A 2016 National Book Award finalist, News of the World by poet and novelist Paulette Jiles is now a major motion picture. In the aftermath of the Civil War, an aging itinerant news reader agrees to transport a young Kiowa captive back across Texas to her people in this exquisitely rendered, morally complex, multilayered novel …
In conjunction with the exhibition ¡Viva Mexico!, National Cowboy Museum Curator Michael Grauer will celebrate the bicentennial of Mexico’s independence from Spain by emphasizing the roles of horseback peoples and cultures in Mexican history. Historically, men on horseback have always been viewed as independent and protectors of independence. Throughout Mexican history, from chinacos to vaqueros …
Join us in commemorating Mexico’s bicentennial, 200 years since it achieved independence from Spain. Celebrate by playing a traditional Mexican game, make a mini pinata and make your own Mexican flag while learning about its origins and symbols. Stay for storytime at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Free for members or with Museum admission. Activities …
The case of Mexico’s Civic Militia illustrates the extent to which independence was less a defined moment in time than a series of changes spanning decades. Guanajuato, the old mining capital and so-called “cradle of independence,” is a case in point. Matters of government, citizenship, class, and race all converged in the institution of the …
Is variety the spice of your life? Want to try your hand at different techniques? Then this is the art class for you! Join artist “Scottie” Scott as she leads this drawing class combining various styles – including portraiture, still life and plein air – utilizing various media such as graphite, charcoal, conté and watercolor. …
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. …
Missouri became a state in 1821, and 2021 marks its 200th anniversary of statehood. That same year, Mexico became a nation, having gained its independence from Spain. When Mexico opened trade with the United States, Hispano and American entrepreneurs were ready and able to make the Santa Fe Trail a two-way international trade route and …
Create this Fall Harvest Trio perfect for your autumn decorating. Led by BasketWeavers Guild of Oklahoma, participants will create a corn bundle (approximately 14”long and 7” wide), a cornucopia (approximately 8” long by 16” in diameter and 6” high) and an apple (approximately 16” in diameter by 6” high). $40; $30 for Museum members. All …
H. W. Brands tells the thrilling, panoramic story of the American West's settling, from John Jacob Astor's fur-trading outpost in Oregon to the Texas Revolution, and from the California gold rush to Oklahoma’s land runs. The West was a region where riches could potentially reward the miner's persistence, the cattleman's courage and the railroad man's …
