Gilcrease Museum

Name: Gilcrease Museum
Address: 1400 N Gilcrease Museum Road, Tulsa, OK, 74127, US
Telephone: +19185962700
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08/28/2026

We're hiring! 📣

Gilcrease Museum is looking for a Public Relations Coordinator to join our team in Tulsa.

You'll draft press releases, coordinate media and interviews, plan events and exhibition openings, write newsletters and web copy, and help tell Gilcrease's story to the community and beyond.

We're looking for a strong writer and communicator who's organized, collaborative, and comfortable representing Gilcrease at public events. Bachelor's degree + 3 years in PR/communications required; museum or nonprofit experience a plus.

📍 Tulsa, OK | Apply now | https://gilcrease.org/careers

08/27/2026

Earlier this week, we brought a piece of Gilcrease to Mayor Nichols’ office, sharing a look at our community-curated exhibit and the story behind it.🎨

The Mayor talked with us about the value of community-led curation, what Gilcrease means to Tulsa, and named his favorite piece from the exhibit: James Walker’s Wild Horses.

Swipe through for a few moments from the visit!

08/26/2026

In a museum, cleaning vintage clothes is a bit more complicated than just throwing them in a washing machine! This huipil, a girl’s embroidered shirt from Guerrero, Mexico, was stained and the cotton fibers had yellowed with age (Photo 1). This summer, graduate intern in conservation, Melina Edic, was tasked with giving the huipil a refresh before it goes on display next year. Localized washing using gentle cleaning solutions and suction allowed the stains to be carefully reduced without damaging the huipil’s beautiful embroidery (Photo 2). Additionally, she patched a tear near the hem with layers of dyed silk tulle (Photos 3 and 4). The end result highlights the beautiful craftsmanship of this huipil (Photo 5)

08/25/2026

Meet "Lollygagging Around," one of our newest acquisitions! This piece comes from Muscogee-Creek artist George Alexander aka Ofuskie 🎨

Raised in Mason, Oklahoma, Ofuskie has built a name for himself by blending realism with surrealist symbolism, using recurring motifs like his signature astronaut to explore identity, time, and humanity. His work has landed him a spot in the National Gallery of Art's The Land Carries Our Ancestors exhibition and recognition as one of the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development's 40 Under 40. We're excited to add his work to the Gilcrease collection!

George Alexander aka Ofuskie (Muscogee (Creek), 1990), Lollygagging Around, 2022, acrylic painting, Gilcrease, 01.2610

08/24/2026

Cloudy day at the museum ☁️

Albert Biersstadt (1830-1902), Sierra Nevada Morning, 1870, oil painting, Gilcrease, 01.2305

Alfred Jacob Miller (1810-1874), Effect of Rain Clouds on the Lake, mid 19th century, oil painting, Gilcrease, 01.746

(Does anyone really know clouds at all?)

08/21/2026

You've probably looked at the painting a hundred times. Have you ever looked at the frame? 👀 Watch conservators bring this one back to life, as part of our work behind the scenes ahead of reopening.

08/20/2026

One of our newest acquisitions, “Still Resilient, Still Powerful” by Raven Halfmoon (Caddo Nation), is a bust-length ceramic sculpture that keeps the artist’s fingerprints and hand-marks visible right in the clay — a deliberate choice, not an accident.

Halfmoon builds on generations of Caddo ceramic tradition while pushing the form into something unmistakably her own.

This piece joins the collection as part of our commitment to acquiring works by living artists of color, a testament to our investment in diverse and authentic perspectives.

Come 2027, you’ll get to see it in person ✨

Raven Halfmoon (Caddo), Still Resilient, Still Powerful, 2019, Sculpture, Gilcrease, 12.58

08/19/2026

Wood, leather, textiles, oh my! Get a look behind the scenes of what our graduate intern in objects conservation, Melina Edic, has been working on this summer. Melina’s projects have focused on preparing objects to be displayed safely in Gilcrease’s new galleries. Some snippets from the summer include stabilizing old termite damage on a mortar made from a hollowed-out tree trunk, cleaning, stabilizing, and reshaping moccasins, cleaning and patching holes in a child’s huipil (embroidered shirt), and filling losses on a gilded wooden picture frame.

Melina is a current graduate student at the UCLA/Getty Conservation of Cultural Heritage MA Program. She spent her second-year summer internship here at the Gilcrease Museum’s Objects Conservation Lab, supervised by Objects Conservator Elly Davis. Most of her previous conservation experience has focused on archaeological artifacts, so this internship allowed her to expand her conservation experience with organic materials before she completes her final year of grad school at the Getty Villa in Los Angeles 💚

08/18/2026

Dr. Zachary Qualls, Content and Metadata Manager for Digital Curation, shows us one of his favorite rare books in our collection 📖

John Gould (1804-1881) was a self-taught English ornithologist and artist best known for his stunning illustrated bird volumes, including his famous five-volume monograph on hummingbirds — one of the most ambitious ornithological projects of the 19th century 🦜

08/17/2026

Enjoying the cool-ish weather, while it lasts 🌧️

Velino Shije Herrera (Zia Pueblo, 1902-1973), Two Spotted Fawn in the Forrest, mid 20th century, Tempera Painting, Gilcrease, 02.231

Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975), Rainy Day, mid 20th century, Lithograph, Gift of Hope Holway, Gilcrease, 14.287

Robert Ottokar Lindneux (1871-1970), Cattle Stampede on the Chisholm Trail, 1944, Oil Painting, Gift of William B. Davis, Gilcrease, 01.1971

Address

1400 N Gilcrease Museum Road
Tulsa, OK
74127

Telephone

+19185962700

Website

https://gilcrease.org/

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