Gilcrease Museum

Gilcrease Museum, also known as the Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art, is a museum northwest of downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma housing the world's largest, most comprehensive collection of art of the American West, as well as a growing collection of art and artifacts from Central and South America.

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Type: Park
Description: museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Also known as: “Gilcrease - The Museum of the Americas” and “Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art”

Places of Interest

Highlights include BOK Center and Central High School.

BOK Center

Stadium

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BOK Center, or Bank of Oklahoma Center, is a 19,199-seat multi-purpose arena and a primary indoor sports and event venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States. BOK Center is situated 2 miles southeast of Gilcrease Museum.

Central High School

School

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Central High School is the oldest high school in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was founded in 1906 as Tulsa High School, and located in downtown Tulsa until 1976.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Owen Park and The Heights.

Owen Park

Neighborhood

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Owen Park is a residential neighborhood and historic district in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Its borders are Edison Street on the north, the municipal Owen Park on the east, the Sand Springs Expressway on the south, and Zenith Avenue on the west.

The Heights

Neighborhood

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The Heights in Tulsa, Oklahoma, also commonly referred to as Brady Heights, is a neighborhood and historic district that was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1980, as Brady Heights Historic District.

Tulsa

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Tulsa calls itself the "Oil Capital of the World." Here, the age of the oil boom found its center. A small town by US standards, metropolitan luxuries such as theater, fine dining, nightlife, and shopping are found in a state known for sparsely populated farming communities.

Gilcrease Museum

Categories: art museum and museum
Location: Osage, Oklahoma, Great Plains, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.17322° or 36° 10′ 24″ north

Longitude

-96.02137° or 96° 1′ 17″ west

Elevation

850 feet (259 metres)

Open location code

86855XFH+7F

GeoNames ID

8051017

Wikidata ID

Q14708424

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Gilcrease Museum” goes by many names.

Arabic: “متحف جلكريس”
Cebuano: “Gilcrease Museum”
Egyptian Arabic: “متحف جيلكريس”
French: “Gilcrease Museum”
German: “Gilcrease Museum”
German: “Thomas Gilcrease Institute of American History and Art”
Japanese: “ギルクリース美術館”
Russian: “Музей Гилкриза”
“Gilcrease Museum”

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