The Maddox Muse Center, which houses rehearsal functions for the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Performance Hall, is located on three-quarters of a 200' x 200' block in downtown Fort Worth, directly east of the Performance Hall.  The center includes rehearsal and recital halls, as well as office spaces for various performing arts groups.  The exterior of the Center gives the appearance of an urban block divided into separate, smaller-scale structures.  This stylistic decision emulates the scale of an existing building situated on the northeast corner of the block, which was incorporated into the facility.

The curtain-wall-enclosed atrium, with an exposed-structure ceiling, serves as the facility’s primary point of entry and hosts numerous front-of-house functions.  The Van Cliburn Recital Hall can be identified by its red brick, Flemish-bond pattern and a polychromatic tile frieze. An acoustical ceiling is designed to match the acoustic nature of Bass Performance Hall for symphony rehearsals.  The hall hosts an array of functions including the Van Cliburn Piano competition, banquets and sometimes even acts as a pressroom.  The McNair Rehearsal Hall, on the southwest corner of the block, has a “deco-inspired” façade with a wide range of buff brick and bas relief spandrels and friezes.  Its sprung floor accommodates ballet rehearsals and recitals.