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Former name | National Cowboys of Color Museum and Hall of Fame |
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| Established | February 1, 2001 |
| Location | 2201 Dottie Lynn Parkway, Suite 115, Fort Worth, TX 76120 |
| Type | Western History Museum and Hall of Fame |
| Website | https://nmwhm.org |
The National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum, formerly the National Cowboys of Color Museum and Hall of Fame, is a museum and hall of fame in Fort Worth, Texas.
The National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum was founded February 1, 2001, by Jim and Gloria Austin of Fort Worth, Texas. Their objective was to recognize the individual contributions of many groups from the Western Frontier. Included in these groups are people of Hispanic, Native American, European, Asian, and African descent. Many of these people have stories that only this organization will tell. The organization was renamed to its present name in 2008 to better encompass the varied history of the museum. [1]
The museum is located at 2201 Dottie Lynn Parkway, Suite 115, Fort Worth, Texas 76120. (817) 534-8801 Museum, (817) 922-9999 Business Office. Along with the Museum's Hall of Fame that held its first induction in 2003, there are also permanent exhibits that include Bass Reeves, Bill Pickett, the Buffalo Soldiers, Tuskegee Airmen, Native American Indian Chiefs, Native Heritage and the Vaquero, Escaramuza and Hispanic Heritage, to name a few.
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