Gilcrease Museum possesses the nation's finest and most comprehensive collection of art of the American West as well as documents and artifacts. Included are more than 10,000 paintings, drawings, prints and sculptures by 400 artists from colonial times to the present, over 250,000 Indian artifacts and more than 90,000 manuscripts, documents and maps. Virtually every item relates to the discovery and settlement of North America, with special emphasis on the Old West and the American Indian. Excellent museum shop.
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday
1 to 5 p.m. Sundays and holidays
Closed Christmas Day
Suggested admission donation: $3 for adults, $5 for a family. Accessible to the handicapped.
Gilcrease Museum
1400 Gilcrease Museum Road
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74127-2100
(918) 596-2700
This gallery is located at the University of Tulsa on 600 South College Ave. It features different art collections each month.
Alexandre Hogue Gallery of Art
2935 E. 5th St.
Tulsa, OK 74104
918 631-2202
www.cas.utulsa.edu/art/
The Alexandre Hogue Gallery is located on the campus of the University of Tulsa and is run by the School of Art. The selection of exhibition paintings and sculptures changes seasonally, bringing in artists from around the world. It also hosts the annual Gussman Student Art Exhibition. ADMISSION: Free
Hours: Mon-Thu 8:30am-4:30pm, Fri 8:30pm-noon Closed weekends and Holidays
Operated by the Cherokee National Historical Society, the Heritage Center complex contains an amphitheater, an ancient village staffed by native Americans who live like their 1700s ancestors, an 1896 cross-roads town, and the Cherokee National Museum and Chapel. The museum is located in Tahlequah.
Group rates and guided tours are available. Call (918) 456-6007 for more information.
This museum features artifacts that signify the history of the Muskogee Creek Indians.
106 West 6th St. in Okmulgee. For additional information, call (918) 756-2324.
Links to American Indian websites
The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame features Oklahoma's jazz greats and their contributions to the music world. The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame is located in the historic Greenwood District just north of Archer by the University Center of Tulsa.
Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Daily Admission is free.
A new convention center opened in October 1995 with accommodations for up to 700
attendees.
Call (918) 582-1741 for more information.
On a 36,000-acre tract of land in Osage County, The Nature Conservancy, a private, non-profit, conservation organization, is preserving a segment of the once vast tallgrass prairie ecosystem. For a brochure and a guide to visiting the preserve, contact:
The Tallgrass Prairie Preserve
P.O. Box 458
Pawhuska, Oklahoma 74056
To find the Tallgrass Prairie Preserve:
From Pawhuska, go north on Osage Ave.