Press Releases

Henry Zarrow Center for Art and Education Opens to Public

5/15/2012 - The Henry Zarrow Center for Art and Education, located at 124 E. Brady, opened its doors to the public on Tuesday, May 15, with an open house from noon to 6:00 p.m.

The GRAMMY Museum, Woody Guthrie Publications and The Woody Guthrie Archives announce details for Woody Guthrie Centennial Celebration in Tulsa

2/1/2012 - The LA-based GRAMMY Museum, in conjunction with Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc. and the Woody Guthrie Archives, has announced details about their plans to commemorate the life and career of Oklahoma folk music legend Woody Guthrie in Tulsa.

Collectors' Reserve Art Show and Sale Returns

10/17/2011 - Collectors' Reserve, a small works show and sale that debuted last year at Gilcrease Museum, opens Oct. 22, 2011 and features more than 75 artists from across the country. Each artist is offering up to three pieces of their best works for sale.

Rare, Gold Artifacts on Display through January

7/22/2011 - To Capture the Sun: Gold of Ancient Panama explores Gilcrease Museum's unique holding of pre-Columbian gold and related ritual ceramics in the largest display of these objects since their acquisition by Thomas Gilcrease in the 1940s.

Gilcrease to Present Exclusive Exhibition at Palazzo Pitti in Italy in 2012

5/26/2011 - Officials at the world-famous Palazzo Pitti museum in Florence, Italy, announced plans this week for an exhibition of Native American material and culture to be curated by Gilcrease Museum. The exhibition will open in July 2012 at the Palazzo Pitti and will run through January 2013.

Naturalization Ceremony to be held at Gilcrease Museum

5/4/2011 - Up to 40 immigrants will become American citizens at a Naturalization Ceremony set for 11:00 a.m. on May 11, 2011, in the Tom Gilcrease Jr. Auditorium at Gilcrease Museum.

Major Exhibition from Autry National Center Opens in February

3/9/2011 - A major exhibition celebrating the enduring spirit of Western women opens will make its Tulsa debut at Gilcrease Museum in February. Home Lands: How Women Made the West, organized by the Autry National Center, opens Feb. 20 and runs through May 15, 2011.

Zarrow Center for Arts and Education Coming to Tulsa

3/8/2011 - Tulsans will be able to enjoy an artistic center and have more access to arts education after renovations of the Mathews Warehouse are completed. Construction is underway on the warehouse in the Brady District, spanning the city block between Boston and Cincinnati Avenues.

Photography Takes Spotlight in "Faces of the Frontier: Photographic Portraits from the American West, 1845-1924"

10/5/2010 - The touring exhibition, Faces of the Frontier: Photographic Portraits from the American West, 1845-1924, opens Sunday, Oct. 10 at Gilcrease Museum. Presented by the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, the show explores how the American West was dramatically reconstituted during the 80 years between the Mexican War and the passage of the Indian Citizenship Act in 1924. More than 100 photographic portraits in the exhibition tell the story of those who contributed to the transformation of this region.

Helmerich Research Center and Gilcrease National Archive to be Constructed at Gilcrease Museum

9/17/2010 - The development of the research center is an extension of Thomas Gilcrease's mission to preserve and promote the art, history and culture of the Americas.