Archive: Event Venue: National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
Panoramic photographs offer a wealth of information about the landscapes of the West and the wide variety of people that inhabited them – if only the photographs can be unrolled to view. W I D E W E S T offers an opportunity to explore the worlds captured in panoramic photographs, from... Read More
Prix de West is the nation’s premier Western art exhibition and sale showcasing original works ranging from historical depictions of the American West to more contemporary and impressionistic pieces. Artwork from this world-renowned event will be on exhibit through August 6, 2023.
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“What made me stop and take notice of this scene?” More than just a reproduction, a painting is one’s personal response, emotional and intellectual, to their subject. Prix de West artist D. LaRue Mahlke leads this workshop designed to help take your work to a new level by considering this... Read More
Families and foodies alike will delight at the 32nd Annual Chuck Wagon Festival, a celebration of Western and Native American history, art and cuisine for all ages.
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Originally published more than fifty years ago, The Big Sky is the first of A. B. Guthrie Jr.’s epic adventure novels set in the American West. Here he introduces Boone Caudill, Jim Deakins and Dick Summers: traveling the Missouri River from St. Louis to the Rockies, these frontiersmen live as... Read More
From Albert Bierstadt’s glowing landscape Emigrants Crossing the Plains to pieces by Frederic Remington and Charles Russell, see some of the finest Western art in the country. View ethnographic material from Native Americans and mountain men and learn about frontier military life. Round out the... Read More
Prix de West artist Blair Buswell shares guidance on sculpting an expressive face that will improve not only your portrait sculpture, but also your figurative work. Learn to sculpt from the inside out by focusing on the skull and corresponding muscles. As the class progresses, you will work with... Read More
Join us for sensory-friendly playtime at The Cowboy. Take a break from gallery adventuring and stop in to learn a dance geared toward all people with all abilities under the instruction of Aspiring Attitudes dance instructors! These playdates provide opportunities for families and kids to enjoy the... Read More
The author of myriad best-selling mysteries set in the American Southwest, Tony Hillerman presents nine extraordinary, true tales of daily life in New Mexico, including the comical title story about a bank holdup in Sante Fe that never was.
Read the West Book Club meets monthly. Select books... Read More
One Sunday a month, guests learn the specifics behind a unique artifact from the Museum’s collection, thus opening a window to learning even more about a particular culture, individual or moment in time. Hear from Johnie and Bob Terry as they share the stories behind their extensive board game... Read More
