It's important to showcase this exhibit because it demonstrates that Fort Worth's position as a cultural center was not an accident.
It was something very intentional created by a group of women that met in 1892 to establish an art gallery and a library in Fort Worth.
Today we have several world class museums as well as an extensive library system that provides information and education to our residents.
This exhibition contains mostly reproductions of textual records, photos, and art work that is important in the history of the Modern Museum.
I think it's really important that we have the charter here because it's the fouding document of the library and art gallery which became the Modern Art Museum and the Fort Worth Public Library so
it just starts from the very beginning with the 25 women that got together to found these institutions.
The importance of this exhibit is to show the seeds that were planted that have allowed the arts culture in Fort Worth to flourish past 125 years.
I think it's a great place to come and visit this summer with your family and see these historical documents and explain to your kids how things have come about for the city that they live in.
