Desert Caballeros Western Museum
Arizona’s Most Western Museum
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New Web Site
Pardon our appearance as we build the structure and content for the Desert Caballeros Western Museum’s new Web site.
This site offers features not available in the the old site, including:
- A more modern look and feel.
- Faster loading time for all pages.
- More images of the museum and the its works of art.
- An interactive calendar of exhibitions, openings, and other events at the museum.
- Recent museum press releases and other news right on the home page (with archives for older news items).
This site was built by an anonymous Museum volunteer who cares deeply about the future of the Museum. Suggestions for improving the site are welcome; contact us with your ideas.
To learn how you can volunteer your time and services or become a museum member, contact us.
An Arizona Treasure
Each year, more than 52,000 visitors wind their way down the trail to Wickenburg to discover Arizona's most western museum. Whether they come to town as western art aficionados or happen by as curious tourists, they invariably leave the museum saying, "What a gem!"
At the heart of this museum named "2007-2008 Western Museum of the Year" is its prized collection which tells the vast story of the West through the talented eyes of America's great western artists. In its galleries, visitors are treated to the early explorer artists such as Catlin; the monumental landscape artists such as Bierstadt and Moran; the classic cowboy artists such as Remington and Russell; Taos society artists such as Sharp, Dunton, Berninghaus and Ufer; and contemporary artists such as Mell.
Yet, as impressive as the museum's art collection is, the story of the West isn't just confined to its galleries. Visitors are also treated to the Hays' Spirit of the Cowboy Collection with its mind-boggling array of authentic cowboy gear and memorabilia dating back to the Mexican vaquero tradition. There is a Hall of History where thousands of years of desert frontier history are captured in time. An early Wickenburg Street Scene complete with a general store, hotel, saloon and the fully outfitted rooms of a turn-of-the ccentury home is another favorite. A dazzling Mineral Room and Native American Room, and an exciting exhibit especially for children called Out on the Ranch, add to the experience.
