Will Rogers Memorial Museum | Oklahoma Historical Society

Will Rogers Memorial Museum | Oklahoma Historical Society
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Will Rogers Memorial Museum
With Will Rogers’s untimely death in 1935, debate began quickly on how to honor America’s “Cowboy Philosopher.” Discussion on the location of where to build a monument was at the top of the list. With the help of Betty Rogers, the Oklahoma Legislature, and thousands of individual donors, the Will Rogers Memorial in Claremore, Oklahoma, opened to the public on November 4, 1938.
The beautiful limestone facility houses all of his writings and the world’s largest collection of Will Rogers memorabilia. The museum has 12 galleries, a children’s museum, theatre, and library. The grounds also have a lovely sunken garden where Will Rogers, his wife Betty, and several family members are entombed.
To learn more about the Will Rogers Memorial Museum, visit
willrogers.com
Upcoming Events
Second Battle of Cabin Creek
lecture with author Steven L. Warren
April 23, 6:30 p.m.
Movie Night featuring
The Princess Bride
(1987)
April 24, 6:30 p.m.
–
9 p.m.
Will Rogers Stand-up Comedy Show *canceled*
May 2, 6:30 p.m.
–
8:30 p.m.
Movie Night featuring
A League of Their Own
(1992)
May 22, 6:30 p.m.
–
9 p.m.
Aces and Actors: Will Rogers’s Famous Friends
exhibit closes
May 30
Will’s Wild West Kids Camp
June 15, 8:30 a.m.
–
12:30 p.m.
Will’s Wild West Kids Camp
June 16, 8:30 a.m.
–
12:30 p.m.
Will’s Wild West Kids Camp
June 17, 8:30 a.m.
–
12:30 p.m.
2026 Hemmings Great Race at Will Rogers Memorial Museum
June 22, 9:30 a.m.
–
12:30 p.m.
Movie Night featuring Will Rogers in
A Connecticut Yankee
(1931)
June 26, 8 a.m.
–
5 p.m.
Li’l Buckaroos Kids Camp
July 6, 9 a.m.
–
11:30 a.m.
Li’l Buckaroos Kids Camp
July 7, 9 a.m.
–
11:30 a.m.
“Around the Hollywood Campfire”
July 11, 8 a.m.
–
5 p.m.
Movie Night featuring Disney’s
Lilo and Stitch
(2002)
July 31, 6:30 p.m.
–
9 p.m.
Wreath Laying and Flyover
August 14, 12 p.m.
Movie Night featuring
The NeverEnding Story
(1984)
August 28, 6:30 p.m.
–
9 p.m.
Up Late with Will Rogers
September 11, 6 p.m.
–
September 12, 9 a.m.
Movie Night featuring
Possums
(1998)
September 25, 6:30 p.m.
–
9 p.m.
Overnight at the Museum
October 16, 6 p.m.
–
October 17, 9:30 a.m.
Movie Night featuring
Hocus Pocus
(1993)
October 30, 6:30 p.m.
–
9 p.m.
The Indian Women’s Pocahontas Club wreath laying and “Hats off to Will” luncheon
October 31, 10 a.m.
–
1 p.m.
Halloween at the Museum
October 31, 6 p.m.
–
8 p.m.
Will Rogers Birthday Party
November 4, 3 p.m.
–
5 p.m.
Movie Night featuring
Charlotte’s Web
(2006)
November 20, 6:30 p.m.
–
9 p.m.
Photos with Santa
December 5, 11 a.m.
–
2 p.m.
Movie Night featuring
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
(1964) and
Frosty the Snowman
(1969)
December 11, 6:30 p.m.
–
9 p.m.
Photos with Santa
December 12, 11 a.m.
–
2 p.m.
Virtual Tour
Explore More
Learn about
Will Rogers
in
The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture
.
Visit
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
to search photographs, articles, and other materials relating to Will Rogers.
Read
Will Rogers: A Centennial Tribute,
edited by Arrell Morgan Gibson:
read online
or
download the epub file
.
Will Rogers Memorial Museum
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800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73105
405-521-2491
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