Museum Awards

Exhibit Award

2021 Oklahoma Museums Association

Wédasé: The Strong Hearted

The Oklahoma Museums Association awards program honors the excellence and quality of projects in the categories of conservation, exhibits, promotional pieces, publications, outreach or education programs, and technology media accomplished by members throughout the state. Also, the program recognizes individuals and groups whose contributions have impacted Oklahoma museums and the museum profession.

Top Ten Model Museum/Cultural Center

2020 Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums

Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center

Top Ten Model Museum/Cultural Centers were selected by a national review panel to serve as a case study and inspiration for other Native communities seeking to build impactful museums and cultural centers, now and in the future.

Technology Media Award

2019 Oklahoma Museums Association

Wédasé: The Strong Hearted

The Oklahoma Museums Association awards program honors the excellence and quality of projects in the categories of conservation, exhibits, promotional pieces, publications, outreach or education programs, and technology media accomplished by members throughout the state. Also, the program recognizes individuals and groups whose contributions have impacted Oklahoma museums and the museum profession.

Museum Institutional Excellence Award

2018 Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries and Museums

Citizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center

The Museum Institutional Excellence Award recognizes indigenous museums and museum services that demonstrate significant commitment to the care, preservation, interpretation, and presentation of material cultural heritage. Award recipients must have demonstrated innovative and effective collections care methods; originality and quality of programming (including exhibitions, education and outreach, events, and publications); and/or successful collaboration with other heritage organizations.

Technology Media Award

2018 Oklahoma Museum Association

Mamogosnan’s Gifts: Origins of the Potawatomi People

The Oklahoma Museums Association awards program honors the excellence and quality of projects in the categories of conservation, exhibits, promotional pieces, publications, outreach or education programs, and technology media accomplished by members throughout the state. Also, the program recognizes individuals and groups whose contributions have impacted Oklahoma museums and the museum profession.

Exhibit Award

2018 Oklahoma Museum Association

Mamogosnan’s Gifts: Origins of the Potawatomi People

The Oklahoma Museums Association awards program honors the excellence and quality of projects in the categories of conservation, exhibits, promotional pieces, publications, outreach or education programs, and technology media accomplished by members throughout the state. Also, the program recognizes individuals and groups whose contributions have impacted Oklahoma museums and the museum profession.