Norman, Oklahoma

===Museums and theater===
[[File:University of Oklahoma July 2019 78 (Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art).jpg|right|thumb|[[Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art]]]]
Norman enjoys many cultural attractions that are funded by the university. The [[Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art]] made national and international news in 2000 when it was given the Weitzenhoffer Collection, the largest collection of [[Impressionism|French Impressionist]] art ever given to an American university.<ref name="WC">{{cite web |url=http://www.ou.edu/artcollections/collections/collections-weitzenhoffer.html |publisher=University of Oklahoma |title=Weitzenhoffer Collection |access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref><ref name="FJ2">{{cite web |url=http://www.nyartsmagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4582&Itemid=705 |publisher=NY Art Magazine |title=Cityscape: Norman, OK |access-date=August 29, 2009}}</ref><ref name="FJ3">{{cite web |url=http://oudaily.com/news/2006/aug/23/art-museum-drawing-national-attention |publisher=OU Daily |title=Art museum drawing national attention |access-date=August 29, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005075229/http://oudaily.com/news/2006/aug/23/art-museum-drawing-national-attention/ |archive-date=October 5, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> The collection includes works by [[Mary Cassatt]], [[Claude Monet]], [[Vincent van Gogh]], [[Paul Gauguin]], [[Pierre-Auguste Renoir]], and [[Camille Pissarro]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ou.edu/artcollections/collections/collections-weitzenhoffer.html |publisher=Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art |title=Weitzenhoffer Collection |access-date=January 7, 2012}}</ref>

The [[Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History]] is a museum containing over {{cvt|50000|sqft|m2|sigfig=1}} of exhibits<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snomnh.ou.edu/information.htm |publisher=Sam Noble Museum of Natural History |title=General Information |access-date=January 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229212637/http://www.snomnh.ou.edu/information.htm |archive-date=December 29, 2011 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref> ranging from [[archaeology]], [[paleontology]], [[ethnology]], [[herpetology]], [[ornithology]], and [[Native American studies]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snomnh.ou.edu/collections-research/index.html |publisher=Sam Noble Museum of Natural History |title=Collections |access-date=January 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404204254/http://www.snomnh.ou.edu/collections-research/index.html |archive-date=April 4, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Its exhibits are intended to immerse visitors in the state's long history. The museum features many complete collections of [[dinosaur]] fossils and is also noted for its [[Paleozoic]] collection, considered to be one of the largest and most important in existence.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snomnh.ou.edu/collections-research/vertpaleo.htm |publisher=University of Oklahoma |title=Vertebrate Paleontology Main Page |access-date=December 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091123221047/http://www.snomnh.ou.edu/collections-research/vertpaleo.htm |archive-date=November 23, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

The [[Moore-Lindsay House]] is a [[Queen Anne Style architecture (United States)|Queen Anne]]-style home built prior to 1900 by prominent Norman [[home builder]] William Moore;<ref name="Centennial Book"/> it was purchased by the city of Norman in 1973 and today serves as the city and [[Cleveland County, Oklahoma|Cleveland County's]] historical museum.<ref name="CCHS">{{cite web |url=http://www.normanhistorichouse.org/gpage3.html |publisher=Cleveland County Historical Society |title=Cleveland County Historical Society |access-date=August 11, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727130621/http://www.normanhistorichouse.org/gpage3.html |archive-date=July 27, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Located at 508 N. Peters, the Moore-Lindsay House's architecture is representative of Norman during the [[Victorian era]].<ref name="CCHS" /> The Cleveland County Historical Society maintains a collection of over 5,000 rare books, documents, and other artifacts in its archives located inside the house.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://normantranscript.com/local/x546387704/Moore-Lindsay-Historical-House-hosting-Victorian-All-Hallows-Eve-Open-House-tonight-and-Saturday |publisher=Norman Transcript |title=Moore-Lindsay Historical House hosting Victorian All-Hallows Eve Open House tonight and Saturday |access-date=August 11, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120711204226/http://normantranscript.com/local/x546387704/Moore-Lindsay-Historical-House-hosting-Victorian-All-Hallows-Eve-Open-House-tonight-and-Saturday |archive-date=July 11, 2012 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Catlett Music Center at the [[University of Oklahoma]] features many orchestral and jazz performances and the [[Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts]]' Schools of Dance, Drama, and Musical Theatre offer many student programs throughout the year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://music.ou.edu/facilities/catlett.html |publisher=University of Oklahoma |title=Catlett Music Center |access-date=January 9, 2012}}</ref>

The city is also home to many privately funded galleries and performance sites.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.normanarts.org/ |publisher=Norman Arts Council |title=Norman Arts Council |access-date=January 9, 2012}}</ref>