Curator Conversations: You Have Died of Dysentery
Join Associate Curator of History Nathan Jones for a playful telling of Western history through the games we play, starting with the Oregon Trail video game first released in the …
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Curator Conversations
Curator Conversations: outLAWman
Join Museum Curator Michael Grauer in examining the often-thin line separating the outlaw from the lawman, i.e. the lawless from the law-enforcing in the American West. In fact, many outlaws …
Curator Conversations – Forensics and Historical Objects
The National Cowboy Museum is the repository of a purse allegedly belonging to Bonnie Parker. To determine the veracity of that claim, the Museum turned to the W. Roger Webb …
Curator Conversations: Cartoons and Caricatures: The Playful Side of Western Artists
In conjunction with the exhibition ARToons, join Kera Newby, Director of the Dickinson Research Center and Curator of Archives at the National Cowboy Museum, for an evening exploring the cartoony …
Curator Conversations: Origins, Place and Space of the Pony Express
Did you know the Pony Express began in Oklahoma? Attend April’s Curator Conversation to learn, discuss and understand the origins of the Pony Express with Ronnie Davis, Award Winning Pony Express …
Curator Conversation: The Dutch Oven
Dutch ovens were used on cattle drives to feed the cowboys and are still used today by chuck wagon cooks. However, these cast iron pots have a much deeper history. …
Curator Conversation: Fraser’s Lincoln and Public Art Today
Join Curator of Cowboy Collections and Western Art Michael Grauer and Amena Butler, Studio School Assistant, Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, as they discuss James Earle Fraser’s Abraham Lincoln sculpture on …
Curator Conversation: In-Depth to W I D E W E S T
Panoramic photographs offer a wealth of information about the landscapes of the West and the wide variety of people that inhabited them. Go deeper with W I D E W …
Curator Conversation: Welcoming Sundown
Art appreciation rarely involves appreciating the daily grind of life as an artist. Come hear the stories that make up the day-to-day trials and tribulations of artists and the people …
Curator Conversation: Cultivating Connections in Farming
Join Michelle Miller as she shares her story and how she came to be known as the “Farm Babe.” Discover the importance of preserving the family farm and the great …
