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Read the West Book Club: The Big Sky

Originally published more than fifty years ago, The Big Sky is the first of A. B. Guthrie Jr.'s epic adventure novels set in the American West. Here he introduces Boone Caudill, Jim Deakins and Dick Summers: traveling the Missouri River from St. Louis to the Rockies, these frontiersmen live as trappers, traders, guides and explorers. The story …

Red Earth Festival

The 37th annual Red Earth Festival is returning to our regular dates – the First Weekend in June.  We invite you to join us June 2-3, 2023, at the spectacular National Cowboy Museum and Western Heritage Museum.

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 …

Sunday Spotlight: The Art of D. LaRue Mahlke

On the second Sunday of the month, visitors learn the specifics behind a unique artifact from the Museum’s collection, thus opening a window to learning even more about a particular culture, individual or moment in time. Hear from Prix de West artist D. LaRue Mahlke as she shares about her artwork, her influences and inspiration. …

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