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Sensory Playdate

Join us for sensory-friendly playtime at The Cowboy. Take a break from gallery adventuring and stop in to learn a Western dance from Aspiring Attitudes dance instructors and create your own “I spy” sensory bag to take with you! These playdates provide opportunities for families and kids to enjoy the Museum in a new and …

Heritage Table: Immigrant Heritage Month

In celebration of Immigrant Heritage Month, learn about the diverse immigrant heritage stories that are told in Museum galleries and that make up the West as we know it. Stop by the Museum’s Heritage Table and create a Passport to the West to guide you through Museum galleries to learn about the individual stories of …

Kids Take Over the Cowboy: Desert Life

Grab your binoculars and a lot of water, we’re venturing out in the scorching desert! It is time to learn what kind of plants and animals live amongst the rocks and dirt and sand and determine how they manage to survive. Compare the plants and animals you see with those from other habitats through a …

Sensory Playdate

Join us for sensory-friendly playtime at The Cowboy. Take a break from gallery adventuring and stop in to learn a dance geared toward all people with all abilities under the instruction of Aspiring Attitudes dance instructors! These playdates provide opportunities for families and kids to enjoy the Museum in a new and accessible way.  Enjoy …

Kids Take Over the Cowboy: Fourth of July Celebration

Come celebrate our country’s birthday with The Cowboy! Enjoy patriotic crafts, find all the American flags at the Museum and guess the number of candies in a jar and win it! Play a game to win a dessert and enjoy storytime at 10:30. and 11:30 a.m. Free for members or with Museum admission. Activities available …

Event Series Summer Drop-In Activities

Summer Drop-In Activities: Leather Bracelets

Drop by and participate in family friendly activities. Create make-and-take crafts, explore galleries and help create pixel art inspired by the Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition. Free for members or with Museum admission. Available while supplies last.  Decorate your own leather bracelet with lacing and beads.

Event Series Summer Drop-In Activities

Summer Drop-In Activities: Sunprints

Drop by and participate in family friendly activities. Create make-and-take crafts, explore galleries and help create pixel art inspired by the Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition. Free for members or with Museum admission. Available while supplies last.  Experience the science and magic of cyanotypes to create art using the sun.

Sensory Playdate

Join us for sensory-friendly playtime at The Cowboy. Take a break from gallery adventuring and stop in to learn a Western dance from Aspiring Attitudes dance instructors and create your own Sensory Bottles, inspired by art in the Prix de West 2023 exhibition! These playdates provide opportunities for families and kids to enjoy the Museum …

Event Series Summer Drop-In Activities

Summer Drop-In Activities: Leather Bracelets

Drop by and participate in family friendly activities. Create make-and-take crafts, explore galleries and help create pixel art inspired by the Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition. Free for members or with Museum admission. Available while supplies last.  Decorate your own leather bracelet with lacing and beads.

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