Type Old West Museum Phone +1 316-350-3323 | Website oldcowtown.org Established 1952 | |
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Location 1865 West Museum Blvd,
Wichita, KS 67203 United States Address 1865 Museum Blvd, Wichita, KS 67203, USA Hours Open today · 10AM–5PMThursday10AM–5PMFriday10AM–5PMSaturday10AM–5PMSundayClosedMondayClosedTuesday10AM–5PMWednesday10AM–5PMSuggest an edit Similar Botanica - The Wichita G, Museum of World Treasures, Exploration Place, Kansas Aviation Museum, The Keeper of the Plains Profiles | ||
Wichita old cowtown museum kansas
Old Cowtown Museum is an accredited history museum in Wichita, Kansas, United States. It is located next to the Arkansas River in central Wichita.
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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 short-horned Durham milk cow, two sheep, a goat 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.