Price Tower Arts Center - Bartlesville, Oklahoma

Price Tower Arts Center - Bartlesville, Oklahoma

If you are a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright and want to see the only "skyscraper" he designed then you need to come to Bartlesville.  The Price Tower is the only cantilevered skyscraper designed by him and was inspired by a tree.  It is a National Historic Landmark destination which serves local, regional and global audiences for its architecture and art.

The Price Tower Arts center integrates history, a museum, hotel and restaurant in the downtown are of Bartlesville.  See the exhibitions that are on display, which change regularly so you won’t get bored seeing the same thing all the time.  Take for instance the 106,000 aluminum cans that are transformed into pieces of artwork.  The displays are created to show the impact of the transformation of common objects such as audio takes, floppy disks, water bottles, newspapers, old clothes and more made into art.  This display expands the notion of what can be considered art.  The exhibitions concepts and contents raise questions about our society’s habits of consumption and attitudes toward the environment, natural and human resources and offer artistically conceived alternatives.  It is thought that the exhibit may cause some reflection on how we can examine our own habits of buying and tossing things. 

The tower also is home to the Inn at Price Tower where visitors can stay in Wrights glass-wrapped sleeping lofts and dine on the 16th floor terrace.  There are just 19 rooms at the Inn but may well be worth checking out if you are planning to stay in town.

Tours are offered of the Tower with the stories of Frank Lloyd Wright and how this pioneering experiment in the multi-use skyscraper was designed in a tall, slim, richly detailed structure to handle business offices, retail and apartments.

Arts center Gallery Admission: $4 adults; $3 Seniors, free for children 16 years and under (tax not included.)

Tower Tour Admission: $10 adults (15 -64); $8 Senior (65+); $5 Students and children 16 and under, included gallery admission (tax not included.)

Tour Times: Tuesday - Thursday 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.; Friday and Saturday 11 a.m., 12 p.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m.  Reservations are recommended for groups of 10 or more for both Tower Tours and Museum.  Special group rates are available.  Call 918-336-4949 for more information.

Price Tower Arts Center museum features both temporary and permanent collection on view Tuesday - Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday 12 to 5.

The museum is closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years and Mondays
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Location: 510 Dewey Ave., Bartlesville, OK 74003

Telephone: 918-336-4949

Email: Scott Perkins, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions: sperkins@prictower.org