Thousands of fans from around the world will be in the Fort Worth area this summer during the FIFA World Cup, with more tournament matches in Arlington than any other host city. It will certainly be some international travelers’ first time to the U.S., as well as to Texas.

Add Sid Richardson Museum to your DFW World Cup visitor guide: we’re just a short drive from the stadium, offer an authentic Texas experience as the premier western art museum in Fort Worth, and, through our latest exhibit, can currently take you to one of the most breathtaking parts of the country that you won’t otherwise have time to see. Russell’s Retreat: Summers At Glacier National Park is a rare opportunity to immerse in the Montana wilderness from the heart of downtown Fort Worth.

Charles Russell, Storm Over Lake McDonald, 1906, watercolor on paper, C.M. Russell Museum

 

Beat the Heat at Russell’s Retreat

Texas summers are no joke, and luckily the 2026 World Cup Dallas-Fort Worth matches are indoors. If you’re seeking more summer indoor activities near AT&T Stadium, you can cool off in our gallery, where the air is crisp and the art showcases ice-capped mountains and frigid waters.

Russell’s Retreat: Summers At Glacier National Park explores a different side of the “Cowboy Artist,” Charles M. Russell, with works made at his summer retreat, Bull Head Lodge, on the southern shores of Lake McDonald in what is now Glacier National Park.

Over the years Russell spent in Glacier, his paintings featuring the struggles between man and nature were set against the alpine peaks of the park’s high country. For the Russells, their guests at Bull Head Lodge, and so many who came before and after them, Glacier would always be more than a landscape — it was, and is, a sanctuary to restore the spirit and preserve the natural beauty of the American West.

An Authentic Texas Experience

Nestled in historic Sundance Square, Sid Richardson Museum features permanent and special exhibitions of works by the premier Western artists, Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell, reflecting both the romance and reality of the American West. The genre showcases the endurance of the human spirit in rugged circumstances, a quintessentially Western portrayal of a theme recognized around the globe.

Sundance Square is named for the outlaw Sundance Kid, partner of the infamous Butch Cassidy. Their Wild Bunch gang would often travel to Fort Worth when they needed to lay low. Today, the district is pedestrian- and family-friendly, with a plaza of jetted fountains for cooling off, live entertainment, and our neighboring shops and restaurants.

Along with events at the Fort Worth Stockyards just up the road, Sid Richardson Museum is among free things to do in Fort Worth that offer a truly authentic Texas experience. We look forward to meeting both international and domestic visitors during World Cup 2026.

 

Charles Russell, In Swan Lake Country, 1926, oil on canvas, The Petrie Collection