Old Cowtown Museum
| Established | 1952 |
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| Location | 1865 West Museum Blvd, Wichita, KS 67203 USA |
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| Type | Old West Museum |
| Website | oldcowtown |
Old Cowtown Museum is an accredited history museum in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is located next to the Arkansas River in central Wichita.[1]
The Museum was established in 1952, and is one of the oldest open-air history museums in the Midwest with 54 historic and re-created buildings, including a period farm and out-buildings, situated on 23 acres of land off the old Chisholm Trail.
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Overview
The Museum focuses on life in Wichita during the last part of the 19th century. Cowtown’s unique programming tells the story of Wichita’s transformation from a frontier settlement to a cattle town to an agricultural and manufacturing area. Its artifact collection includes 12,000+ items dating from the period and ranging from farm wagons to tea spoons. The museum also contains a number of live animals, such as Percheron horses, a Longhorn steer and chickens. The Old Cowtown experience includes costumed interpreters, hands-on activities, educational programming and a calendar of diverse events throughout the year.
Cowtown has the distinction of being accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, the highest national recognition achievable by a museum. Only 3% of all museums in the United States are accredited.
See also
References
External links
- Old Cow Town official website
- Mike Tracy - Horse Wagon Driver in Cowtown on YouTube, from Hatteberg's People on KAKE TV news
- Shirley Hutchinson - Catwoman in Cowtown on YouTube, from Hatteberg's People on KAKE TV news
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