Looking to spend a day exploring art in Fort Worth?
Head to the Cultural District starting this Sunday to take in distinctly different new exhibitions at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Amon Carter Museum of American Art and Kimbell Art Museum.
From spotlighting one artist’s decadeslong career to showcasing rare Christian sacred objects for the first time in the U.S., each museum offers viewers a unique experience.
Here’s what you can expect to see:
Patrons of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth get an early look of “Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers” on March 4, 2026. (David Moreno | Fort Worth Report)
Themes of Black identity, masculinity explored at the Modern
Acclaimed American artist Rashid Johnson, 48, brings to the Modern his largest exhibition to date. The artist is known for a career that includes photography, sculpture, film, painting and installations.
“Rashid Johnson: A Poem for Deep Thinkers” presents nearly 90 multidisciplinary works spanning three decades that reflect themes of Black history, identity, masculinity and fatherhood. The show takes its name from a poem by political activist Amiri Baraka.
Johnson’s artworks show viewers that Blackness is not a monolith, chief curator Andrea Karnes said.
The exhibition opens with his earliest works, including a 2003 self-portrait of Johnson dressed as Frederick Douglass, and a short video of the artist rubbing shea butter on his body in a bathroom.
Shea butter becomes an “iconic material” in Johnson’s work as a symbol of cultural identity, Karnes explains. Sculptures made from the nut butter — a traditional African moisturizer — are spread throughout the show.
Other gallery spaces in the exhibition spotlight Johnson’s large-scale paintings, etchings and portraits he calls his “anxious men.”
At the center of the exhibition is the artist’s largest installation, known as “Antoine’s Organ.” The 15-foot-tall black scaffold is filled with books, LEDs, live plants and a piano that will be played by musicians at scheduled times throughout the show.
“A Poem for Deep Thinkers” is on view through Sept. 27. Tickets range from $12 to $16. Museum admission is free on Fridays.
The exhibition is the only traveling show announced to date this year, as the Modern’s new director shifts to spotlighting the museum’s permanent collection.
A new exhibition at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art explores nearly 40 years of Black photojournalism in the U.S. (David Moreno | Fort Worth Report)
Dive into nuanced Black American history at the Carter
More than 250 images reflecting Black American history are on view at the Carter starting March 15.
“Black Photojournalism” showcases the role of diverse newspapers and photographers in shaping community identity and offers a nuanced look at Black experiences from 1945 to the mid-1980s. Media outlets included are Atlanta Daily World, Ebony Magazine, and Jet Magazine.
The exhibition — organized in partnership with the Carnegie Museum of Art — opens with images of Black soldiers returning home from World War II before exploring how community photographers chose to display the joys and challenges of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
Dan Leers, curator of photography at the Carnegie, said famous images from this time tended to be from white photographers who mainly focused on protests and violence.
“It’s important to recognize that we know one side of the story of segregation and racism in this country from the very sensationalistic photographs of white-owned newspapers,” he said during a March 11 preview. “What you’ll see in this exhibition is a much more nuanced understanding of that time period.”
Photos and videos of key historical figures are found throughout the show, including of Martin Luther King Jr., Grace Jones, the Little Rock Nine and Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died in late February.
A glass display spotlighting a small portion of Fort Worth’s Black history is featured in the final section of the exhibition, in partnership with the Tarrant County Historical and Genealogical Society.
The exhibition is on view through July 5. Admission to the Carter is free.
The 1665 Throne of Eucharistic Exposition, center, is positioned alongside six candlesticks and four chalices at the Kimbell Art Museum on March 12, 2026. (David Moreno | Fort Worth Report)
Jewels from Jerusalem make rare U.S. appearance at the Kimbell
A trove of holy treasures from Jerusalem are traveling to the U.S. for the first time — and Fort Worth art lovers have a rare chance to see them up close at the Kimbell.
“The Holy Sepulcher: Treasures from the Terra Sancta Museum, Jerusalem” shines a light on more than 60 silver, gold and bejeweled objects gifted by the the monarchs of Portugal, Spain, France and Naples to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem between the 17th and 18th centuries.
The Church of the Holy Sepulcher is built on what is believed to be the site of Jesus of Nazareth’s death, burial and resurrection. The site has been a place of Christian devotion for nearly 2,000 years.
The exhibition at the Kimbell allows visitors to encounter the long and complex history of Jerusalem in a tangible form, museum director Eric Lee said.
Key items on display include crosses, candlesticks, chalices, reliquaries and vestments. One of the largest works of the show is “The Resurrection,” a silver monument created in 1736, which depicts Jesus emerging from his tomb.
Central to the show are pieces of clothing worn by priests worn during Mass, Pentecost and Good Friday. The vestments are woven from silk and embroidered with threads of metal.
The goldsmiths and textile workers who created these objects were among the most skilled in their profession, according to exhibition curator Xavier F. Salomon . It’s difficult to recreate this level of craftsmanship now since the art form isn’t as common, he said during a March 12 preview of the show.
The exhibition will be on view through June 28. Admission ranges from $14 to $18.
The holy items will return to Jerusalem and permanently be housed at the Terra Sancta Museum following the building’s completion in 2028.
Disclosure: The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Amon Carter Museum of American Art and Kimbell Art Museum have been financial supporters of the Fort Worth Report.
David Moreno is the arts and culture reporter for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at david.moreno@fortworthreport.org or @davidmreports.
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