Tulsa’s famed Gilcrease Museum has opened a temporary shop in the Shops at Mother Road Market along Route 66 as the museum itself is closed to undergo a multimillion-dollar renovation.
The Curations by Gilcrease Museum shop features merchandise and art that reflects the museum’s acclaimed collection, plus works by contemporary artists.
The Tulsa World reports:
This includes a display of prints by Tulsa artist Kathleen Neeley; books about portions of the Gilcrease collection, such as its extensive holdings of Locust Grove artist Willard Stone; turquoise jewelry; and craft food items, such as locally sourced honey.
The space also includes an art-making station, where visitors can take a playing card-sized canvas and create their own image that they can take with them or leave to be put on display in a “tiny art gallery.”
“We want to give people things they might expect from Gilcrease, along with things that might not be traditionally associated with the museum,” said Melanie Rosencutter, director of visitors services and the Museum Store at Gilcrease, who also oversees Curations.
“Not everything we have here will have a direct tie to the museum, but we are working to make sure everything for sale and on display has a connection to Tulsa and Route 66.”
One example of the latter is Dawn Tree’s interactive mural centered around imagery of Route 66.
Shops at Mother Road Market recently posted images of the new Gilcrease shop:
The Gilcrease Museum in the northwest part of the city was torn down in July so a new facility could be built. The museum stated the project will take two to three years.
Curations by Gilcrease Museum will remain in Shops at Mother Road Market for at least six months.
(Image of Curations by Gilcrease Museum via Facebook)