Museum Exhibits
Recently Opened & Opening Soon
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where museum visitors can complete their own cartoon and practice different lettering styles. Adults, $15; students, $10; kids (6-12), $5; kids (5 & under), free. Monday-Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sunday, noon-5pm. nationalcowboymuseum.org THROUGH JULY 31 Cosmic Callback: An Illuminated Interlude at Factory Obscura (25 NW 9th St) features a sound and light odyssey through the heart of a star and back again, created by a team of 10 local artists. Adults, $8; kids, $6. Monday, Wednesday & Thursday, 11am-7pm; Friday, 11am-8pm; Saturday, 10am-8pm; Sunday, noon-7pm. factoryobscura.com THROUGH AUG. 31 FREE 200 Years of Doctrine of Discovery: Johnson V. M’Intosh and the Indian Removal Act at First Americans Museum (659 First Americans Blvd) features historical documents never shown publicly. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 10am-5pm; Saturday & Sunday, 11am-5pm. famok.org THROUGH SEPT. 30 FREE Bulldog Spirit: Edmond’s First High School at Edmond History Museum (431 S Boulevard, Edmond) covers the history of the school, dating back to 1917 when it began with a few 10th-grade students to its growth as current-day Edmond Memorial High School. Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm; Saturday, 1-4pm. edmondhistory.org
OPENING AUG. 25 American Farmer at National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum (1700 NE 63rd St) features images from photographer Paul Mobley that capture the soul of our country’s farm communities. The images show farmers with a strong sense of where they belong in the universe, a close connection to the land and their day-to-day work as it affects the rest of the world. Adults, $15; students, $10; kids (6-12), $5; kids (5 & under), free. Monday-Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sunday, noon-5pm. nationalcowboymuseum.org OPENING AUG. 31 FREE Eva Schlegel: Multiple Voices at Oklahoma Contemporary (11 NW 11th St) features the first public artwork in the United States by Eva Schlegel, an Austria-born artist known for engineering steel and mirrors into spectacular, architectonic sculptures. The pivotal text elements in Multiple Voices refer to America and specifically Oklahoma. Wednesday-Monday, 11am-6pm; Thursday, until 9pm. oklahomacontemporary.org
THROUGH OCT. 22 True Nature: Rodin and the Age of
Impressionism at Oklahoma City Museum of Art (415 Couch Dr) features art by French artist Auguste Rodin and other notable artists such as Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas and Paul Cézanne. Approximately 100 objects are on view, including rarely seen 19th-century European sculptures and paintings. Adults, $21.95; seniors, $19.95; kids (17 & under), free. Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm; Thursday, 10am-9pm; Sunday, noon-5pm. okcmoa.com OPENING JULY 6 FREE Yellowstone in Color: Thomas Moran and Louis Prang Print the West at Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art (555 Elm Ave, Norman) features prints, paintings, photography and graphics exploring Moran’s imagery of the American West. Visitors can experience a working print studio as part of the exhibit. Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sunday, 1-5pm. ou.edu/fjjma OPENING JULY 11 Watch Out for Flying Chairs: Professional Wrestling in Oklahoma at Oklahoma History Center (800 Nazih Zudhi) examines professional wrestling in Oklahoma from its emergence in traveling carnivals to today. Adults, $12.50; students, $9; kids (4 & under), free; families (up to 6 people), $35. Monday-Saturday, 10am-5pm. okhistory.org
Closing Soon THROUGH JULY 26
ARToons at National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum (1700 NE 63rd St) features Western cartoons and comics created by Dave Powell, Duane Bryers, Jolly Bill Steinke and others, plus interactive space
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