Current Exhibitions
Few animals conjure the power and symbolic presence of the North American bison. Whether painted on a tipi or an artist’s canvas, minted on a nickel, or seen grazing in Yellowstone National Park, the image of the bison stirs in us deep loyalties t…
As Lakota artist Oscar Howe wrote in 1958, “There is much more to Indian art than pretty, stylized pictures.” This exhibition highlights this depth and the 20th century American masters who shaped it. Explore early artists such as the Kiowa Six, T…
Men and women from across the American West played critical roles — both “over there” and on the home front — in helping the Allies win World War I. The American Expeditionary Force (AEF) divisions drawn from the Western states provided crucial su…
The American West is difficult to define and far more complex than stereotypes suggest. It is a destination, an experience, an idea, and for some even home. It has few boundaries and crosses cultures, geography, socioeconomics, gender, age, and e…
The Museum’s Dickinson Research Center is home to more than 700,000 photographs, 44,000 books, and perhaps unexpectedly, at least 1,000 horses. Meet some of the herd in Horseplay, the new exhibition featuring Tom Lovell’s sketches and studies of …
Upcoming Exhibitions
The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum proudly presents the 47th annual Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition & Sale featuring more than 300 paintings and sculpture by the finest contemporary Western artists in the nation with art semina…
The centennial of Grand Canyon National Park is an opportunity to exhibit more of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum’s permanent collection that focuses on landforms unique to the American West and to share with…
Art is not one-dimensional and neither are those who create it. Though often defined by their most well-known work or style—Impressionist, Cubist, Modern, Realist, Western—they experiment and evolve throughout their careers, often working across …
Opening on August 30, 2019, Colors of Clay explores the cultural and regional diversity of indigenous ceramic vessel traditions in North America. Vibrantly colored and sculpted with absolute precision, clay pots, bowls, pitchers, and jars were a …
The regionally distinctive horse furniture that is emblematic of the North American West and is preserved through the craftsmanship of TCAA artists has its roots in a unique mixture of cultures and traditions that blended in Colonial Mexico. The d…
Elevating the Legacy of The Traditional Cowboy Arts…
Small Works, Great Wonders® features a fusion of traditional and contemporary paintings and sculptures at affordable prices. Enjoy cocktails with more than 100 of the nation’s finest artists, including many from the prestigious Prix de West. Door …
On the 50th anniversary of the 1969 film “True Grit”, this exhibition will examine similarities and the differences between these two versions of films. View the context of the novel by the same title, using artifacts, costume components and props from both films. John Wayne Collection pieces…
Consumption of the West through popular media has been a mainstay of Western culture. Pulp publications, film, radio, music, television, and video games have all presented treatments of the West…
Co-Organized by the Booth Western Art Museum, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum and Tacoma Art Museum…
Through the lens of her camera, Dorothea Lange documented American Life with riveting, intimate photographs that portrayed some of the most powerful moments of the 20th century.
This is the first major exhibition ever produced on the Spiro Mounds. This project is being produced with the support of the Caddo Nation and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes…
