Beginning in the 1950s-1960s with the opening of Six Flags Over Texas, city leaders set Arlington on a path to becoming an international tourist destination. Throughout the decades, the Arlington Entertainment District grew up around Six Flags and now boasts some of the most exciting brands in sports and entertainment, including the Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers, Arlington Renegades, Texas Live!, Hurricane Harbor, AT&T Stadium, Choctaw Stadium, and Globe Life Field, plus new restaurants, hotels, and nearby residential developments. With the opening of the Arlington Museum of Art (2024), the new Arlington Convention Center (2024) and the National Medal of Honor Museum (2025), city leaders have taken the next step to further elevate The District with arts and cultural destinations that reflect the diversity, creativity, and pride found throughout our community.
Meet Chris Hightower, AMA President and CEO, and learn how the New AMA helps fulfill the City of Arlington’s vision for attracting tourists from around the world:
Outside the Lines: Reimage the AMA
By unanimous vote of the Arlington City Council on April 11, 2023, the Arlington Museum of Art officially has a new home: the Arlington Entertainment District! By late March 2024, the New AMA will offer approximately 42,000 square feet of exhibition space inside the Arlington Expo Center. That’s eight times the size (and creative potential) of our current location! The new AMA footprint will allow us to blend traditional, immersive, interactive, and evolving visual art forms in ways that will inspire, entertain, engage, and reflect our community and our world.
Our founders believed in art as a legacy gift to our community, and we’re so excited for all the ways the New AMA fulfills that vision! Thanks to our partnership with the City of Arlington, we’re being built on a platform for success. Still, there are many exciting ways for individual donors and partners to become a part of the lasting legacy. Learn how you can get involved.
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Reimagine Programming and Events in the New AMA video
Reimagine the Traditional Art experience in the New AMA video
Reimagine the AMA in its new neighborhood: The Arlington Entertainment District video
Let’s Get Together: The Community Gallery at the New AMA video
AMA announces the “Reimagine the AMA” campaign
Immerse Yourself in Art
Outside the Lines: Reimagine the AMA homepage and video
Always Something New
Arlington Museum of Art to relocate to the Entertainment District, set to open first exhibition in early 2024
