The Museum of the Western Prairie in Altus is pleased to host a special exhibit titled Dust, Drought, and Dreams Gone Dry. The exhibit will be on display September 3 through October 31. For more information please call 580-482-1044.

The Oklahoma History Center is pleased to host a special exhibit titled Until We Organize: The Struggle for the Equal Rights Amendment. The fight for an amendment to the US Constitution stating gender equality has been ongoing since the 1920s. The effort to pass the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) heated up in the late 1970s when the ratification process made its way to individual states, including Oklahoma. The struggle to ratify the ERA failed when the deadline for its passage expired in…

The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center is pleased to present a special exhibit titled 50 Years of Photojournalism at The Oklahoman. Photojournalists have played an important role in the preservation of Oklahoma history. In effect, they often capture the first draft of history as it unfolds. This exhibit offers an overview of photojournalists’ work at the Daily Oklahoman from 1950 to 2000. Through the work of these talented artists, we discover what was important to the public at the time…

The Red Dust Poetry exhibit is now open at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center. The new exhibit will be open through January 18, 2020, with a special reception and exhibit viewing on Tuesday, December 3, 2019, from 4 to 7 p.m. The exhibit is on loan from the University of Oklahoma’s Western History Collection and features the work of Oklahoma poets exploring Oklahoma history from the late 19th century through World War II. Artifacts from the collection of the…

Fort Towson Historic Site will host Water/Ways, a Smithsonian Institution Museum on Main Street traveling exhibition, from December 17, 2019, to February 13, 2020. This exhibition is made possible by a grant from Oklahoma Humanities. Water is an important element in American culture. People are drawn to water for peace and contemplation. The sights and sounds of water make those who experience them feel connected to nature. Many faiths revere water as a sacred symbol. Authors and artists are inspired…

The Cherokee Strip Museum in Perry recently opened a special exhibit about US Representative Dick T. Morgan, who served as a congressman from Oklahoma from 1909 until his death in 1920. The exhibit will be on display through Tuesday, December 31, 2019. Dick T. Morgan was born in Indiana in 1853 and served in the Indiana Legislature before moving to Guthrie in 1889. He practiced law in Perry in 1893, then relocated to El Reno in 1901 and Woodward in…

The Red Dust Poetry exhibit at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center will be open through January 18, 2020. The exhibit is on loan from the University of Oklahoma’s Western History Collection and features the work of Oklahoma poets exploring Oklahoma history from the late 19th century through World War II. Artifacts from the collection of the Heritage Center are on display to supplement the poetry. Dr. M. Todd Fuller and Dr. Crag A. Hill from the University of Oklahoma…

The Museum of the Western Prairie in Altus is pleased to host a special exhibit titled Reflections of the Wichitas: Oils and Watercolors by Katherine Liontas-Warren. The exhibit showcases more than two dozen beautiful pieces by Katherine Liontas-Warren. Each piece celebrates the majesty of the landscapes found in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Liontas-Warren has been an Oklahoma resident since 1984 and is currently a professor of art at Cameron University in Lawton, where she teaches drawing, watercolor, and printmaking.…

Hunter’s Home in Park Hill will commemorate Black History Month with Voices of Hunter’s Home: Enslaved People. During the month of February, visitors will see exhibits featuring many of the people who lived and performed slave labor on the plantation, such as Susan, Ike, Nelson, Eliza, and many others who made their lives here in the years before the Civil War. The exhibits will highlight the level of skill shown by the enslaved people of Hunter’s Home, as well as take…

From February 1 to May 30, 2020, the Chisholm Trail Museum in Kingfisher will host Photographing the Plains: Farm Security Administration, 1935–1945, a traveling exhibit from the Oklahoma History Center, curated by Curator of Exhibits Jim Meeks. This exhibit highlights a collection of black-and-white photographs taken by six Farm Security Administration (FSA) photographers who visited Oklahoma or photographed displaced Oklahomans looking for work during the Great Depression. Roy Stryker was hired in 1935 to head the Historical Section of the…

The Fred Drummond Home in Hominy will host an Antique Doll exhibit throughout the entire month of February. This exhibit will feature a wide array of German-made dolls, including dolls by Armand Marseille, Kestner, and Koppelsdorf. The exhibit will also include china, porcelain, and paper dolls. Along with the exhibit, visitors will learn about the history of various dolls. If you are a doll collector, an avid doll lover, or a mother or grandmother who has a special little girl…

The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center is proud to host a new exhibit entitled BISON from February 11 through March 24, 2020. BISON creates an interactive environment that combines history, artifacts, and hands-on activities to bring to life the story of this great North American mammal. This exhibit tells the tragic history of this majestic animal, its rescue from near extinction, and the story of people across North America working to preserve the bison as a vibrant part of our future.…

The Museum of the Western Prairie will host Water/Ways, a Smithsonian Institution Museum on Main Street traveling exhibition, from February 18 through April 11, 2020. This exhibition is made possible by a grant from Oklahoma Humanities. Water is an important element in American culture. People are drawn to water for peace and contemplation. The sights and sounds of water make those who experience them feel connected to nature. Many faiths revere water as a sacred symbol. Authors and artists are…

Hunter’s Home in Park Hill will commemorate Black History Month with Voices of Hunter’s Home: Enslaved People. During the month of February, visitors will see exhibits featuring many of the people who lived and performed slave labor on the plantation, such as Susan, Ike, Nelson, Eliza, and many others who made their lives here in the years before the Civil War. The exhibits will highlight the level of skill shown by the enslaved people of Hunter’s Home, as well as take a…

The Fred Drummond Home in Hominy will host an Antique Doll exhibit throughout the entire month of February. This exhibit will feature a wide array of German-made dolls, including dolls by Armand Marseille, Kestner, and Koppelsdorf. The exhibit will also include china, porcelain, and paper dolls. Along with the exhibit, visitors will learn about the history of various dolls. If you are a doll collector, an avid doll lover, or a mother or grandmother who has a special little girl…

The Oklahoma History Center will host an exhibit featuring works from the Bacone College School of Indian Art March 2–20, 2020. The exhibit will be on display in the Cooper and Gladys West Atrium Wing and Gallery, located on the first floor of the Oklahoma History Center.

The Cherokee Strip Museum will host an exhibit about the Kemnitz Sinclair Service Station in Perry. The exhibit will open March 3 and feature original items from the station including signs, gas pumps and globes, and even a hand-carved version of the Sinclair mascot, “Dino.” Kemnitz Sinclair Service Station is located at the southeast corner of Perry's downtown square. In 2020, the station is celebrating 83 years of continuous operation. It was built in 1937 by Mid-Continent Petroleum Company as a…

Enjoy an evening celebrating American Indian art and supporting the Bacone College School of Indian Art and the Bacone Art Collection on Thursday, March 12, at the Oklahoma History Center. Registration, reception, and a cash bar will be available from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., with the program, dinner, and raffle auction from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Black tie or traditional Native attire are requested. The evening will include an art raffle auction of pieces donated by American Indian artists from…

The Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center is temporarily closed.

The Museum of the Western Prairie is temporarily closed.

Hunter's Home is temporarily closed.

The Fred Drummond Home is temporarily closed.

Hunter’s Home is temporarily closed.

This event has been canceled.

The Oklahoma History Center (OHC) is proud to announce an invitation from Oklahoma Contemporary to participate in a multi-organization collaboration exhibition entitled Bright Golden Haze: Reflections. This exhibition is created in conjunction with Bright Golden Haze, the inaugural exhibition at Oklahoma Contemporary. The OHC outdoor installation will open to the public on June 15 and remain on display until August 15. Oklahoma Contemporary is an organization founded over three decades ago to encourage artistic expression in all its forms through…

On June 22 the Oklahoma History Center will open a new photographic exhibit entitled In the Vernacular: Everyday Images of Oklahoma Life. A celebration of everyday image-making, this exhibit features photographs from the Oklahoma Historical Society’s collections. Visitors will see fun, quirky, and sometimes odd images of Oklahomans. The photographs on display were captured for a variety of reasons, including souvenir postcards, government archives, magazines, newspapers, and family albums. Vernacular photography is a genre comprised of family and professional studio…

The Oklahoma History Center (OHC) is proud to announce an invitation from Oklahoma Contemporary to participate in a multi-organization collaboration exhibition entitled Bright Golden Haze: Reflections. This exhibition is created in conjunction with Bright Golden Haze, the inaugural exhibition at Oklahoma Contemporary. The OHC outdoor installation will open to the public on June 15 and remain on display until August 15. Oklahoma Contemporary is an organization founded over three decades ago to encourage artistic expression in all its forms through…

Three artists have joined their creative efforts in a new art exhibition on display at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center. Their collective pieces center around the theme “found in Oklahoma.” Kodesh is a fine arts educator at Northern Oklahoma College in Enid. Her artwork takes the form of printmaking and painting with a special interest in organic forms. The art show will remain open to the public through August 19. Every year the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center hosts…

Friday, August 28, Chisholm Trail Museum in Kingfisher will open its newest exhibit, Wanted: Dead or Alive. This photography exhibit is comprised of images of some of Oklahoma’s most infamous criminals and will be on display until October 30, 2020.

On Tuesday, September 1, the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center will open a new exhibit titled American Farmer. The exhibit showcases the selected work of forty-five images from the collection of photographer Paul Mobley.

On Saturday, September 19, the Sod House Museum will open a new exhibit exploring one-room schoolhouses in rural Oklahoma. In History of a One-Room School, schoolhouse desks, books, and a washstand, among many other artifacts, will evoke memories of a bygone era when these one-room, one-teacher schools dotted the landscape. These simply built structures, supported by local farmers and merchants, served as a place to educate children, hold community meetings, and host social gatherings.

On Tuesday, September 1, the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center will open a new exhibit titled American Farmer. The exhibit showcases the selected work of forty-five images from the collection of photographer Paul Mobley. Mobley set out to capture the soul of the country's farm communities that highlight enduring rural traditions, family, integrity, close connections to the land, and hard work. The resulting images are a series of stunning portraits of farmers in their local settings, exploring how their day-to-day…

Friday, August 28, Chisholm Trail Museum in Kingfisher will open its newest exhibit, Wanted: Dead or Alive. This photography exhibit is comprised of images of some of Oklahoma’s most infamous criminals and will be on display until October 30, 2020. Images in the exhibit are from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the University of Oklahoma Western History Collections, the National Archives, the vast photographic archives of the Oklahoma Historical Society, and private lenders. The 38 black-and-white images on display consist…

The intricately beautiful artwork of Burneta Venosdel will be on display at the Sod House Museum on November 14 through December 12. Icons of the Oklahoma Prairie is Venosdel’s tribute to her great-grandparents on both sides of her family. Koppitz, Wagner, McMullen, Bloom, and May were all pioneers of the area, some making the Cherokee Outlet Land Run of 1893.

On November 16, the Chisholm Trail Museum (CTM) in Kingfisher will open a special temporary exhibit featuring historical maps from the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS), as well as historical surveying equipment from the museum.