Oklahoma History Center

The Kerr-McGee Gallery includes items from an 1830s riverboat recently excavated from the Red River, examples of Oklahoma's entrepreneurial history, and a 3-D reconstruction of an oil derrick.

It also includes exhibits and sections on the African American experience; business; military matters; natural resources; the oil and gas industry; people and pathways; and transportation.

The Noble Foundation Gallery sections include education; farming and ranching; fashions; government and politics; kitchens; the Dust Bowl; land runs; law and order; urban frontiers; and weather.

The Gaylord Special Exhibit Gallery contains the Skylab 4 command module and various artifacts related to Oklahomans in space, including personal items and flight suits worn by Gordon Cooper, Fred Haise, John Herrington, Shannon Lucid, and Stuart Roosa.

Students' projects are judged and advance to the national competition if they place first or second in their category.