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A Date with the Duke: Rio Grande (1950)

Enjoy a special evening at the Museum with dinner, drinks and a big screen showing of the 1950 classic “Rio Grande,” the third film in famed director John Ford’s “cavalry trilogy.” $55 per person; $50 per Museum member. Reservations are closed, for questions contact education@nationalcowboymuseum.org. 

Educators After Hours

Educators and a guest are invited to experience all that the National Cowboy Museum offers teachers and students! Museum education staff, curators and docents showcase available educational resources, preview student tours, tour the Museum Vault and learn about the Dickinson Research Center. Guests are also invited to explore Museum galleries on their own. Refreshments and …

Holiday Wine-Down

Relax from the stresses of the holidays! Visit the Museum for a Holiday Wine-Down painting class under instruction from Wine & Palette. Inspired by still-lifes in the exhibition, New Beginnings: An American Story of Romantics and Modernists in the West, create your own still-life masterpiece. $45; $40 for Museum members. All supplies provided, includes light …

Winter Break Activities – Paper Strip Christmas Trees

Drop-in 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. Create a multicolored holiday tree sure to brighten wherever it is hung.

Winter Break Activities – Rolled Paper Snowman

Drop-in 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. There may not be enough snow to make a snowman outside, but you can make one in the comfortable warmth of the Museum!

Winter Break Activities – Button Wreath Ornament

Drop-in 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. Did you ever think you could make a wreath out of buttons? Create your own colorful holiday mini-wreath.

Winter Break Activities – Fingerprint Christmas Trees

Drop-in 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. Make a beautiful negative space Christmas tree with just your fingers.

Winter Break Activities – Holiday Craft Grab Bag

Drop-in 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. You never know what treasures you’ll find in the craft grab bag!

Winter Break Activities – Scavenger Hunt & Crafted Candy Canes

Drop-in 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. Create a brightly colored candy cane ornament to hang on your tree! Pick up a scavenger hunt and search the Museum for the answers to win a prize!

Winter Break Activities – Rolled Paper Snowman

Drop-in 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. There may not be enough snow to make a snowman outside, but you can make one in the comfortable warmth of the Museum!

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