• Briscoe Western Art Muesum

    Explore the art and artifacts that bring the stories of the West to life.

  • Briscoe Learning Opportunities 

    Whether you’re planning a family trip, a date night or a field trip, The Briscoe has a wide range of educational activities for all age groups.

  • Become a Briscoe Member

    Support the museum’s mission to preserve and promote the shared heritage of the American West.

Community Days

Themed around Briscoe’s pillars of Western Art, cowboys and ranching, Native Americans, vaqueros, and the wildlife of the West, the Briscoe Community Festival Days are created for families. 

Briscoe Western Art Museum Wild West Wildlife Festival

Wild West Wildlife

This day will include activities for adults and children, including arts & crafts, interactions with native wildlife, and hands-on demonstrations. Fun for the entire family, kids and kids at heart will get to make memorable wildlife crafts, interact with native wildlife, experience hands-on demonstrations, have story time, and much more! Admission is FREE for the entire family and includes access to the museum.

Saturday, January 25, 2025

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

FREE

Yanaguana Indian Arts Festival at the Briscoe Western Art Museum

Yanaguana Indian Arts Festival

Highlighting the continued vibrancy and artistic traditions of Native American communities, Yanaguana Indian Arts Festival offers a glimpse into traditional and contemporary Native American culture. Featuring Native American artists, musical performances and dancing, the event features storytelling, artist demonstrations of painting, printmaking, pottery, weaving and carving, as well as Native American-inspired food. Yanaguana Indian Arts Festival also features workshops and lectures celebrating Native American culture.

Saturday, November 9, 2024

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

FREE

National Day of the Cowboy

Celebrated on the fourth Saturday of July each year. Attracting Western fans of all ages for a day filled with fun, music and art throughout the museum’s home on the River Walk, the day is filled with boots, hats and all things cowboy, cowgirl and vaquero. The celebration typically includes western lessons like the art of the lasso, cowboy poetry, chuckwagon treats and cowboy crooning filling the air of the museum’s McNutt Sculpture Garden.

Saturday, July 27, 2024

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

FREE

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Holiday Hours December 23: 10 AM – 5 PM December 24: Closed for Christmas Eve December 25: Closed for Christmas Day December 26 – 30: 10 AM – 5 PM December 31: Closed for New Year’s Eve January 1: Closed for New Year’s Day