Read the 2022 Western Heritage Award-winning Western novel The Removed by Brandon Hobson. In the 15 years since their teenage son, Ray-Ray, was killed in a police shooting, the Echota family has been suspended in private grief. The mother, Maria, increasingly struggles to manage the onset of Alzheimer’s in her husband, Ernest. Their adult daughter, …
Explore the West by “taking the highway that is best” with Samantha Schafer and Nathan Jones, curators of the exhibition Mother Roads. Ride along on a trip that covers the Museum’s history along Route 66, the weird and wonderful world of roadside America and the ways we tour the West. $5; free for Museum members. …
Want to try embroidery but don’t know where to start? Join Darci Lenker for a two-night workshop learning and experimenting with different stiches to create your own embroidered piece! Classes will be held within the Western Wares exhibition where you will be inspired by fanciful embroidered embellishments. Perfect for beginners or those that enjoy a …
In conjunction with the Traditional Cowboy Arts Association (TCAA), this workshop will focus on demonstrations and hands-on learning. Instruction will address overall design and layout, overlay and soldering techniques as well as creating silver inlay borders, stripes and sheet inlays. Forging techniques for spurs and ported mouth pieces will also be covered. Students will gain insight …
Enjoy dinner and a living history presentation of the life of Bass Reeves. Ernest Marsh portrays Reeves, one of the first black men to be named deputy U.S. marshal in Indian Territory. Discover the true story behind the legendary lawman, from being born into slavery, to becoming one of the most feared U.S marshals, and …
Want to try embroidery but don’t know where to start? Join Darci Lenker for a two-night workshop learning and experimenting with different stiches to create your own embroidered piece! Classes will be held within the Western Wares exhibition where you will be inspired by fanciful embroidered embellishments. Perfect for beginners or those that enjoy a …
On the final weekend of the exhibition Western Wares, enjoy a screening of Riveted: The History of Jeans, which reveals the fascinating and surprising story of this iconic American garment. At any given moment, half the people on the planet are wearing them. They have become a staple of clothing the world over, worn by …
