Desert Caballeros Western Museum officially opens to the public, housed in the former Brayton’s Commercial Company building.

Las Señoras de Socorro auxiliary chartered as a non-profit with the intent to raise money for the rebuilding effort and to provide general operating funds and volunteer services.

Eleanor Blossom Memorial Library added, along with new offices, increased work space for volunteers, and renovation of the gift shop.

Museum park on the corner of Tegner and Wickenburg Way created to honor Museum Volunteers, featuring a nine-foot bronze sculpture, “Thanks for the Rain”, by artist Joe Beeler.

160-acre Boyd Ranch acquired, with funding from Jane and Alex Boyd.

Charles T. Klein Pavilion opens, with major funding from the Frueauff Foundation and The Wellik Foundation.

Began acquisition of the adjacent Shride property block for future expansion. Acquisition was completed in 2020.

Site work begins on new art museum and pavilion project.

Museum Chief Curator Dr. Tricia Loscher named the Dita and John Daub Curator of Western Women’s Art with the task of collecting historical art created by Western women artists. Dita and John Daub are the patrons behind this ground-breaking appointment.

The Musuem received a $20 million donation, one of the largest gifts ever to an arts and cultural organization in Arizona’s history. The Museum will be renamed the Sigler Western Museum after Carey and Jack Sigler, a Wickenburg couple, who are making the generous donation.

With the Sigler gift and an additional $9.25 million in recent donations from many donors, the Museum is breaking ground soon on a new art museum and pavilion across the street from its existing building. The new $30 million facility will span 27,100 square feet with gallery spaces, an indoor pavilion, and an outdoor courtyard, adding to the Museum’s 25,600-square-foot existing main building and the existing 4,674-square-foot Cultural Crossroads Learning Center.