Fox23′s Great Day Green Country visited the THS recently to share two of the Museum’s exhibits with their viewers. The KAKC exhibit made an impression on host KC Lupp while Lacey Lett was very interested in learning about Tulsa’s early years in the “Becoming Tulsa” exhibit. Watch the videos here.
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GDGC visits THS
Mar 12th, 12 Posted in Exhibit, Uncategorized Add your comment!
W.C. Norris Exhibit Now Open
Dec 3rd, 11 Posted in Exhibit Add your comment!
An exhibit chronicling the history of the W.C. Norris Company, which has been operating in Tulsa for 100 years, recently opened. The Norris Company began producing oil production equipment in Pennsylvania in 1882. In 1910, W.C. Norris
moved his trade to Tulsa and re-opened his business in Oklahoma. The company has been operating ever since that time producing a variety of equipment and contributing to technological advances in the oil industry. Norris has also spent more than 60 years as the world’s top producer of sucker rods.
For more information on the exhibit click here.
To learn more about the Norris Company, please visit their website www.norrisrods.com
Dream Exhibit Opening Soon
Oct 24th, 11 Posted in Events, Exhibit, art, children, family, program Add your comment!
Children, parents, and grandparents can help dream a better future for Tulsa at the opening of the Dream Exhibit at the Tulsa Historical Society Museum. The exhibit, sponsored by The Williams Companies, will be formally opened by Mayor Dewey Bartlett and his wife Victoria at a public event Wednesday, November 9, 7-9 pm. The event will include musical selections by a local choral group and an inspiring multimedia presentation by bestselling author Susan V. Bosak.
Tulsa is the first American city to host the Dream Exhibit. The exhibit is in Tulsa for the city’s new Across the Generations initiative. By the year 2030, 1 in every 5 Americans will be over 65. The Across Generations initiative will help Tulsa address shifting demographics as it works to become a city that recognizes, respects, and meets the needs of all ages and brings generations together in support of each other.
The Dream Exhibit is part of an Across Generations One City, One Book program developed to start an intergenerational dialogue and invite ideas from Tulsans of all ages. Families, schools, and seniors groups are encouraged to read Bosak’s award-winning book Dream. The book is illustrated by 15 top artists from around the world and is a multilayered story for children and adults about hopes and dreams across a lifetime – from the time you’re a baby to the time you’re an older adult.
The Dream Exhibit features all the original artwork created for Dream – watercolor, oil, digital, 3-D modeling clay, and more. There’s also the magical, handcrafted Dream Chest inspired by the chest in the book. Computer interactives and concept drafts reveal the secrets behind the creative process.
“The exhibit gets you thinking about your life and the generations, and inspires you to dream better things for your community,” says Bosak, who is also Chair of the Legacy Project, a national multigenerational education group that has partnered with the City of Tulsa on the Across Generations initiative.
“Other cities trying to adress the demographic shift haven’t had an education component. While they’re well-intentioned, they do little to address the underlying social issues and involve people of all ages. So they’re not as effective as they could be,” says Bosak. “The Dream book and exhibit are accessible to everyone and invite participation and creative new ideas for Tulsa.”
The public is invited to reserve seats for the Dream Exhibit opening Wednesday, November 9, 7-9 pm at the Tulsa Historical Society Museum, 2445 South Peoria Avenue. Young and old throughout Tulsa can come together to dream a better future for the city. There will be a reception with refreshments, and everyone attending will receive a free sparkling Dreamer pin.
The Dream Exhibit will be in Tulsa through 2012. Visit www.legacyproject.org/tulsa for more information.
Newest Exhibit Features Portraits of Oklahoma Children
Sep 26th, 11 Posted in Exhibit, Uncategorized, art, children Add your comment!
Photographer M.J. Alexander has spent years documenting the people of Oklahoma through her unique photographic style. In 2006, THS featured her work in an exhibit featuring photographs of Centenarians in Oklahoma. Her latest series introduces the youngest generation of Oklahomans by capturing profound images of their lives.
Pictures depict children keeping traditions alive – through the rodeo circuit, harvest festivals, ranch barbeques, Vietnamese ceremonies, cowboy church services, Mexican folkloric dances, Czech parades, Indian language schools – and others being exposed to life in Oklahoma for the first time.
For more information on the exhibit click here.
The artist’s website can be found at: www.mjalexander.com.
Items needed for KAKC exhibit
May 16th, 11 Posted in Exhibit Add your comment!
In June a new exhibit will be opening featuring the history of a radio station that served as the soundtrack for Tulsa teenagers from 1955-1975. ”The Big 97: Tulsa’s KAKC Radio” will feature artifacts, information and photographs documenting the history of the station.
THS is currently looking for items that typify teenage life during the time period KAKC was popular to use in the exhibit. Those with objects, photographs, or even stories to share are asked to email mbrown@tulsahistory.org with information.
In the meantime be sure to check out all the KAKC resources and memories pages online:
Link to KAKC Documentary on Public Radio Tulsa’s website
New exhibit features Tulsa’s early history
Mar 24th, 11 Posted in Events, Exhibit, Uncategorized Add your comment!
The museum’s newest exhibit opened on Tuesday, March 22nd and features the history of Tulsa from 1878-1900. Included in the exhibit are the stories of some of Tulsa’s first residents and the way the community changed from an area surrounded by scattered residents, to a tent village brought by the railroad and on to a cattle town. Information, artifacts and photographs from early citizens, businesses and churches are included in this already popular display.
For more information click here.
View more about this exhibit in the media through the following links: