The Oklahoma Territorial Museum through artifacts, photographs, and paintings tells the story of Oklahoma's territorial period. The facility covers approximately 10,000 square feet divided between two floors. The first floor houses a gift shop area, public restrooms and exhibit space. The exhibits on this level embrace the first land run in the territories and the events leading up to the exciting day, April 22, 1889. Exhibitions also cover the territorial life style, including the homesteader and the urban aspect. Items related to territorial government, transportation, education, and entertainment are presented in the second floor exhibits.
Mission:
The purpose of the Oklahoma Territorial Museum is to collect and interpret archival and material culture which relates to the creation of the Unassigned Lands, the Land Run of 1889, the homestead experience, territorial and state government, and the development and influence of urban institutions in the Unassigned Lands (Oklahoma Territory.) These urban institutions justified Guthrie’s position as the leading city of the territorial and early statehood time period.
