Archive: Area of Interest: Classes+Workshops
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
Help the OKC Zoo go above and beyond for endangered species! We are inviting guests to partake in our celebration of Endangered Species Day on Saturday, May 20. Presented locally by Bob Moore Subaru, this Endangered Species Day celebration will be held throughout the OKC Zoo from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.... Read More
pring Break kicks off early for parents with the Oklahoma City Zoo’s Parents Night Out happening on Friday, April 14. The Zoo’s education team is ready to give you a break and provide your little ones with an engaging program focused around the theme, Aussie Adventure. Activities include a... Read More
Discover the Oklahoma City Zoo’s newest attraction, Gorilla Trek Virtual Reality (VR), to get closer than ever to gorillas in the jungle! The Zoo’s Gorilla Trek VR takes guests on a virtual journey as they enjoy a 360-degree live action film with motion platform seating for an unprecedented... Read More
In conjunction with the exhibition ARToons, join Kera Newby, Director of the Dickinson Research Center and Curator of Archives at the National Cowboy Museum, for an evening exploring the cartoony side of Western art. $5; free for Museum members. Read More
The Gardens team has started a new series, just for grade school learners! The Nature of Discovery series will take place on the first Wednesday of each month between 11:00am-1:00pm for a come-and-go exploration session. We will investigate real nature materials from the SMO Gardens... Read More
It’s that time of year – Gardening 101 is back! Gardening 101 is a series created to educate people wanting to begin a garden and to reveal new information to those already gardening. Join us each month as we explore different parts of plants, how they grow, and how insects and... Read More
Love is in the air at SMO on Saturday, Feb. 11. From 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. we’ll be examining pig hearts, listening to heartbeats and creating candy catapults. Activities are free with admission! Read More
Show your love for our feathered friends as part of this month’s Conservation Club hosted by the Oklahoma City Zoo’s education team. This monthly series will teach your young environmentalist how to make the planet a place where wildlife and wild places thrive through hands-on... Read More
