by Bob Francis, Fort Worth Report
December 19, 2025
The Military Museum of Fort Worth will close its Ridgmar Mall location after failing to find funding for a new location. Museum officials said they will take a two-year hiatus from operating a physical museum and begin developing traveling roadshow exhibits to continue its message.
“We are more determined than ever to secure a permanent, suitable property that can serve as a long-term home for the museum — one that allows for the full display of our historic vehicles and the broader story of Texas military history,” said Tyler Alberts, executive director of the Organization for Texas Military Education, the nonprofit that operates the museum.
If You Go
What: Military Museum of Fort Worth will remain open until Jan. 11.
Where: Ridgmar Mall’s west side, 1726 Green Oaks Road, Fort Worth
Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; noon-5 p.m. Sunday
Admission: Free to all who serve or have served in the U.S. military and children under 10 years of age that are accompanied by an adult. All other visitors are $10 per person.
The museum currently houses more than 2,500 artifacts, each associated with individual military members and committed to sharing stories related to them. In addition, the organization will begin placing small-scale exhibits in public lobbies such as hotels, corporate headquarters, hospitals, sports arenas, and similar venues.
The concept for the museum stemmed from numerous informal meetings between a group of military history collectors in Fort Worth. The group already had hundreds of artifacts its members collected as hobbies over the years.
After opening in a 1,000-square-foot space in a former neighborhood grocery in 2007, the museum relocated to the Stockyards area in 2017.
The museum will operate its research library and archive from its original site at 712 Dorothy Lane in Fort Worth. It will also continue its intern partnerships with the University of Texas at Arlington and Texas Christian University. The organization will provide collection digitization and research assistance to the general public, Alberts said.
Alberts encourages the public to visit the Military Museum of Fort Worth while the collection remains on display at Ridgmar Mall before closing that site permanently Jan. 11.
“Every community deserves a place to honor the average soldier, and we have not abandoned that vision,” Alberts said.
Bob Francis is business editor for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at bob.francis@fortworthreport.org.
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