Fort Worth
TX 76102
Ph: +1 817 509 8967
Fax: +1 817 336 2470
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Website: www.cowgirl.net
The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame is the only museum in the world dedicated to honoring women of the American West who have displayed extraordinary courage and pioneer spirit in their trail blazing efforts. Started in 1975, in the basement of the Deaf Smith County Library in Hereford, Texas, the Museum and Hall of Fame moved to Fort Worth, Texas in 1994 to plan for and build a new permanent home. Currently, the museum's archives house over 2000 artifacts and information about over 400 remarkable women. The 163 Hall of Fame honorees include pioneers, artists, writers, entertainers, humanitarians, businesswomen, educators, ranchers and rodeo cowgirls. The new 33,000 square-foot, $21 million National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame opened on 9 June 2002 in the heart of Fort Worth's Cultural District and is part of the city’s new Western Heritage Center, located near the celebrated Will Rogers Complex. It includes exhibits from the permanent collection, a traveling exhibition gallery, a multi-purpose theatre, research library, retail store, and a grand rotunda where visitors begin to learn about the spirit of the cowgirl.