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Tulsa's Gilcrease Museum is one of the country's best facilities for the preservation and study of American art and history. The museum's charm, beauty and art collections draw thousands of visitors from around the world to the hills just northwest of downtown Tulsa for a glimpse into the past. Gilcrease Museum houses the world's largest, most comprehensive collection of art and artifacts of the American West. The museum also offers an unparalleled collection of Native American art and artifacts, as well as historical manuscripts, documents and maps.

Beyond the extensive Gilcrease collections and exhibits are its beautiful facilities and gardens. Themed gardens have been developed on 23 of the museum's 460 acres.

Gilcrease tours, workshops, musical events and lectures provide numerous opportunities to expand one's insight into the museum and the history it presents.

The museum is open 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. The museum is closed on Mondays and Christmas Day.

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Rendezvous Reunion: Exhibition and Art Sale

April 13, 2012 – July 15, 2012

Featuring artists from the past 32 years, Rendezvous Reunion will gather a legion of the finest contemporary Western artists today for this special reunion.

Dreams and Visions: The American West and the Legacy of Imagination

February 25, 2012 – November 4, 2012

Dreams and Visions explores the artists' views of the land, the myths and the realities that make up the American story of western expansion.

Landscapes from the Brush of Thomas Moran

May 15, 2012 – January 2, 2013

Landscapes from the Brush of Thomas Moran, featuring both watercolors and sketches, opens May 15, 2012, at the Henry Zarrow Center for Art and Education.

Panoramic Landscapes of the American West: Gus Foster's Views of this Broad Land

May 20, 2012 – October 7, 2012

Panoramic Landscapes of the American West: Photographs by Gus Foster captures a diversity of western landscapes in spectacular color photographs that are 8, 10 and 12 feet in length.

Did You Know?

The original museum structure was built in the style of an American Indian longhouse. A $12.25 million, three-story expansion and renovation project opened in November 1987, doubling the exhibition space.