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September 3, 2010

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National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame

The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame honors and documents the lives of women who have distinguished themselves while exemplifying the pioneer spirit of the American West.

Realizing that women of the American West had been largely overlooked for their accomplishments, a visionary group led by Margaret C. Formby established the museum as the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center in 1975 in the Texas Panhandle community of Hereford, about 40 miles southwest of Amarillo.

Its purpose was to preserve the history and impact of western women living roughly from the mid-1800s to the present -- the pioneers, the artists and writers, the tribal leaders, the entertainers, the social activists, and the modern ranchers and rodeo cowgirls.

Recognizing the increasing interest in the museum and the fact that the available audience for this important program was limited in the Hereford location, the board initiated a search in 1993 for alternative sites that promised greater audience exposure while simultaneously affording the opportunity for an expanded and improved public education program.

When Fort Worth community and business leaders learned of the possibility of moving the museum to Fort Worth, they sought to make it a reality. They knew that the museum would be a natural fit within the fabric of Fort Worth's rich western heritage.

The museum's decision to move to Fort Worth was met with enthusiasm by the community. The museum was constructed in the heart of Fort Worth's Cultural District (also home to the Kimbell Art Museum, the Modern Art Museum, the Amon Carter Museum, the Museum of Science and the Will Rogers Memorial Center).

Monday through Thursday: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Friday & Saturday: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Sunday: 11:30 am - 5:30 pm

online: http://www.cowgirl.net
email: debra@cowgirl.net

Venue Info

1720 Gendy Street
Fort Worth, TX 76107
817.336.4475


Arts Groups

Choral
Arlington Goodtimes Chorus
Arlington Master Chorale
Schola Cantorum of Texas
Texas Boys Choir
Texas Girls Choir
Dance and Ballet
Ballet Concerto
Ballet Frontier
Contemporary Dance Fort Worth
Metropolitan Classical Ballet
Taps n Tunes
Texas Ballet Theater
Texas Dance Theatre
Votum Dance Company
Film
Lone Star Film Society
Magnolia at the Modern
Q Cinema
Latin Arts
Artes de la Rosa
Ballet Folklorico Azteca
Ballet Folklorico de Fort Worth
Live Theater
Amphibian Stage Productions
Artisan Center Theater
Casa Mañana
Circle Theatre
Creative Arts Theatre & School
FireStarter Productions
Fort Worth Theatre
Forum Theater Company
Greater Cleburne Carnegie Players
Hip Pocket Theatre
Jubilee Theatre
Kids Who Care
Onstage in Bedford
Pantagleize Theatre Company
Popcorn Players
Runway Theatre
SceneShop
Stage West
Stolen Shakespeare Guild
The Butterfly Connection
Theatre Arlington
Theatre Off The Square
Theatre TCU
Trinity Shakespeare Festival
V-Day TCU
Museums
Amon Carter Museum
Arlington Museum of Art
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
National Cowboys of Color Museum and Hall of Fame
National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
Sid Richardson Collection of Western Art
The Kimbell Art Museum
The Modern Art Museum
Performing Arts
Apex Arts League
Arlington Music Hall
Arts Fifth Avenue
Bass Hall
Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth
Dorothy Shaw Bell Choir
Ed Landreth Auditorium at TCU
Fort Worth Civic Orchestra
Fort Worth Classic Guitar Society
Fort Worth Community Arts Center
Fort Worth Jazz Orchestra
Fort Worth Opera
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Granbury Opera House
Guitar Fort Worth
Jazz by the Boulevard
Steinway Hall Fort Worth
Symphony Arlington
Texas Camerata
Timeless Concerts
Van Cliburn Foundation
Youth Orchestra of Greater Fort Worth

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