Oklahoman
After the COVID-19 pandemic made Mother s Day 2020 along with most everything else a lackluster experience, 2021 is offering ample opportunities to treat Mom right.
With vaccine rates up and coronavirus cases down, many Oklahoma events are making a comeback this year, which means plenty of springtime fun is planned across the state, just in time for Mother s Day on Sunday.
From dancing nuns to animatronic dinosaurs, here are 10 possible outings for your mama this Mother s Day weekend (and they all should pair nicely with dinner, flowers and maybe some chocolates):
1. Mounds of fun at the National Cowboy Museum
Mother s Day is the last chance to see three exhibits at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1700 NE 63, including the sprawling Spiro and the Art of the Mississippian World, considered the first major presentation on Oklahoma s historic Spiro Mounds undertaken by a museum. Almost a decade in the making, the exhibit marks the first and li
Spiro Mounds exhibit digs into North America s forgotten past
Oklahoman
Although they have mostly been forgotten in the pages of history books, the Spiroan people, along with other Mississippian groups across the eastern half of North America, created a culture on par with the Aztec, Inca or Maya.
The Spiro Mounds in LeFlore County are one of the United States’ most important ancient Native American sites, and the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum s exhibition Spiro and the Art of the Mississippian World” digs deep into the ancient mysteries of the Spiroan people. On view through May 9, it is considered the first major presentation on the Spiro Mounds undertaken by a museum.
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If becoming more cultured is one of your New Year's resolutions, the museums and art centers in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area are going to make that goal easy to achieve.
Unprecedented opportunities to see frescoes from ancient Rome, Mississippian artifacts from Oklahoma's own Spiro Mounds and landmark artwork by one of the state's official cultural treasures are all planned in the first half of the year.