Philbrook Museum of Art 🇺🇸

Step into a 1920s Italian Renaissance estate at the Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Originally constructed as Villa Philbrook for oil pioneer Waite Phillips and his wife Genevieve, this glittering stucco villa opened to the public as an art museum in 1939. As you explore the grand interiors, you will see marble fireplaces, a groin-vaulted entrance hall, heavy carved coffered ceilings, and a pipe organ hidden behind a tapestry.

The museum features nine distinct collections from around the world, encompassing European, American, Asian, African, Antiquities, and Modern art by notable figures like Pablo Picasso and Kehinde Wiley. Its cornerstone collection highlights Native American art, displaying exquisite pottery, basketry, paintings, and jewelry. Outside, wander across 25 acres of formal and informal gardens inspired by Italy's historic Villa Lante.

You can walk along diagonal paths to a rustic pool with a classical tempietto, view Barry Flanagan's bronze sculpture Thinker on a Rock, and enjoy native Oklahoma plants along a refurbished creek. Complete your visit by browsing the museum shop or dining at the 100-seat restaurant housed within the spacious Kravis Wing.

What to see at Philbrook Museum of Art

• Native American cornerstone collection featuring pottery, basketry, paintings, and jewelry
• Historic 1920s Villa Philbrook architecture with glittering stucco and carved ceilings
• 25 acres of formal and informal gardens inspired by Villa Lante
• Diverse global masterworks by artists including Pablo Picasso and Kehinde Wiley
• Barry Flanagan's bronze sculpture Thinker on a Rock set along a refurbished creek

Visiting tips

Be sure to stop by the 70,000-square-foot Kravis Wing to visit the museum shop or grab a bite at the 100-seat restaurant.

How long: 2-3 hours · Best time: Daytime

How to get there & what’s nearby

Philbrook Museum of Art is easy to reach on Tulsa’s public transport. For where to stay, the weather and full itineraries, see our Tulsa travel guide.