Museum
USA Today has launched another series of Readers’ Choice top ten lists for 2023. Once again, Cody stands to take a prominent place, thanks to its legendary – and large – museum complex. USA Today regularly invites anyone to vote in their 10 Best Readers’ Choice lists. Travel experts select 20 nominees in contests covering…
Carey Miller, Communications and Marketing Director for Northwest College, Chris Dugger, Residence and Campus Life Coordinator for Northwest College, and Ken Straniere, PR and Marketing Director for the Center of the West, spoke about an event next Tuesday where college alumni and students from NWC can come and meet curators, museum employees and tour the…
Hunter Old Elk, Assistant Curator of the Plains Indian Museum at the Center of the West here in Cody, spoke about what programs are going on at the museum for National Native American Heritage Month. She also spoke about the Native Ways dinner happening in Powell next week, as well as the “Indian Education for…
One of the top attractions in Wyoming is the Buffalo Bill Center of the West.
Rebecca West, Director for the Center of the West, spoke about a new pilot program called the Park County Youth Free Admission where a child between the ages of 6 through 17 will be able to tour the museums for free. It starts on September 1st. Also, Rebecca talked about the art show that is…
The Washakie Museum and Cultural Center is hosting an Old Fashioned ” Hometown Hootenanny” Saturday August 6th at the Worland Community Center. It will be from 5:00pm – 10:00pm. There will be Square Dancing. Music provided by The Terry Waugh Band. The American Legion will have Hamburgers and Hot Dogs. Desserts and a Full…
Ken Straniere, PR and Marketing Director, along with Rachel Johnson, Manager of Memberships and Annual Giving, and Kirsten Michael, Exclusive Tours Coordinator, spoke about the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. Ken gave an update on tourism, Rachel talked about Wyo Give which is a day of giving to charities and Kirsten spoke about private,…
A unique piece of Bighorn Basin history is on display in Thermopolis after the rediscovery of an iconic image of a legendary Wyoming outlaw. On Saturday, Aug. 14, the Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center in Thermopolis held a special event where the centerpiece was a single photograph. New research led to the rediscovery…
After publishing a racist essay, a member of the prestigious Buffalo Bill Center of the West Board of Trustees has resigned after nearly a decade on the board. 85-year-old Henry “Rip” McIntosh had been a trustee at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West since September 2012. Before his resignation, he served on the Executive…
The Buffalo Bill Center looked inwards for its new executive director, hiring one of its longtime employees to take the helm of Cody’s top tourist attraction. The Buffalo Bill Center of the West Board of Trustees Executive Director Exploratory Task Force and the Board’s Executive Committee announced the promotion of Rebecca West to Executive Director…
