Join educators from the National Cowboy Museum at the Oklahoma History Center for an annual resource fair. Teachers, school staff and their families are invited to spend an evening at the Oklahoma History Center to discover what museums and student-based organizations across the Oklahoma City metro and around the state are offering in the upcoming …
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 puppets of different types of wildlife that call Yellowstone home, follow a scavenger hunt to find those animals in the Museum and see some geysers …
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 artists sought healing for the United States in the canvases they produced from the time of the Civil War to World War I. Albert Bierstadt, …
“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 popular board game Clue, IRL! Join us in our re-created 19th century frontier town as we work to solve a crime and interview suspects to …
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 …
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 …
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 them back, with the first wolves arriving from Canada in 1995. This is the incredible true story of one of those wolves. Wolf 8 struggles …
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 …
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. …
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 values and are part of the ongoing artistic tradition of indigenous people who today still live on the Northwest Coast. Bring your lunch or purchase …
