This program has cancelled due to inclement weather. The Oklahoma Native art scene of the 1970s through 1990s was exuberant, sometimes excessive, and marked by rapid changes. Seven women artists came from diverse tribes and overcame challenges difficult to imagine today. They forged successful careers in the bustling heyday of the late 20th century. These …
The National Cowboy Museum in Oklahoma City has planned an exciting day of learning and exploring. Come see our galleries of Western art and artifacts. Explore Liichokoshkomo’, our Outdoor Education Experience, an interactive, multi-cultural space that introduces the American West in an immersive hands-on, minds-on environment. Students can: • Contribute to the Code of the …
The Western Heritage Awards honors individuals who have made significant contributions to Western heritage through creative works in literature, music, television and film that share the great stories of the American West. Presented by celebrity hosts, this black-tie event also honors individuals who have made significant contributions to Western heritage with their inductions into the …
Join Don Reeves, former McCasland Chair of Cowboy Culture and 2024 Chester A. Reynolds Award honoree, and Michael Grauer, current McCasland Chair of Cowboy Culture and Curator of Western Collections and Western Art, as they palaver over Reeves’s lifetime of service upholding the legacy of the American West. Free to Museum members or with Museum …
Join 2024 Hall of Great Western Performers inductee Keith Carradine and 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award winner Reba McEntire for a Q&A moderated by emcee Rex Linn. Free to the public with Museum admission.
Discover hidden treasures of the Museum and learn about the behind-the-scenes magic of The Cowboy. Kids take part in an exclusive vault tour with Museum curators, create a paper mâché artwork inspired by work in the Lighting Pathways exhibitionand embark on a flashlight scavenger hunt to find the treasured artifact! After solving the mystery, end the night …
This egg gathering basket is perfect for collecting eggs or any other items that are precious to you! Led by BasketWeavers Guild of Oklahoma, participants will create their own woven work of art. Approximate dimensions: 12 in. x 6 in. x 3 in. Eight inches tall including handle. All supplies included. $45; $40 for Museum …
Join Native American Chef Sonny Fields (Pawnee) as he discusses the importance of traditional foodways in indigenous cultures and demonstrates how to make a special dish. After the presentation, enjoy samples to supplement your sack lunch. The program begins at 10:30 a.m. and is approximately one hour. Bring a sack lunch to enjoy after the …
Explore the galleries with the Museum mascots and the Kids Guide! Select which cowpoke and trail you would like to follow and learn more about all the fun and fascinating things at The Cowboy. Join Chester the Scissortail Flycatcher, Hopalong the Jackrabbit, Ma’ii the Coyote and Cisco the Mustang and solve the Cowboy Code. Free …
From Albert Bierstadt’s glowing landscape Emigrants Crossing the Plains to pieces by Frederic Remington and Charles Russell, see some of the finest Western art in the country. View ethnographic material from Native Americans and mountain men and learn about frontier military life. Round out the tour with a look at the evolution of the working …
