The Kimbell Art Museum evokes classic Roman buildings with its columns and vaulted roofs made of concrete and travertine, like ancient stone. But it's also unmistakably modern, precise, calm.

Architect Louis I. Kahn, seen here circa 1972, was selected to design the Kimbell Art Museum thanks to his unique ability to control natural light. (Robert C. Lautman / Kimbell Art Museum) ...

The Kimbell Art Museum joins classical ideals of design and a modernist sensibility, unifying them with a poetic use of light Skip to Main Content Explore Our Brands ...

FORT WORTH — The Kimbell Art Museum, designed by the legendary architect Louis Kahn, is beloved like few other museums built in the past century. Opened in 1972, it finessed all of the design ...

FORT WORTH - Kimbell Art Museum director Eric M. Lee always knows when visitors to the building are architects on a pilgrimage. They walk around to the front door of Louis Kahn's masterpiece to ...

Kimbell Art Museum is ranked #4 out of 14 things to do in Fort Worth. ... who helped design Paris' famous Centre Pompidou) in 2013 has made the Kimbell feel less cramped, ...

The Kimbell Art Museum’s yearslong quest to own a still-life painting by Jean Siméon Chardin has come to an end. The Cut Melon, a rare oval-shaped piece from the 18th-century French artist, has ...

Renzo Piano’s design for an addition to Louis Kahn’s Modern masterpiece, the Kimbell Art Museum, to be unveiled on Thursday in Fort Worth, honors Kahn’s legacy.

Eric M. Lee, the director of Fort Worth’s Kimbell Art Museum, often regarded as the country’s finest small museum, had his first day on the job three and a half years ago, but his admiration ...

The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth unveiled the final design by Renzo Piano Building Workshop for a new museum building west of its existing building, which was designed by Louis I. Kahn. The ...

The museum's new location directly opposite Louis Kahn's Kimbell Art Museum and near Philip Johnson's Amon Carter Museum made the design all the more important. "We knew it was going to be compared to ...