations are not required, but we recommend that parents call 817.989.5030 to receive helpful instructions. Parents are encouraged to park in the lot on Lancaster Avenue, south of the museum, and enter the museum via the accessible ramp to the main entrance.

The whole family can “get modern” with fun art activities inspired by modern art.

Family Fundays are made possible by the Junior League of Fort Worth.

Are you in need of mental stimulation and adult conversation? Pack up the stroller and join us for a tour designed to introduce new parents (with babies in tow) to a variety of artworks at the Carter. This free tour is most appropriate for parents with pre-toddlers, and refreshments are provided after the program.

Tour begins at the Information Desk. Reservations are not required, but we recommend that parents call 817.989.5030 to receive helpful instructions. Parents are encouraged to park in the lot on Lancaster Avenue, south of the museum, and enter the museum via the accessible ramp to the main entrance.

Cyntia Karnes, Senior Paper Conservator, Library of Congress

Gain insight into the technical examination of John Marin’s watercolors and consider how significant shifts in his use of color and movement may have been influenced by developments in optical science and color theory.

Admission is free, but because seating is limited, reservations are required. Call 817.989.5030 to register.