The Briscoe Western Art Museum will present Cowboy Christmas, featuring a day of family fun exploring the museum with holiday crafts, hot cocoa and cookies. A special 12 Days of Christmas scavenger hunt will lead visitors through the Briscoe’s collection, and there will be Christmas crafts and coloring sheets to enjoy onsite or take home. A stroll through the museum’s McNutt Sculpture Garden is the perfect path to enjoy the River Walk and all of its holiday beauty.

Family activities during Cowboy Christmas include making ornaments with a nod to Mexican and Latino influence on the West. The Briscoe’s fall exhibition spotlights vaqueros and the birthplace of the modern cowboy through almost 60 images from celebrated photographer Werner Segarra in "Vaqueros de la Cruz del Diablo: Contemporary Photography of the Northern Mexican Cowboy." Making its United States debut at the Briscoe, the exhibition details the vaqueros’ profound influence on the American West. Vaqueros de la Cruz del Diablo invites audiences to peer into the world of the Norteño Cowboys, not as a casual tourist, but as an intimate observer.

For everyone looking to fill their gift lists, the Museum Store is offering special deals during Cowboy Christmas, including 10% off all holiday, home décor, and gifts for men, women and children. From Western-themed wine stoppers that make the perfect hostess gift, a serape bib for the most stylish San Antonio babies and fantastic story books that take young readers on Western adventures to sterling silver cufflinks and jewelry that will add sparkle to every holiday occasion, make sure to do their holiday shopping at the Briscoe.