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Location | Lawton, Oklahoma |
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Coordinates | 34°37′05″N 98°23′53″W / 34.618056°N 98.398056°W |
Type | Natural history museum |
Accreditation | American Alliance of Museums |
Founder | Comanche County Historical Society |
Curator | McMahon Foundation |
Owner | City of Lawton |
Website | discovermgp |
The Museum of the Great Plains is a history museum located in Lawton, Oklahoma, United States. The museum’s major exhibits reveal the diverse cultures inhabiting the Great Plains region beginning with the arrival of the Paleo-Indians known as the Clovis culture at approximately 11,500 BCE. A variety of educational programs are offered year around. The museum is one of five partner museums in the Oklahoma Museum Network.