National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma, United States
4.5 (2.320 reviews) Sunday: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM Spent Ranking #2 in Oklahoma City Speciality Museums • Art Museums • History Museums
Fascinating visit.
The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum is America’s premier institution of Western history, art and culture. Founded in 1955, the Museum, located in Oklahoma City, collects, preserves, and exhibits an internationally renowned collection of Western art and artifacts while sponsoring dynamic educational programs to stimulate interest in the enduring legacy of the American West. More than 10 million visitors from around the world have sought out this unique museum to gain better understanding of the West: a region and a history that permeates our national culture. The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum features a superb collection of classic and contemporary Western art, including works by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell, as well as sculptor James Earle Fraser’s magnificent work, The End of the Trail. The exhibition wing houses a turn-of-the-century town and interactive history galleries that focus on the American cowboy, rodeo and Native American culture.
Address
1700 Northeast 63rd Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73111-7906
Mobile
Website
http://www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/
Working hours
Monday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Sunday, April 28, 2024, 18:28
User Ratings
4.5 based on (2.320 reviews)
Reviews
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5kevan j 5:00 PM Jan 23, 2023
Fascinating visit.
I spent a couple of hours at the museum on a Saturday and was lucky enough to catch a 1:00 tour. It was free! The docent was wonderful...an eighty-year-old fellow who really knew his stuff and could tell a good story. In an hour and a half, he showed us many parts of the museum including the western art, the Native American craft and clothing, Hollywood and the west, and life as a cowboy on the ranch and on the trail. Fascinating! Highly recommended!
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5rachellynn99 5:00 PM Jul 19, 2022
Great day at the museum
We attended on a summer Tuesday and it wasn't too crowded, especially when it first opened. There were some items to do with kids, a pretty elaborate outdoor area with different housing structures representing various Native American tribes, and an indoor city that had a church, school, general store etc. There was a small outdoor walk with sculptures and statues, and a pretty neat exhibit about rodeos. There were many videos to watch and lots of things to read. The artwork was fantastic and very well presented. There is a small grill, that we didn't eat at, but honestly one that truly enjoyed this era, and art could stay most of a day if they wanted to read everything, watch the short videos and see everything.
