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Kids Take Over the Cowboy: Dia de los Muertos

Día de los Muertos is a Mexican festival celebrated every year from October 31 – November 2 in commemoration of deceased friends and family members. Create a colorful sugar skull …

Event Series Fall Break Activities

Foam Cowboy Hats

Drop by and participate in family friendly activities. Create a different make-and-take craft each day. Free for members or with Museum admission. Available while supplies last. After checking out Sombreros …

Late Night at the Museum: Cowboy Clue

This is your chance to play the popular board game Clue in real life! Join us in Prosperity Junction as we work to solve a crime. To win a prize …

Steampunk Festival

Come in your best Steampunk (or Halloween) get-up for the Museum’s fall celebration. Create your own Steampunk accessories and other crafts. Explore the Design-a-Robot maker space and create your own …

Kids Take Over the Cowboy: Western Headwear

What is more iconic in the American West than what a cowboy wears on his head? Explore the new exhibition Sombreros Texanas and the Bosses of the Plains and then …

Homeschool Day

Enjoy an exciting day of learning and exploring! See galleries filled with Western art and artifacts. Explore Liichokoshkomo’, an outdoor interactive, multi-cultural education space that introduces the American West through …

Kids Take Over the Cowboy: Holidays at the Museum

Celebrate the season with Santa and visit Prosperity Junction, the Museum’s circa-1900 frontier town decorated for the holidays. Find Howe and Dee the Cowboy Elves to earn your own special …

Kids Take Over the Cowboy: outLAWman

In the American West, on the fringes of the frontier, the lines were often blurred and blurry between the law-abiding, lawless and law-enforcing individuals. Create your own reversible sheriff badge …

Late Night at the Museum: Fun with Forensics!

Enjoy an evening learning about forensic techniques. Kids will discover fascinating facts about fingerprints and try their hand at powdering for prints and learn how to create an impression casting. …

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