Since the time of Columbus, Indian slavery was illegal in much of the American continent. Yet, as Andrés Reséndez illuminates in his myth-shattering The Other Slavery, it was practiced for centuries as an open secret. Through riveting new evidence, including testimonies of courageous priests, rapacious merchants, and Indian captives, The Other Slavery reveals nothing less …
Registration is closed, for questions contact education@nationalcowboymuseum.org The National Cowboy Museum in Oklahoma City has planned an exciting day of learning and exploring Come see our galleries of Western art and artifacts. Explore Liichokoshkomo’, our Outdoor Education Experience, an interactive, multi-cultural space that introduces the American West through science, technology, engineering, arts, math and citizenship …
Come in your best Steampunk (or Halloween) get-up for the Museum’s fall celebration. Create your own Steampunk accessories: bowtie or broach and goggles. Explore the Design-a-Robot maker space and create your own mini ‘bot out of everyday objects. Try your hand at fast-draw target practice, look out for a penny-farthing and learn a dance or …
Join Michael Grauer, McCasland Chair of Cowboy Culture and Curator of Cowboy Collections and Western Art, on the first Tuesday of November for a discussion of New Beginnings: An American Story of Romantics and Modernists in the West. This major traveling exhibition offers a fresh perspective on the evolution of art in New Mexico, from …
It’s been a while since we’ve seen you! Join us for a professional development opportunity for teachers of grades K – 6 at the National Cowboy Museum in collaboration with the College of Education and Professional Studies, University of Central Oklahoma. Tour the Museum galleries and discover the diversity of the cultures that inhabit the …
Explore the colorful landscapes in New Beginnings: An American Story of Romantics and Modernists in the West, then tear, shred and strip colored paper to design a unique layered landscape and create rain art. Kids will learn about background, middle ground and foreground in this fun activity. Enjoy storytime at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. …
Join us for our annual Holiday Open House in the Museum Store! Our store is decorated for the holiday season and stocked with unique items to check off your shopping list. Take advantage of our free gift wrapping station – we’ll make your gift look lovely and ready to give! Featuring two exclusive trunk shows: …
Explore these traditions and artistic expressions in Tattooing: Religion, Reality and Regret. Grab a stool and listen to invited artisans discuss their craft. Hear from tattoo artists and tattooed living canvases as they discuss their art, influences and inspiration. From there venture into the galleries and enjoy the exhibition at your own pace. Free for …
On the second Sunday of the month, explore your creative side in a fun and informal drawing session. Be inspired by the artists who lived and worked in northern New Mexico during the 1920s and 1930s, and who are featured in the exhibition New Beginnings: An American Story of Romantics and Modernists in the West. …
Willa Cather's best-known novel is an epic — almost mythic — story of a single human life lived simply in the silence of the Southwestern desert. In 1851 Father Jean Marie Latour comes to serve as the Apostolic Vicar to New Mexico. What he finds is a vast territory of red hills and tortuous arroyos, …
