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Image of the Moment: "Le Tricheur by Georges De La Tour" - Kimbell Art Museum

July 5, 2009

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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


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Choral
Arlington Goodtimes Chorus
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Ballet Concerto
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Metropolitan Classical Ballet
Taps n Tunes
Texas Ballet Theater
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Film
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Magnolia at the Modern
Q Cinema
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Theatre Arlington
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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
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Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth
Dorothy Shaw Bell Choir
Ed Landreth Auditorium at TCU
Fort Worth Civic Orchestra
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Fort Worth Community Arts Center
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Fort Worth Opera
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra
Fourth Saturday Concerts
Granbury Opera House
Guitar Fort Worth
Jazz by the Boulevard
Regal Opera Company
Symphony Arlington
Texas Camerata
Van Cliburn Foundation
Youth Orchestra of Greater Fort Worth

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