Sid Richardson Museum

What a gem of a museum! Tucked away on a side street right off of Sundance Square, you might walk right past this little glass storefront if you weren’t looking for it. But through their doors you’ll find a delightful little gallery, two rooms at the most, that showcases the art of two Western artists, Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell.
The gallery is entirely free, and as you enter you are greeted by a friendly docent passing out thick booklets full of fascinating information about each painting. The museum is small, but you could spend hours there studying each painting and learning about it from that book. Photographs are encouraged, and they even have a sort of painting caption contest that they run through their social media.
When you’re finished perusing the paintings, you can spend some time in their lovely gift shop, which is filled with great Texas-​themed souvenirs. Definitely worth a trip when you’re visiting Fort Worth!

I went there today. Very nice people work there. Artwork is interesting and free to observe along with a free guide to describe each piece of western art. It has a cute gift shop in the front too.

I’ve lived in downtown Fort Worth for about two years and just recently have discovered that this is a Museum and not a local store.
First time I visited this museums was for a Wild West Trivia Night invited thru a friend. It was such an awesome event. Got learn a lot for Texas and Fort Worth History. I have only good things to say about the event. Can’t wait for the next one.
Before the trivia started we walked thru the exhibit on the museum. There are works of art from western treasure by Charles M. Russell, Frederic Remington also there you can see collection of bronze sculpture by the same artists.
The museum is free.
I highly recommend this beautiful place, you can only benefit from it.

The other reviews do a nice description of this not-​so-​hidden gem in the center of downtown and Sundance Square. But let’s summarize…
Cost? FREE
Priceless Works of Art? Check
Helpful Staff? On-​site and Readily Available
Oh, and the gift shop is a delight and there’s plenty of reasonable items to take home as keepsakes for out-​of-​town visitors, or great reminders of this excellent museum for locals.
I could talk about the impact Remington and Russell have had on the world of Western Art, and the importance of the specific pieces they have on-​site here, but I’ll let you discover that for yourself. This is a DON’T MISS if you’re in Fort Worth.

As I wandered the streets of downtown Ft. Worth during my only day to actually relax while I was there, I happened by this small museum & gift shop.
This is a great, but small collection of western art all collected by one individual, Sid Richardson. The paintings and sculpture were a remarkable cross section of Western art. It takes less than an hour to see everything and that’s if you stop and study each item *and* peruse the gift shop.
The staff was really nice and the security guard was forced to dress as if he was old school sheriff (which I found really funny and I regret that I didn’t snap his photo).
Definitely worth a peruse and, yep, it’s free!

What a cheap (free) way to introduce someone to western art by its two greatest masters! Great to spend 30−90minutes getting a bit of western culture while at downtown Fort Worth. So glad we checked it out.

I’ll be honest in that I was not aware of this museum. After lunch at Uno and before our play at the Jubilee Theatre started, my father headed us over to the Sid Richardson Museum. The museum is free, so there is no reason not to take a peek.
Upon entering, the first thing you see is the gift shop, and there are some very nice gift ideas here. Also worth noting is that the prices are very reasonable. If you are looking for a Texas themed gift (as Celeste A. said, «tasteful not kitschy Texas souvenirs»), for the young or old, the Sid Richardson Museum would be a good place to look.
Even if you don’t fancy western art, I do think many will appreciate the artistry. I was particularly impressed by the works of Remington. I had never seen a black and white oil painting before, and I found myself staring at this one painting for quite a while. The longer I looked, the more color I saw, and I realized a very subtle and limited amount of color was used. I believe the name of the painting was «The Courrier du Bois and the Savage».
Several works by Russel were also on display. I found myself staring at these too for the opposite reason I had with the B&W Remington, color. Russel’s «When White Men Turn Red» was mesmerizing. It also turns out that it is the only example in the Sid Richardson Collection of Russell’s later work in oils. The yellow in this painting made it seem back-​lit.
I’ll definitely bee keeping this museum on my short list of things to see and do in downtown Fort Worth.

What a cool little place. The entrance is free so there was no reason for me not to go in. But I did not expect to see what I saw, dozens of pieces of art of the old west. Amazingly beautiful. The kinds of pieces that really touch you. It included all aspects of western life, from the peaceful to the violent. The gift shop is also a great place to buy some souvenirs. A great place, which I highly recommend.

If you like Western art, pop in here for a free look around. Yes I said FREE. Go in the door, grab your free gallery guide and go look at lots of Charles Russell and Frederic Remington paintings. The museum also has a nice gift shop of postcards and other tasteful not kitschy Texas souvenirs. its open until 8 PM on Fri and Sat so if you need a place to take your date for a walk after your happy hour cocktail at Sundance Square, there ya go. Walk here, walk around, enjoy the air conditioning and did I mention its FREE… free. I love free.