Grand Prize winner, 2003 Oklahoma IndieFest
Film Festival
This 52-minute documentary covers the history of the museum from the days of Oklahoma Territory through the dedication of a new state-of-the-art facility in 2000. It ends in 2002 and is the story of the people of Norman and of Oklahoma rallying around and building a new museum in the face of great opposition; a story of hope for all museums.
The film shows the natural landscapes of Oklahoma and traces the museum's history from 1899. It was co-produced by former Museum Director Michael A. Mares and Mark and Roberta Richman, sister and brother-in-law of famed actor Al Pacino.
To Order:
Copies of the DVD can be ordered through Excavations, the Museum Store, by calling toll-free, 866-240-5059.
Cost is $10 including domestic (US) shipping and handling. DVD available in English only (zone 1). |
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"Henry Ward Beecher wrote, 'It is not the going out of port, but the coming in, that determines the success of a voyage.' We had left port more than a decade and a half earlier. With the dedication of the new Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History we had finally completed a most successful voyage..."
- M.A. Mares
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Norman, OK
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