Gilcrease Museum, Art and history museum in Tulsa, United States
Description
The Gilcrease Museum is an art and history museum in Tulsa housing over 350,000 objects collected over many decades. The collection includes American paintings and sculptures alongside archaeological items, manuscripts, maps, and works by Indigenous artists spanning both continents.
History
Thomas Gilcrease, a Muscogee Creek citizen and oil businessman, founded the museum in 1949 to share his growing collection with the public. His personal connection to Native American heritage shaped the museum's focus from its earliest years.
Culture
The museum displays artwork and crafts made by Indigenous artists from many communities across the continent. Walking through these galleries, you see how these traditions remain part of contemporary artistic expression and practice.
Practical
The museum is just a few minutes from downtown Tulsa and easy to reach by car. School groups get in free, and members can purchase reduced-price guest passes for visitors.
Did you know?
Within the museum building is the Helmerich Center, holding over 100,000 rare documents, maps, and books available for research purposes. This archive makes the location a destination for serious students of American history and culture.
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