Frontier Army Museum

Fort Sill National Historic Landmark & Museum main building facing the front entrance.

The Frontier Army Museum collects, preserves, and safeguards material culture of the United States Army and uses its holdings to support Professional Military Education, collections-based research, the development of educational materials, and educational initiatives to inform the public concerning the history of the Frontier Army, the Combined Arms Center, and Fort Leavenworth.. More

Contact:

Phone: 913-684-3186

Email: usarmy.leavenworth.tradoc.mbx.frontier-army-museum@army.mil

Location:

100 Reynolds Ave, Bldg 801

Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 66027

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Gallery Guide

Wayside Tour PDF

Visiting the Museum

Admission is free

Closed on all Federal holidays

The Frontier Army Museum is closed on the first Tuesday of each month to allow for staff development and administrative operations.

Hours

Monday Closed

Tuesday 0900 – 1600

Wednesday 0900 - 1600

Thursday 0900 - 1600

Friday 0900 - 1600

Saturday 1000 - 1600

Sunday Closed

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Frontier Army Museum Field Trip Information Packet

Tours: For further information please email or call (913) 684-3186.

For access on to the post please contact the Visitor Control Center (913) 684-3600.

Enter Fort Leavenworth through the Grant Gate at the intersection of Metropolitan and 7th Street. Continue north on Grant Avenue to Reynolds Avenue. Turn right, the museum is on the left. Park in the circle drive.

Fort Leavenworth installation requires a daily pass from the Visitor Control Center at 913-684-3600.

The Fort Leavenworth Online Visitor Registration Portal is open for business. We are no longer issuing paper visitor passes. They are now all virtual. A “pass” will be attached to the visitor’s ID in our security scanning system. Visitors may still use our Visitor Center or the new online portal. Here are some tips for the system.

Get virtual pass here: HTTPS://PASS.AIE.ARMY.MIL/?B=USA&I=FORT_LEAVENWORTH&T=V

Fill in your personal information and visit details. You cannot register more than 10 days in advance.
You’ll be notified via text message if your visitor pass is approved, or if you should go to the Visitor Center to request access.
When you arrive at the gate, you must present the same driver’s license or passport you registered with online.
Contact the Visitor Control Center (VCC) at 913-684-3600 with questions.

Mission

Additionally, the Frontier Army Museum uses its collection and facilities to educate soldiers and Department of the Army civilians by providing venues for professional development and for public and strategic communications in support of the Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth.

History

The original collection began in 1938 when the wagon shop at Fort Leavenworth closed and the horse-drawn vehicles were relocated and called the "Old Rolling Wheels Museum."

In 1960, the museum was officially recognized as an Army Museum and has continued to preserve one of the finest collections of nineteenth century military artifacts in the country.

The museum's main gallery highlights the efforts of the Frontier Army in exploration, expansion and protection of the Trans-Mississippi West from the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804) to the chase of Pancho Villa by General John Pershing (1916). The museum offers a unique look at the tools of soldiering used throughout this time period.

The Fort Leavenworth gallery highlights the importance of Fort Leavenworth's role in the exploration and expansion of the nation throughout the nineteenth century as well as its continuing role in soldier education.