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Brown Bag Lunch Series: Tequila!

Join National Cowboy Museum Curator Nathan Jones in exploring the landscape, culture, and traditions that gave birth to tequila, the West’s homegrown spirit. The talk will feature the photographs of Joel Salcido that feature in Aliento a Tequila, including images from the original distilleries that founded the industry, as well as several artisanal tequileras committed …

Kids Take Over the Cowboy – Tall Tales with Literati

The American West has always been a place full of tall tales and folklore. Come learn about heroes and legends and even get the chance to create your own! A free coloring book by local artists from Literati Press will teach you about Pecos Bill, Annie Oakley, John Henry, Poker Chip the horse and more. …

Drop-In Drawing: Resilience

On the second Sunday of the month, 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! Gather with other art lovers to enjoy an afternoon of drawing. Can’t make it to Drop-In Drawing? Drop …

Curator Conversation and Exhibition Openings: Aliento a Tequila and Sombreros Texanas and Bosses of the Plains: Cowboy Hats from the Permanent Collection

Join the National Cowboy Museum for an evening filled with programming! Kick off the evening with the Curator Conversation with special guest Dr. Marie Sarita Gaytán, Associate Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at the University of Utah, discussing her extensive study of the tequila industry. Immediately following the presentation, raise a glass to the …

Brown Bag Lunch Series: Sombreros

Every cowboy hat tells a story. Not only stories of the wearer(s), but also where the hat was worn and used. Join McCasland Chair of Cowboy Culture and Curator of Cowboy Collections andWestern Art, “Cowboy Mike” Grauer, and learn more about the wearers and the worn, drawn from the National Cowboy Museum’s vast cowboy hat …

Square Market Basket Workshop

This large square market basket has a filled bottom and tall handle. Perfect for all your carrying needs! Led by BasketWeavers Guild of Oklahoma. Dimensions: 10 inches x 10 inches x 9 inches high; 16 inches high at handle. All supplies included; lunch not provided. $55; $45 for Museum members. Register online by September 5.

Read the West Book Club: Empire of Shadows

In a radical reinterpretation of the 19th century West, George Black casts Yellowstone's creation as the culmination of three interwoven strands of history — the passion for exploration, the violence of the Indian Wars and the "civilizing" of the frontier. It charts a course through the lives of those who sought to lay bare its …

Perked Up Playdate

Meet up with friends on the third Tuesday of the month, April through September, within a safe community space at the Friess Family Playground. During these playdates, friendships will form, a community will develop and conversations will take place while children engage with each other and explore the playground. Enjoy refreshments for both adults and …

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