Western Heritage Museum brings art to Kingfisher bank

KINGFISHER – The National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum recently brought its traveling exhibit back to NBC -- this time in Kingfisher, which hosted a reception for customers and friends to view items from its collection. Enid and Altus have hosted previous receptions for the museum, which is trying this format out as part of its outreach efforts.

Representatives from the museum were on hand to answer questions and talk about the art and artifacts, which included Ronald Reagan 's Tony Lama cowboy boots from 1980; southwest textiles, beaded moccasins, and North American Kachina dolls from the museum's education collection; a Model 1851 Navy Revolver from 1863; and 19th century boot jacks.

Guests at the NBC reception also saw renderings from its $15 million new indoor/outdoor expansion, expected to open next spring. Called Liichokoshkomo' (pronounced Lee-choa-KOASH-ko-mo), the name of this playground literally means “Let’s play” in the Chickasaw language.