Now Showing Through
February 27, 2011

Aiken W. Fisher Gallery of Western Art
The Aiken W. Fisher Gallery of Western Art will take you on a wondrous journey through the American West: its breathtaking landscapes and fascinating peoples, its mythic traditions and growing diversity, its surprising complexity and frequent contradictions. Drawn from over 400 art works in the Museum's permanent collection, selected works in this ongoing exhibition are changed annually.

Pictured top: "The Advance" by Frederic Remington, "Cowboys Dream' by Lon Megargee, "Guides of the Mystery Valley" by Warren, "John and Jerry-Hunting Son of Elkfoot" by Joseph H. Sharp and "Cheyenne" by Frederic Remington. Collections of Desert Caballeros Western Museum. Bottom: "Vaquero" by Frederic Remington. Collections of Desert Caballeros Western Museum

The collection includes works by these well-known western artists…
and many more:

"Hays 'Spirit of the Cowboy' Collection"
Take a step back to the days when "cowboying" was a way of life. See the saddle leather worn shiny with use, the patina of well loved silver spurs, and the rawhide lariats used to tame the wild mavericks of the range. Featuring bits and bridles, saddles and spurs, hats and chaps, guns and gun leather, plus reatas, ropes, and more, "Hays 'Spirit of the Cowboy' Collection" is one of the largest and finest exhibits of authentic cowboy memorabilia ever opened to public view. Dating from the 1870s to the 1950s, the gear is on loan to Desert Caballeros Western Museum from the private collection of Abe and Lalla Hays.

Pictured: from "Hays 'Spirit of the Cowboy' Collection"

Native American Arts and Artifacts
Superb examples of pottery, baskets, rugs and many other tools and artifacts make up this survey of the Southwest's Native cultures from pre-historic times to the present.

Pictured: "Navajo Medicine Man" by Gerald Cassidy, Collections of Desert Caballeros Western Museum

Gems and Minerals
Gold, silver, copper, and turquoise were vital to the mining history of the west. See examples of these along with our dazzling collection of gems and minerals, plus our black light exhibit.

Early Arizona Street Scene and Period Rooms
Complete with a saloon, watch shop, livery stable, post office, church, and general store, the street scene recreates commercial life in Arizona circa 1915. Turn the corner to visit a turn-of-the-century Victorian home, including a parlor, dining room, kitchen, bedroom, and laundry. Period clothing completes the exhibit.

History Dioramas
The discovery of gold, a disastrous flood in the desert, the coming of the railroad and development of a dude ranch paradise. See the historic events that shaped modern day Wickenburg, all rendered in exquisite miniature detail.