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In celebration of Dia de los Muertos, the National Cowboy Museum invites visitors to contribute to a community ofrenda. An ofrenda is prepared to remember and honor the memory of …
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Community Ofrenda
In celebration of Dia de los Muertos, the National Cowboy Museum invites visitors to contribute to a community ofrenda. An ofrenda is prepared to remember and honor the memory of …
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 …
Curator Conversations: Sombreros Texanas and Bosses of the Plains
Join Museum Curator Michael Grauer in examining the development of what is known today as a “cowboy hat” using the Museum’s permanent collection. Beginning with wide-brimmed leather hats (vaqueteadas), the …
Sunday Spotlight: Traditional Seminole Outfit
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 …
Drop-In Drawing: Art of the Northwest Coast Bowl Still Life
Explore your creative side in a fun and informal drawing session. Borrow drawing materials from the Visitor Services desk in the Museum Lobby (while supplies last) or bring your own! …
Fall Oklahoma Heritage Concert
Celebrate Oklahoma Statehood Day and learn Oklahoma history through a performance by Rodeo Opry. Free admission to celebration and Museum for students and chaperones (1 per 7 students). Suitable for …
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 …
Read the West Book Club: When Outlaws Wore Badges
At times, the black-hatted “villains” and white-hatted “good guys” of the Old West were one and the same. Often it was difficult, if not impossible, to distinguish who was who. …
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 …
