The Oklahoma History Center (OHC) is the history museum of the state of Oklahoma. Located on an 18-acre (7.3 ha) plot across the street from the Governor's mansion at 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive in Oklahoma City, the current museum opened in 2005 and is operated by the Oklahoma Historical Society (OHS). It focuses on the history of Oklahoma.[1]
A replica of Oklahoma aviator Wiley Post's Winnie Mae hangs in the atrium of the Oklahoma History Center.
The museum contains several galleries. The Inasmuch Foundation Gallery focuses on culture and the arts; cultural diversity; images of Oklahoma; sports; voice; radio and television; vacuum tubes; and Wild West shows. The ONEOK Gallery contains exhibits and presentations aimed at representing all 39 American Indian tribes currently associated with Oklahoma, describing the modern-day Indian experience as a bridge between the past and the present. The exhibits include artifacts, tribal music, photographic images, Indian art, and oral histories from the Indian tribes of Oklahoma.
The Kerr-McGee Gallery includes items from an 1830s riverboat recently excavated from the Red River, examples of Oklahoma's entrepreneurial history, and a 3-D reconstruction of an oil derrick. It also includes exhibits and sections on the African American experience; business; military matters; natural resources; the oil and gas industry; people and pathways; and transportation.
The Noble Foundation Gallery sections include education; farming and ranching; fashions; government and politics; kitchens; the Dust Bowl; land runs; law and order; urban frontiers; and weather.
Each year, the Oklahoma History Center hosts the Oklahoma State Level History Day Competition, the second part of a three-stage (district, state, and national) competition called National History Day. Middle- and high school students can enter documentaries, historical papers, websites, exhibit boards, or performances on a topic that the students choose that relate to each year's theme. Students' projects are judged and advance to the national competition if they place first or second in their category.[3]
oklahoma, history, center, history, museum, state, oklahoma, located, acre, plot, across, street, from, governor, mansion, nazih, zuhdi, drive, oklahoma, city, current, museum, opened, 2005, operated, oklahoma, historical, society, focuses, history, oklahoma, . The Oklahoma History Center OHC is the history museum of the state of Oklahoma Located on an 18 acre 7 3 ha plot across the street from the Governor s mansion at 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive in Oklahoma City the current museum opened in 2005 and is operated by the Oklahoma Historical Society OHS It focuses on the history of Oklahoma 1 A replica of Oklahoma aviator Wiley Post s Winnie Mae hangs in the atrium of the Oklahoma History Center Contents 1 Galleries and exhibits 2 Special events 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksGalleries and exhibits editThe museum contains several galleries The Inasmuch Foundation Gallery focuses on culture and the arts cultural diversity images of Oklahoma sports voice radio and television vacuum tubes and Wild West shows The ONEOK Gallery contains exhibits and presentations aimed at representing all 39 American Indian tribes currently associated with Oklahoma describing the modern day Indian experience as a bridge between the past and the present The exhibits include artifacts tribal music photographic images Indian art and oral histories from the Indian tribes of Oklahoma The Kerr McGee Gallery includes items from an 1830s riverboat recently excavated from the Red River examples of Oklahoma s entrepreneurial history and a 3 D reconstruction of an oil derrick It also includes exhibits and sections on the African American experience business military matters natural resources the oil and gas industry people and pathways and transportation The Noble Foundation Gallery sections include education farming and ranching fashions government and politics kitchens the Dust Bowl land runs law and order urban frontiers and weather The Gaylord Special Exhibit Gallery contains the Skylab 4 command module and various artifacts related to Oklahomans in space including personal items and flight suits worn by Gordon Cooper Fred Haise John Herrington Shannon Lucid and Stuart Roosa Two Moon rocks one from Apollo 11 and one from Apollo 17 are also displayed 2 Special events editEach year the Oklahoma History Center hosts the Oklahoma State Level History Day Competition the second part of a three stage district state and national competition called National History Day Middle and high school students can enter documentaries historical papers websites exhibit boards or performances on a topic that the students choose that relate to each year s theme Students projects are judged and advance to the national competition if they place first or second in their category 3 Gallery edit nbsp Arapaho leggings and moccasins ca 1910 nbsp Otoe Missouria beaded moccasins ca 1880 nbsp Shawnee Native American Church altar cloth nbsp Standard Oil tank truck nbsp Turner Turnpike display nbsp Early color TV camera WKY TV nbsp Fountain on OHS ground using native stonesReferences edit About the Oklahoma History Center www okhistory org Retrieved 10 July 2022 Hampton Deon 21 December 2009 Moon rock hunt ends in state Tulsa World Retrieved 10 July 2022 Oklahoma History National History Day Oklahoma History Center www okhistory org Oklahoma Historical Society Retrieved 10 July 2022 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oklahoma History Center Official website Oklahoma Historical Society TravelOK com Oklahoma History Center info photos and video official travel and tourism website for the State of Oklahoma 35 29 38 N 97 30 00 W 35 4940 N 97 4999 W 35 4940 97 4999 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oklahoma History Center amp oldid 1191282665, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
