OKPOP Museum

OKPOP Museum OKPOP Museum will celebrate Oklahoma Creatives in film, tv, music, literature & more. Follow us for previews & pop culture interviews with Oklahomans!

We are currently in phase II of development focused on acquisitions & exhibit design. OKPOP Museum, located in the Tulsa Arts District, is a 60,000-square-foot, three-story building dedicated to the creative spirit of Oklahoma’s people and the influence of Oklahoma artists on popular culture around the world. Currently in Phase II of fundraising and design, we have already collected thousands of a

rtifacts, archival materials, video and audio recordings which will be featured throughout the innovative and interactive exhibit space. Designed around the “Crossroads of Creativity,” OKPOP will feature Oklahoma Creatives from all industries (music, film, television, theatre, pop art, comic books, literature, humor and more).

Today, we're thinking about long-time friend of the project, Jamie Oldaker. Today would have been his 75th birthday! He ...
09/05/2026

Today, we're thinking about long-time friend of the project, Jamie Oldaker. Today would have been his 75th birthday! He was a longtime friend, champion, and tireless supporter of OKPOP in his lifetime, and we are grateful for all he did for us!

Jamie Oldaker was a prolific drummer, playing with the likes of Bob Seger, Leon Russell, Eric Clapton, Frehley's Comet, and The Tractors. And, if you include his work as a session and touring drummer, the list is almost endless!

Today is Paul Harvey's birthday! Paul Harvey Aurandt, born on this day in 1918, was a widely known radio broadcaster who...
09/04/2026

Today is Paul Harvey's birthday!

Paul Harvey Aurandt, born on this day in 1918, was a widely known radio broadcaster whose programs reached as many as 24 million people per week. Paul was born in Tulsa and attended Tulsa Central High School. His segment "Paul Harvey News" was carried on 1,200 radio stations, 400 American Forces Network stations, and 300 newspapers. Paul had another top-rated show called "The Rest of the Story," where he provided backstories behind famous people and events.

Today is the legendary Conway Twitty's birthday! Though not from Oklahoma, he chose Oklahoma City as the place to go to ...
09/02/2026

Today is the legendary Conway Twitty's birthday!

Though not from Oklahoma, he chose Oklahoma City as the place to go to launch his career in country music.

He was born on this day in 1933 as Harold Lloyd Jenkins in Mississippi. But by the time he got to Oklahoma, he had been performing rock and roll, rockabilly, and blues under the stage name "Conway Twitty" for the better part of a decade.

By 1965, he had become disillusioned with the evolution of rock and roll and he set his sites on country music, and Oklahoma, as a place to launch his new career trajectory! It wasn't really a brief stop over, either. Oklahoma was his home for about twelve years before he moved to Nashville in the mid-1970s.

Lynn Riggs was one of Oklahoma's most notable playwrights, known for his play "Green Grown the Lilacs," which was the so...
09/01/2026

Lynn Riggs was one of Oklahoma's most notable playwrights, known for his play "Green Grown the Lilacs," which was the source material for the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!" He was also an author, poet, and artist in his illustrious career.

He was born in Claremore, Oklahoma on this day in 1899!

John Denver wasn't born in Oklahoma, but its where both sides of his family were from! His father, Henry John Deutschend...
08/29/2026

John Denver wasn't born in Oklahoma, but its where both sides of his family were from! His father, Henry John Deutschendorf, Sr. was from Wash*ta County south of Clinton, Oklahoma and his mother, Erma Louise Swope was from Tulsa. They were married in Claremore in February of 1942.

John Denver's father, the son of Russian German immigrants, enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Force in June of 1943, which brought him to the Roswell Army Air Field in New Mexico. And, that's where his son, Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr., was born in December of 1943. Or, John Denver, as we know him.

With both sides of his family being Okies, John Denver spent a lot of time in Oklahoma, working summers at the old family farm. When he was around twelve years old, his grandmother gave him his first guitar. Denver would later say that some of his happiest memories of his childhood came from summers spent in Oklahoma.

08/27/2026

Ever wondered why there are so many famous people from Oklahoma? Here's the story of how the 46th state became a crossroads for American pop culture. See link below ⬇️

📸 BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN

We're sad to hear of Dolly Parton's passing. Though not an Oklahoman, she certainly played her fair share of concerts in...
08/25/2026

We're sad to hear of Dolly Parton's passing. Though not an Oklahoman, she certainly played her fair share of concerts in Oklahoma over the years. Did you have the chance to see any of them?

This photo is from a performance of Dolly Parton, playing with the Wagonmasters at the Civic Center Music Hall in Oklahoma City on October 8th, 1968, while on tour with her performing partner Porter Wagoner.

Today is Mason Williams' birthday! Mason Williams is known for writing the iconic instrumental song "Classical Gas" in 1...
08/24/2026

Today is Mason Williams' birthday! Mason Williams is known for writing the iconic instrumental song "Classical Gas" in 1968, but he was also a comedian, a writer, and a poet. Though he was born in Texas, he spent time growing up in Oklahoma, eventually graduating from Northwest Classen High School and attending Oklahoma City University.

Did you know the creator of SpongeBob SquarePants was from Oklahoma? We imagine you do by this point! And, today would h...
08/21/2026

Did you know the creator of SpongeBob SquarePants was from Oklahoma? We imagine you do by this point! And, today would have been his 65th birthday!

Creator Stephen Hillenburg was born on this day in Lawton, Oklahoma in 1961. He created SpongeBob SquarePants in 1999, and he continued to run it until his death in 2018 at the age of 57, following a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

BACK TO SCHOOL! Here are a few famous Okies from their high school days! Can you name them all?
08/21/2026

BACK TO SCHOOL! Here are a few famous Okies from their high school days! Can you name them all?

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