Kids Take Over the Cowboy – Yellowstone
Have you ever heard of a place called Yellowstone? It’s time to put on your adventure gear and set out to explore one of the world’s greatest natural parks! Make …
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Curator Conversations: “As God Has Made It”: Landscape Painting in the American West
Painters who were trained in the transcendentalist and Hudson River “schools” began traveling to the American West and other exotic parts of the Americas beginning in the late 1850s. These …
Clue! at the Cowboy
“A crime has been committed in Prosperity Junction. A prominent citizen has been murdered. You have been deputized to help find out what happened.” Relive your childhood by playing the …
Drop-In Drawing: First Abraham Lincoln
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 …
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, …
Read the West Book Club: Rise of Wolf 8
Yellowstone National Park was once home to an abundance of wild wolves — but park rangers killed the last of their kind in the 1920s. Decades later, the rangers brought …
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 …
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 …
Brown Bag Lunch Series: Transformers and Tricksters: Mythology in Art on the Northwest Coast
Join National Cowboy Museum Curator of Ethnology Eric Singleton in a discussion on the origin of the world and the mythic tales that shaped its development. These stories reflect social …
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 …
