Gilcrease Receives Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Grant
Gilcrease was awarded an $81,000 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) grant. NAGPRA provides funding opportunities through the Secretary of the Interior for museums, Indian tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations for the purposes of assisting in consultation, documentation and repatriation of Native American ancestral remains and cultural items, as required by the law. …
Susan Neal helps rethink and redefine Gilcrease Museum
“Fraught with opportunities.” That’s how Susan Neal describes the situation of Gilcrease Museum, where she has served as executive director for the past year. Despite her seemingly short tenure, Neal has been involved with Gilcrease for years, overseeing the creation of the University of Tulsa-Gilcrease Management Agreement when serving as director of community development for …
New Executive Director Announced for Gilcrease Museum
The University of Tulsa is pleased to announce that Susan Neal has been named as the new executive director of Gilcrease Museum. Neal has served as TU Vice President for Public Affairs, Research and Economic Development since May 2010. She also has served as Chief Operating Officer of Gilcrease Museum since 2014. She will retain …
Chocolate: The Exhibition Opens Oct. 9
A unique tree in a lush tropical environment. A seed so precious it was used as money. A spicy drink and a sweet snack. A heavenly craving and a sublime pleasure. Chocolate is all this … and much more. Explore the relationship between human culture and this rainforest treasure in Chocolate: The Exhibition, Oct. 9, …
The Iconic Frida Kahlo Comes to Gilcrease this Summer
Gilcrease Museum presents Frida Kahlo: Through the Lens of Nickolas Muray, an exhibition of photographs of Frida Kahlo, on view beginning July 10 through September 11, 2016. This exhibition provides an intimate look at Frida Kahlo, Mexico’s most prolific and well-known female artist, through the photographic lens of her longtime friend and lover, Nickolas Muray. …
West Mexico: Ritual and Identity Opens June 26
Strong, exotic and enigmatic describe the solid and hollow ceramic figures from West Mexico. West Mexico: Ritual and Identity presents an innovative archaeology exhibition that also includes perspectives from contemporary art, art history, anthropology and various materials testing sciences. The exhibition, set to open June 26 at Gilcrease Museum, sheds new light on one of …
James Pepper Henry is Named to AAM Board
Three leading museum professionals have been elected to the board of directors of the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), serving three-year terms. The incoming board members are: Chevy Humphrey, president and CEO, Arizona Science Center, Phoenix James Pepper Henry, executive director, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK Kelly McKinley, director, OMCA Lab, Oakland Museum of California AAM’s …