Claremore Museum Of History Unveils Lynn Riggs Gallery

Claremore Museum of History unveils a new gallery to its collection.

The gallery features never-before-seen pieces from Claremore-native, Lynn Riggs.

Riggs was an author, poet, playwright, and screenwriter.

He's most famous for his play: "Green Grown the Lilacs", which later became one of the world's greatest musicals, "Oklahoma!"

"We've been working hard on this for a couple of years now," said Steve Robinson, Board Chairman for he museum. "So our museum is really offering a glance into not just who Lynn Riggs is, but how he lived his life."

The museum is free to the public and is open Tuesday through Saturday 1- a.m. to 4 p.m.