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What’s new and coming soon at the Kimbell Art Museum

Check out the Kimbell Art Museum’s current and upcoming exhibitions + new acquisitions.

The outside of a concrete building with a curved roof. Next to the building are several green trees, and in front of it is a water feature.

Kimbell Art Museum recently acquired masterpiece “Mares and Foals Belonging to the 2nd Viscount Bolingbroke” by George Stubbs.

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If you’ve never been to the Kimbell Art Museum, you’re missing out on pieces of art history that span over 2,000 years. It’s also air-conditioned.

Plan your trip to check out some of the current and upcoming exhibitions, plus newer acquisitions in the museum’s permanent exhibit.

Pro tip: Get half-price admission to special exhibitions on Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Fridays, 5-8 p.m.

Two coats of armor are standing on a small white platform in the center of a room. On the walls are large tapestries.

The museum’s current exhibition features seven large-scale tapestries that are roughly 27-ft wide and 14-ft high.

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Special exhibitions

Current exhibition | Art of War in the Renaissance: The Battle of Pavia Tapestries, through Sunday, Sept. 15

The museum’s current special exhibition features seven large-scale tapestries complemented by examples of arms and armor from the 1500s. The tapestries that span the room’s walls — designed by court artist Bernard van Orley and woven by Willem and Jan Dermoyen — depict Emperor Charles V’s victory over French King Francis in the 16th century Italian Wars.

Upcoming exhibition | Dutch Art in a Global Age: Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, November 10, 2024-February 9, 2025

This winter, the museum will bring in paintings from the the Boston Museum of Fine Arts’ renowned collection, including works by Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Gerrit Dou, Jacob van Ruisdael, and Maria Schalcken.

The collection will also include prints, maps, and decorative objects from the 17th and 18th centuries — all of which will explore how the Dutch’s then-booming role in international commerce sparked change in the Netherlands.

A framed painting of several horses hangs on the wall.

This new acquisition is thought to be one of the earliest in Stubb’s series of paintings depicting friezes of brood mares and their offspring.

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Acquisitions

The rotating exhibits aren’t the only new things at the museum. Check out these new pieces in the permanent collection.

On a cultural kick? Check out 17 other art, history, science, and western museums in Fort Worth.

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