Western Heritage Museum and National Cowboy Hall of Fame
N 35° 32.171 W 097° 28.984
14S E 637518 N 3933564
An outstanding museum dedicated to preserving the history or our Western and Native American Heritage.
Waymark Code: WMFFQ
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 06/23/2006
Views: 79
Visitors to the Western Heritage Museum and National Cowboy Hall of Fame can view original works of art by such artists such as Charles Russell, Frederic Remington and Albert Bierstadt. The Centerpiece of the museum is James Earle Fraser's famous 18-foot sculpture, “The End of the Trail”, which stands in the museum’s entrance lobby. Colorado sculptor Gerald Balciar's 16,000-pound white marble cougar aptly named Canyon Princess stands at the entrance to the gallery’s located at the end of the western hallway. The museum also features, “Windows to the West”, five breathtaking Western landscapes by Albuquerque artist Wilson Hurley.
The Museum’s is a wonderful complex that also contains Prosperity Junction, a 14,000 square foot circa 1900 Western cattle town, and major exhibition galleries which include the American Cowboy Gallery, American Rodeo Gallery, The Joe Grandee Museum of the Frontier West gallery, The Weitzenhoffer Gallery of Fine American Firearms, Western Performers Gallery, Native American Gallery and the Silberman Gallery of Native American Art.
The Western Heritage Museum and Cowboy Hall of Fame is located in northeast Oklahoma City I would encourage anyone visiting the area to visit this outstanding museum.
Theme:
Cultural and Western Heritage including Native American
Street Address:
1700 N. E. 63rd Street
Oklahoma City, Ok. 73111
Food Court: yes
Gift Shop: yes
Hours of Operation:
Daily - 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years
Cost: 8.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum Size: Medium
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
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