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J.M. Davis Museum plans education push, rebranding and gallery upgrades to boost visitation

2154872 · January 22, 2025
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JM Davis Museum director described plans to add a museum educator, reinvigorate a nonprofit friends group, update galleries and pursue grants tied to Route 66 and the U.S. semiquincentennial to increase school tours and public visits.

Randy Raymer, director of the J.M. Davis Arms and Historical Museum in Claremore, briefed the appropriation subcommittee on efforts to increase attendance and update exhibits.

Raymer said the museum has a world-class firearms collection and about 40,000 square feet of exhibition space, but that many displays have been static since the museum opened in 1969. He proposed adding a museum educator…

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