Top Three Museums in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Philbrook Museum of Art
2727 S Rockford Rd
Tulsa, OK 74114
918-749-7941
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The Philbrook, built as a private home by Tulsa oilman Waite Phillips in 1927, it is now one of the finest art museums in the country and one of only five museums in the United States with the combination of a historic home, spectacular gardens and notable art collections. The museum is located in a grand, private neighborhood in Tulsa in the heart of the highly celebrated Brookside area and includes breathtaking gardens. There are 9 distinct galleries including a stunning outdoor sculpture gallery located throughout the Philbrook Gardens, along with an ever changing schedule of special exhibitions.
Recently renovated, the gardens are enchanting for both adults and children. Featured are sculptures, fountains and works of art. There is a walking tour available as well as an audio tour. New to the south garden is a wonderful children’s maze that will delight the younger ones.
Lunch is available at la Villa as well as a Sunday brunch.
You can learn more about the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa by visiting their web site: Philbrook Museum of Art
Gilcrease : Museum of the Americas
1400 Gilcrease Museum Rd
918-596-2700
Tulsa, OK 74127
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Gilcrease Museum, located in the Osage Hills in Tulsa, Oklahoma features the world’s largest collection of American Western art. Also on exhibit is a vast collection of Native American art and artifacts. A rare copy of the Declaration of Independence is also on display. Housed within the Gilcrease Museum are over 10,000 artworks by 400 artists including Winslow Homer, John James Audubon, William Merritt Chase, and N. C. Wyeth and includes 18 of the 22 bronzes by Frederic Remington.
On display until January 2007 is an impressive exhibition : John James Audubon: American Artist and Naturalist from the collection of the John James Audubon Museum, Henderson, Ky.
Also available for viewing are 23 acres of outdoor gardens. Guided tours are offered daily at 2pm. There is live jazz performed the third Tuesday of each month and The Osage Restaurant menu offers lunch daily along with a Sunday brunch.
For more information on Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, visit their web site: Gilcrease
Tulsa Air and Space Museum:
3624 N. 74th E. Ave
Tulsa, OK 74115
918-834-9900
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Housed within 19,000 square feet are some impressive displays of Tulsa’s avionics history that will delight young and old alike. Included in the collection are Tomcat Fighter Jets, a Spy Plane and a Bell Helicopter. There are also several interactive exhibits including a Space Shuttle Robotic Arm, Wind Tunnel, Galactic Schooner Spaceplane and a Space Shuttle Launch.
New to the Tulsa Air and Space Museum is the spectacular TASM Planetarium featuring the ESky theater, with intelligent lighting and automated show control. Tulsa Air and Space Museum is only the second site in the world to feature this theater built by Spitz. The ESky multi-media display is a 50 foot diameter dome and creates a three-dimensional journey through space and time by using a digital planetarium projector. Unique in it’s presentation, instead of viewing the night sky as it appears from earth, you travel through a simulation of the universe. In seconds, you travel from a stunning Oklahoma sunset to feeling as though you are in the middle of galaxies millions of miles away. It is an amazing series of shows and well worth seeing.
For schedules, directions and prices visit the web site: Tulsa Air and Space Museum
