The University of Oklahoma's two museums, the Sam Noble Museum and the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, will be open through the Thanksgiving weekend, with the exception of Thanksgiving Day.
Holiday hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Both museums will be closed on Thanksgiving Day.
The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, located on the corner of Elm Avenue and Boyd Street, is offering free admission during Thanksgiving weekend, Friday through Sunday. In addition to the Weitzenhoffer Collection of French Impressionism, the museum currently has two new exhibitions on display that feature Oklahoma and New Mexico artists and contemporary photography. Additional information is available by calling 325-3272 or on the Web at www.ou.edu/fjjma.
The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History is located at 2401 Chautauqua Avenue, within walking distance of the Lloyd Noble Center. Exhibits feature record-setting dinosaurs, archaeological and Native American cultural artifacts, and realistic dioramas of Oklahoma ecosystems. Additional information about is available on the museum's Web site: www.snomnh.ou.edu or by calling 325-4712.
Regular admission rates for each museum are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, $3 for youth ages 6 to 17, and free for children ages 5 and under, and for OU students. The museums offer a reciprocal discount for those who visit both museums on the same day: bring your ticket or receipt from the first museum and show it when you purchase admission to the second to receive a $1 per ticket discount.
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