The Museum Broken Arrow

The Museum Broken Arrow Our Non-Profit organization works to share local history in interactive and informative exhibits. Veterans exhibit begins with WWI through Desert Storm.
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The Museum Broken Arrow is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, created by the Broken Arrow Historical Society to preserve the local history of the city and its residents and to serve as an educational opportunity for future generations. Located in historic downtown Broken Arrow, near the site of the original train depot, The Museum Broken Arrow’s mission is to be a place where our community come

s together to explore Broken Arrow's past, appreciate its present, and imagine its future. Original 1800s log cabin, Muscogee Tribal Town Exhibit, 1930s jail cell, KATY depot, and other structures house interactive and themed exhibits. History of Rooster Day, coal mining, and cotton farming. Large scale exterior south wall mural depicting Broken Arrow Oklahoma’s history. There is no fee to visit The Museums 1st floor traveling exhibit hall (rotating exhibits monthly), gift shop, and Broken Arrow Genealogical Society library. Admission to our 2nd floor, which houses our permanent collection, is $5 per adult, children under 17 are free. Audio guides are available upon request for no charge. The "Third Floor" is available for your next event. Call us today for prices and details.

🍔Support the Museum with a Burger and Fries!🍟Red Robin Give Back for the Museum is TODAY, Monday, August 31st!The museum...
08/31/2026

🍔Support the Museum with a Burger and Fries!🍟
Red Robin Give Back for the Museum is TODAY, Monday, August 31st!
The museum will receive 20% of fundraiser sales* during this fundraiser by showing the flyer below to your server at this Red Robin location, or by ordering online at redrobin.com or on the Red Robin mobile app. For online and mobile app orders you must add the fundraiser to your cart before you check out for the sales to count towards the fundraiser.

* 20% of eligible dine-in and to-go sales
(excludes sales from catering, 3rd party ordering and delivery sites, alcohol, gift cards, retail, tax and gratuity)

🎊Join us on Saturday, September 26, 2026, as we go Back to the Future Prom - Museum Gala. We are thrilled to announce th...
08/29/2026

🎊Join us on Saturday, September 26, 2026, as we go Back to the Future Prom - Museum Gala.
We are thrilled to announce that The Museum Broken Arrow Board of Directors, staff, volunteers, and supporters will be hosting this year’s Night for the Museum! This promises to be an unforgettable night where nostalgia meets celebration—so dust off 80's duds and Aquanet hairspray, neon jewelry and get ready for a night filled with fun!
🚙Plus, we will have a movie accurate DMC DeLorean Time Machine!

Your sponsorship and tickets grant you access to a lively evening featuring the amazing live DJ playing the best of the 80's tunes, a delicious dinner, dancing, a cash bar, a live auction featuring vacation packages, Dallas Cowboy Tickets and a ride in a WWII plane, fun raffles, and an interactive photo booth. And of course, feel free to adorn yourself in your best 1980s attire or throwback prom attire—it’s all about having a great time with friends and family!

We are also excited to honor our Historical Impact Award recipients, Johnnie and Myrna Parks, for their extraordinary dedication to The Museum, the historical society, and the rich history of Broken Arrow. Their unwavering commitment and love for our community are truly commendable.

As the heart of our community, The Museum Broken Arrow serves to educate and inspire our citizens through history exhibits, art programming for all ages, and our engaging docent-led tours. We rely on your support to continue providing these enriching experiences and to preserve the history that makes our community unique. By considering a tax-deductible sponsorship, you'll also contribute to the important mission of historical preservation.

We look forward to sharing a successful and memorable evening with you. Thank you for your continued support in keeping the rich history of Broken Arrow alive! We can’t wait to celebrate with you!

🏈IT'S GAMEDAY‼🐯🏟Broken Arrow Memorial Stadium at 7:00 P.M. 🆚 Springdale Har-BerLet's look back at some of the previous B...
08/28/2026

🏈IT'S GAMEDAY‼🐯
🏟Broken Arrow Memorial Stadium at 7:00 P.M. 🆚 Springdale Har-Ber

Let's look back at some of the previous Broken Arrow Tiger Sports Teams that excelled and brought pride to Broken Arrow. Go Tigers!

📸Pictures:
1945 Tulsa 7 Champions
Post 1918 Football Team
1910 Football Team
2018 State Champions
1974 Football Team
1991 Football Homecoming Court

Its a late night at the museum! 👮‍♂️Come by and check out the "From BA to NYC, Serving Those After 9/11." Broken Arrow P...
08/27/2026

Its a late night at the museum!
👮‍♂️Come by and check out the "From BA to NYC, Serving Those After 9/11." Broken Arrow Police Chaplain Scott Keele, traveled to Ground Zero twice in the months following the World Trade Center attacks. His mission? To provide counsel and support to the first responders and recovery workers who faced unimaginable challenges in the wake of the tragedy.
📸See rare pictures, artifacts and stories from Pastor Keele's visits in 2001. The exhibit runs through September 25 and is completely free!

🐯Tomorrow is the first Broken Arrow Tiger Sports Football game🏈, so swing by and wee our locally made Tiger Pride merchandise!

And of course we share with you 123 years of Broken Arrow history in our museum.
We're open until 8pm and enjoy the splash pad until tonight's eclipse!🌒

🐾It's National Dog Day!🐕Here are few pictures we have from our collections, but we want to see your dog too! 📸Post a pic...
08/26/2026

🐾It's National Dog Day!🐕
Here are few pictures we have from our collections, but we want to see your dog too! 📸Post a picture of your canine friend in the comments and let's celebrate our furry family members!

Pictures include:
▫️AVB Bank Chairman and BA pioneer Ivan Brown with his dog.
▫️"Mr. BA" Dr. Clarence Oliver with former museum mascot Oliver Warbucks
▫️BA businessman Loren Boles and his hunting dogs.
▫️BA's own Otto who just won 3rd in the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest but we find him adorable!

👑Do you recognize any of these BA Alumni?🏈With Broken Arrow High School football just days away we need your help identi...
08/25/2026

👑Do you recognize any of these BA Alumni?🏈
With Broken Arrow High School football just days away we need your help identifying these ladies from the 1952 BA School Luncheon for Football Queen. This photograph comes from the Broken Arrow Ledger archives.

The queen that year was Vella "Lou Lou" Friend who is in the middle. (7th from left) Can you identify anyone else?

The second picture has Miss Friend and her "attendants" junior Kay Jean Jennings and sophomore Susanne Sherrell during the Homecoming Game October 17, 1952 against Skiatook. Go Tigers!🐯

Broken Arrow High School Alumni Association Official

08/24/2026

‼️We had almost 300 guesses for our Grain Elevator trivia question with 3 correct answers!!

According to our freinds at Tyler Hoffman Painting, LLC it took 250 gallons of paint to fix “Mac” a fresh coat.

Great job to Charles Goldzweig Rhonda Overton Blackstock and Chad Fox for answering correctly, but there can only be one winner who’s is…..CHAD FOX!!🎉

Congratulations Chad. Swing by the museum for your shirt and museum passes!

Today is the National Find Your Inner Nerd Day which is the perfect day to announce this years Safety Spooktacular is BA...
08/23/2026

Today is the National Find Your Inner Nerd Day which is the perfect day to announce this years
Safety Spooktacular is BACK in the Rose District this Halloween with our freinds the Real Okie Superheroes - ROS taking pictures and handing out candy at the museum!

Join the Broken Arrow Police Department on October 31 for one of our favorite community traditions. The Rose District will be filled with costumes, candy, activities and plenty of Halloween fun for the whole family.

We can’t wait to see the Rose District come alive for Safety Spooktacular 2026!

👮Broken Arrow Police Chaplain Scott Keele, traveled to Ground Zero twice in the months following the World Trade Center ...
08/21/2026

👮Broken Arrow Police Chaplain Scott Keele, traveled to Ground Zero twice in the months following the World Trade Center attacks. His mission? To provide counsel and support to the first responders and recovery workers who faced unimaginable challenges in the wake of the tragedy.

📸See rare pictures, artifacts and stories from Pastor Keele's visits in 2001. The exhibit runs through September 25 and is completely free!

Also look forward to the Tribute in Lights on 9/11. We are partners with the National September 11 Memorial & Museum of NYC in the nationwide Tribute that will have twin beams of light reach up into the sky from dusk until dawn of 9/12.

This exhibit and display is thanks to grants from the Oklahoma Historical Society and Walmart Broken Arrow - E Hillside Dr

❓It's Trivia Contest Time!!❓🪣How many gallons of paint were used to cover the Grain Elevator?Please post your answer in ...
08/20/2026

❓It's Trivia Contest Time!!❓
🪣How many gallons of paint were used to cover the Grain Elevator?
Please post your answer in the comments of this post only. Shared posts will not count. All correct responses submitted before midnight on Sunday, August 23rd will be entered into a random drawing to determine the winner.

👕The winner will receive a "Mac" Grain Elevator Robot shirt from the Museum's gift shop as well as a family pass granting access to our museum.

We sincerely appreciate everyone who has followed the elevator renovation process on our page. Our thanks to the City of Broken Arrow for continually enhancing the beauty of our city, the citizens of BA you continue to support these projects and to Tyler Hoffman Painting, LLC's team for working in 100-degree weather to finish the transformation.

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400 S Main Street
Broken Arrow, OK
74012

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 4pm - 8pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm

Telephone

(918) 258-2616

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