Visit

The FWMoA is located in downtown Fort Wayne on Main Street next to the Arts United Center at the corner of Main and Lafayette. The Museum offers convenient parking behind the building, and is fully handicap accessible.

Please note: The parking lot behind the Museum is owned by Arts United. Parking in the lot is free unless there is a performance or event at the Arts United Center, then a $3 fee will be charged.

Gallery Hours 
Sunday, 12 - 5 pm
Tuesday - Saturday, 10 am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 8 pm

The galleries are closed Mondays and major holidays.

Administrative Office Hours
Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm

Admission
Free to members 
$7 - adults 
$5 - students (K-college) 
$20 - families
Free admission every Thursday 5-8pm and Sunday 12-5pm
$7 - Special exhibition tickets

We are pleased to offer free admission to all military personnel, veterans, and their families Tuesday-Sunday with special support of the 80/20 Foundation.

Guided Tours and Group Visits

Adult and college student groups are welcome to visit the museum! We encourage you to take advantage of our staff led tours available Tuesday-Friday, 10am-4pm only. Tours are scheduled for 30-45 minutes and will be tailored to your group's interests and needs based on the current exhibits. 

Groups who do not require a tour guide are encouraged to call the museum to plan their visit and are welcome to visit any time during gallery hours. To schedule a group tour led by museum staff, or to plan a visit but you do not require a tour guide, please call Amanda Martin at 260.422.6467, or email martin@fwmoa.org.

Adult Tour Costs:
$3 per person in addition to the $7 admission fee. Admission for groups of 20 or more is $6 per person.

College Students Tour Costs: 
Tours are $2 per person in addition to the $5 admission fee. Admission for groups of 20 or more is $4 per person.

*A minimum of 10 business days advance notice of your intentions for a guided tour must be given to the Museum to ensure availability and preparation time. Please remember that each guided tour is customized to the group, and advance notice provides the necessary time for Museum Tour Guides to prepare for your group.

Please plan to arrive ten minutes before your scheduled tour and check in at the Visitor Services Desk.

School Tours

Teachers and administrators are encouraged to plan class visits to our galleries. Each year, the museum provides curriculum-based tours to over 6,000 children in Northeast Indiana that use our exhibitions as the vehicle to teach Indiana academic standards for each grade level. To learn more about school tours, start here. 

Downtown Fort Wayne is home to museums, gardens, galleries, shops, theatres, restaurants, and beautiful walking routes. Discover the Museum and the cultural destinations in the arts campus.

Arts United 
A guiding force behind the arts in northeast Indiana.

Artlink Contemporary Gallery 
Showcasing artwork of the highest quality by emerging and mid-career artists and providing educational programs for the community.

Fort Wayne Dance Collective 
Where creative energy moves.

Cinema Center  
Dedicated to bringing the best of independent, foreign, documentary, classic, and specialty films that otherwise might not be shown in northeast Indiana.

Fort Wayne Philharmonic 
To inspire and foster a lifelong love of classical music through performance and education.

Science Central 
Science Central is a regional resource that provides inspiring and fun hands-on science education for people of all ages.

Botanical Conservatory
An oasis in the heart of downtown Fort Wayne.

Fort Wayne History Center 
Collecting, preserving, and sharing historic artifacts, documents, and images that describe the people, places, and events that define Fort Wayne and Allen County history.