The Autry National Center of the American West has become everything that Gene and I envisioned long ago, and I want to thank you for your dedication to and support of the museum. It’s because of generous people like you that we are able to create the Autry’s groundbreaking education programs, which serve more than 50,000 school children per year, and present fun and inspiring exhibitions such as Route 66: The Road and the Romance and Floral Journey: Native North American Beadwork.

As we look ahead to 2015, I’d like to ask for your help in bringing to life two dynamic and groundbreaking upcoming exhibitions, Empire and Liberty: The Civil War and the American West and First Californians (working title). We are incredibly excited about the opportunity to tell these amazing stories as only the Autry can—and you can be a part of the great success of these exhibitions by making a special year-end gift.  Your gift will provide much-needed funding for these two exciting exhibitions and will also help the museum sustain and grow its world-class education programs.

Further, your gift will be doubled, thanks to Autry Trustees, who are matching every gift we receive between now and the end of the year, dollar-for-dollar, up to $100,000! 

I hope you will ring in the New Year strong with a fully tax-deductible, dollar-for-dolar matched gift to the Autry today!  Your support helps sustain lifelong learning opportunities for all of our visitors, and for this I am truly grateful. 

With gratitude and warm regards,

Mrs. Gene Autry

Founding Chair and Life Trustee