Archive: Area of Interest: Museum
From 1991 to 1996, Wilson Hurley devoted his life and artistic skills to creating five enormous triptychs that depict the grandeur of the American western landscape. Known collectively as the Windows to the West, the fifteen canvases grace the walls of the National Cowboy Museum’s Sam Noble... Read More
Presented in conjunction with the Playing Cowboy and You Have Died of Dysentery exhibitions, ARToons will continue the playful nature of the exhibitions on display throughout the Museum at the same time. Focusing on western cartoons and comics created by Dave Powell, Duane Bryers, Jolly Bill... Read More
Since the publication of the first dime novels and the worldwide tours of Wild West shows in the 1880s, children across the globe have “played cowboys and Indians.” Not long after, publishers and manufacturers began producing books, games and toys capitalizing on the Western craze and... Read More
Enjoy a night of fun and fascinating forensics including:
Powdering for prints
Learning how to create an impression casting
Flashlight tour of the exhibition outLAWman
A real-life game of Clue!
Movie night featuring From the Mixed-Up... Read More
In conjunction with the Traditional Cowboy Arts Association (TCAA), this workshop will focus on buckle fabrication. Students will select between creating a box buckle or three-piece buckle, from planning and design to fabrication. It can be personalized... Read More
GIVE THE GIFT OF AN EXPERIENCE
Give the gift of art, history and Western culture this holiday season with a year-round membership to The Cowboy. Memberships start at only $50 and include free admission and exclusive access to discounts and exhibitions.
Now through December 13, purchase... Read More
Drop by and participate in family friendly activities. Create a different make-and-take craft each day. Free for members or with Museum admission. Available while supplies last.
December 19 - 31
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
https://nationalcowboymuseum.org/series/winter-break-activities/
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When the British, Spanish and then Americans arrived in the Pacific Northwest, it may have appeared to them as an untamed wilderness. In fact, it was a fully settled and populated land. Chief Seattle was a powerful representative from this very ancient world who had gained power and prominence on... Read More
Relax from the stresses of the holidays! Visit the Museum for a Holiday Wine-Down painting class under instruction from Wine & Palette. Inspired by the nocturnal paintings featured in the Museum galleries, create your own starry night desert landscape masterpiece. $45; $40 for Museum members.... Read More
A group of people traveling on a stagecoach set to leave Tonto, New Mexico, find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo and learn something about each other in the process. Stagecoach offers plenty of cowboys, Indians, shootouts and chases, aided by some remarkable stunt work and... Read More