Stories, Legends, and Tall Tales / Cuentos, Leyendas y Fábulas

Come one, come all for our celebration of stories, legends, and tall tales from across the Kimbell’s permanent collection. Event highlights will include art making, face painters, performances, dual-language story times, and much more. 

Special thanks to the Nuestro Kimbell committee for their support.

 

To request an accessibility accommodation for a Kimbell program, please email us as far in advance as possible.

Schedule

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Ongoing, noon–5 pm

Location

Building

Welcome & Information Table

Sign up for tours, story times, and face painting!

West LobbyKahn Building

Permanent Collection

Admission is always free.

North and South Galleries

North Gallery

Kahn Building

Piano Pavilion

Set the Scene: Landscape CollagesWest LobbyKahn Building
Unbe-WEAVE-able Patterns: BookmarksLobbyPiano Pavilion
Main Character Energy: Felt PuppetsEducation StudiosPiano Pavilion

Face Painting

Timed tickets available at the Information Table.

West LobbyKahn Building
Bilingual Book Baskets

North and South Galleries

North Gallery

Kahn Building

Piano Pavilion

Visit Studio A

This colorful learning environment is designed for families with children ages 5 and younger; space is limited

Education StudiosPiano Pavilion

 

Noon

Location

Building

Comic Book Storytelling with the Tarrant County Black Historical and Genealogical Society

Noon–2 pm

West LobbyKahn Building

Kimbell Café

Noon–2 pm

In-house and to-go lunch options available for purchase.

Kimbell CaféKahn Building

 

1 pm

Location

Building

Sketching Expeditions with Guest Artist Jamison LeBlanc

1 pm

Space is limited; sign up at the Information Table.

West LobbyKahn Building

Cara Mía Theatre Company presents Flores y Calaveras

1:30 pm

AuditoriumPiano Pavilion

Family Spotlight Tour: Scents and Seasons

1:30 pm

Space is limited; sign up at the Information Table.

West LobbyKahn Building

 

2 pm

Location

Building

Story Time: Very Good Hats, written by Emma Straub, illustrated by Blanca Gomez

2 pm

Space is limited; sign up at the Information Table.

South GalleryKahn Building

Sketching Expeditions with Guest Artist Jamison LeBlanc

2 pm

Space is limited; sign up at the Information Table.

LobbyPiano Pavilion

Made-Up Museum Musical! with Leslie & Ellen

2:30 pm

Interactive musical improv performance

AuditoriumPiano Pavilion

Family Spotlight Tour: Mesoamerican and African Legends

2:30 pm

Space is limited; sign up at the Information Table.

LobbyPiano Pavilion

 

3 pm

Location

Building

Miniature Books with the Fort Worth Public Library

3 pm

West LobbyKahn Building

Sketching Expeditions with Guest Artist Jamison LeBlanc

3 pm

Space is limited; sign up at the Information Table.

West LobbyKahn Building

Hora de Cuentos: La Lagartija y el Sol, escrito por Alma Flor Ada, ilustrado por Felipe Davalos

3 pm

El espacio es limitado. La inscripción se ubica en el mostrador de información.

Galería SurPiano Pavilion

Cara Mía Theatre Company presents Flores y Calaveras

3:15 pm

AuditoriumPiano Pavilion

Family Spotlight Tour: Texture!

3:30 pm

Space is limited; sign up at the Information Table.

West LobbyKahn Building

 

4 pm

Location

Building

Made-Up Museum Musical! with Leslie & Ellen

4 pm

Interactive musical improv performance

AuditoriumPiano Pavilion

Sketching Expeditions with Guest Artist Jamison LeBlanc

4 pm

Space is limited; sign up at the Information Table.

LobbyPiano Pavilion