This is a nonprofit showcase of Western Americana. The quality and detail of the work, mostly paintings and bronze sculptures, is astounding; all depict scenes of cowboy life, the Western landscape or vignettes of Native American life.
The museum has permanent displays of two artists' studios, the equipment of cowboy life (where kids can climb on saddles, feel a lasso and play with spurs) and a research library available to anyone interested in learning more about the frontier. The building itself is beautiful, with handmade mesquite parquet and unique vaulted domes overhead.
