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MUSEUM UPDATES:
IN PREPARATION FOR THE EXPANSION GRAND OPENING, THE COWGIRL WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC BEGINNING OCTOBER 19TH AND WILL RE-OPEN NOVEMBER 7TH WITH A MEMBER ONLY PREVIEW AT 10 A.M. AND A PUBLIC OPENING AT NOON.
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    SOLDADERAS TO AMAZONAS: 
Escaramuzas Charras

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    October 10, 2026

    5th Annual Trick or Trot

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    November 5, 2026

    50th Annual Induction Luncheon

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National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame

Traveling Exhibits

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The Museum’s traveling exhibitions draw from the Museum’s permanent collection. Each exhibition includes supplemental educational and media materials. For more information on bringing one of these unique exhibitions to your institution, please email [email protected].

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Escaramuza, The Poetics of Home 

Features 42 works in various sizes of the most recent photographic study of award-winning photographer Constance Jaeggi. The project was a 2024 Lensculture Critics’ Choice Awards winner. Nineteen original poetic works from 2023 Texas Poet Laureate Ire’ne Lara Silva, and Angelina Sáenz, award-winning educator, poet, and writing project fellow at UCLA complement the exhibition, considering themes of identity, family, and gender within the escaramuza community. 

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Tough by Nature: Portraits of Cowgirls and Ranch Women of the American West

Exhibition of 64 portraits by Lynda Lanker capturing the spirit of women who have shaped the economy and ecology of the West. Additional artifacts available from featured Hall of Fame Honorees available upon request. 

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Hard Twist: Western Ranch Women by Barbara Van Cleve

Exhibition of 62 black and white photographs celebrating the lives of ranch women from the northern Rockies to the Mexican border. Additional artifacts available from featured Hall of Fame Honorees available upon request.

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The Cowgirl Who Became a Justice: Sandra Day O’Connor

This exhibition, celebrating Hall of Fame Honoree Sandra Day O’Connor, demonstrates the intersection of her ranch life and her bench life. It features family and public-life photos, ranch artifacts on loan from the Day family, and selected editorial cartoons. If you would like information regarding the rental of this exhibition please contact us.

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National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame

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Fort Worth, TX 76107
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