The National Cowboy Museum is the repository of a purse allegedly belonging to Bonnie Parker. To determine the veracity of that claim, the Museum turned to the W. Roger Webb Forensic Science Institute at the University of Central Oklahoma to determine what information they could collect. Hear from a representative of the Forensic Science Institute …
Join us for a professional development opportunity for teachers at the National Cowboy Museum in collaboration with the College of Education and Professional Studies, University of Central Oklahoma. This educator workshop focuses on how “play” can be used effectively in classroom instruction. Participants will engage with content experts, Michael Grauer, McCasland Chair of Cowboy Culture …
Western-themed toys, games, comics and other kids’ products hit their height of popularity in the 1950s and 1960s alongside the TV Westerns. Yet, today they can be seen as more than just highly collectible pieces of nostalgia. The imagery and storytelling represented by these products not only helped to define the popular culture of the …
In honor of the Museum’s exhibits celebrating the history of toys and play in the West, we’re bringing back the nostalgia of Saturday morning cartoons and cereal. Kids can come in their best pjs, sample Western-themed cereals and make their own toys. Be sure to check out Playing Cowboy, You Have Died of Dysentery and …
Watch Oklahoma history come to life at the National Cowboy Museum with stage performances by Rodeo Opry. This interactive program teaches Oklahoma history, music and culture with an emphasis on lawmen and outlaws and the often-blurry lines between the two as detailed in the exhibition outLAWmen. Program begins at 10:30 a.m. and is approximately one …
The exhibition Playing Cowboy is drawn entirely of selections from the Johnie and Bob Terry collection in Springtown, Texas. The Terrys own and operate Wild West Toys, a company that manufactures die-cast metal cap guns and molded plastic Western figures from original toy molds from the 1950s and 1960s. Bob Terry is a self-taught historian …
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 You have Died of Dysentery, Playing Cowboy and ARToons, make your own toy clothespin puppets.
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. Fingerprints are an important concept in the world of outlaws and lawmen. After checking out outLAWman make art with your fingerprints!
In conjunction with the exhibition ARToons, join Kera Newby, Director of the Dickinson Research Center and Curator of Archives at the National Cowboy Museum, for an evening exploring the cartoony side of Western art. $5; free for Museum members.
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 outLAWman, create a mini jail cell to be used by your outlaw or lawman personas.
