About the Gilcrease Museum

Gilcrease Museum, a true Tulsa treasure, is just five minutes from downtown Tulsa overlooking the beautiful Osage hills.

Founded by oilman Thomas Gilcrease, the museum boasts the largest and most comprehensive collection of art and artifacts of the American West. The collection includes over 10,000 pieces of fine art, 300,000 anthropological items and over 100,000 archival documents including maps and manuscripts.

The American West gallery holds magnificent pieces from artists like Charles M. Russell, George Catlin, Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Moran, Frederic Remington – including 18 of his 22 bronzes - and many more. The Enduring Spirit exhibit features American Indian art from across the continent and showcases the work of artists like Woody Crumbo and Willard Stone. Gilcrease Museum’s interactive Kravis Discovery Center allows visitors to get up close to some of the museum’s collection and allows for research by all ages.

While at the museum, visit the Osage Restaurant and walk through themed gardens that sprawl over 23 of the museum’s 460 acres. Also, stop by the Museum Shop which offers gifts, jewelry, literature and other novelties to highlight your visit.

Gilcrease holds numerous public programs throughout the year for both children and adults including workshops, lectures, films and much more.

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The Trailblazer Bags Program consists of a theme-designated backpack, a variety of activities to enjoy in the museum or at home and book called ART PAGES, which offers a small sampling of art works from our collection related to the specific topic. The ART PAGES booklet includes lots of different information on each art piece, the artist and art techniques. Bags also include a subject-appropriate Gilcrease Journal, touch objects from the Gilcrease Education Collection, samples of various artistic materials and techniques and sketching materials.

Get Your SmART Cards
How “art” SmART are you? Find out by collecting our new SmART Cards. Free and available at the front desk, these cards ask questions, offer answers, lead you to a piece in Gilcrease Museum’s collection and give you fun facts you might not know. There is a different card each week — collect all 52! Sponsored by Sandy and Kent Harrell.