Archive: Area of Interest: Museum
Educators and a guest are invited to experience all that the National Cowboy Museum offers teachers and students! Museum education staff, curators and docents showcase available educational resources, preview student tours, introduce participants to the Dickinson Research Center and allow everyone... Read More
Join Associate Curator of History Nathan Jones for a playful telling of Western history through the games we play, starting with the Oregon Trail video game first released in the 1970s. Examine the fascinating worlds of board games, video games, toys and roleplaying and how they connect to the... Read More
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 in anytime,... Read More
On the second Sunday of the month, visitors 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. Afterward, venture into the galleries and enjoy the current exhibitions at... Read More
You Have Died of Dysentery
The Ways We Play Western
December 10, 2022 – May 7, 2023 Read More
EXHIBITIONS
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Now - May 7, 2023 Read More
This year’s yuletide event will once again feature an evening of entertainment for the entire family. Michael Martin Murphey is a multiple Grammy nominee with six gold albums, including “Cowboy Songs” – the first album of cowboy music to achieve gold status since 1959.
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We’re partnering with OBI for a Thanksgiving week blood drive! On Wednesday, Nov. 23, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., OBI will be set up in the SMO lobby and Bloodmobile. All donors will receive a candy bar and a chance to find a golden ticket – good for a $250... Read More
We know you’re counting down the days until winter break and we know just the place to send your young scientists! This December, we’re exploring the fairy tales, what makes things go and cracking into the science of eggs. Winter break camps will be held... Read More
At times, the black-hatted “villains” and white-hatted “good guys” of the Old West were one and the same. Often it was difficult, if not impossible, to distinguish who was who. Sheriff Wyatt Earp stole horses and ran brothels. Justice Hoodoo Brown and Deputy JJ Webb ruled Las Vegas as... Read More
