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Heritage Table: Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Aloha! Did you know that May is Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month? Paniolos (Hawaiian cowboys) have been ranching long before ranches began in North America. Learn about paniolo’s heritage …

Heritage Table: Jewish American Heritage Month

Join the Cowboy in celebrating May as Jewish American Heritage Month by paying tribute to the generations of Jewish Americans who helped form the West’s culture and society. Learn about …

Kids Take Over the Cowboy: ARToons

Storytelling is all around us! Some artists use comics and cartoons to share different stories from their lives, just like Western artists like Duane Bryers and Tom Ryan. Learn about …

Sunday Spotlight: Unstoppable

One Sunday a month, guests 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 …

Curator Conversation: The Dutch Oven

Dutch ovens were used on cattle drives to feed the cowboys and are still used today by chuck wagon cooks. However, these cast iron pots have a much deeper history. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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