This is YOUR West!

UPDATE: 4/24/2025 The Center of the West is pleased to announce we have received the majority of the reimbursements requested from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in support of our Collections Storage Project. These funds represent a significant portion of the remaining balance from the IMLS award. While not all eligible funds have been received, we will pursue the remaining reimbursements through the appropriate appeals process. The status of funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) remains unchanged. We will post updates to these reimbursements as they become available. 4/15/2025 The Buffalo Bill Center of the West is deeply committed to preserving and sharing the American West through our collections, exhibitions, and educational programming. Like many museums and libraries across the country, we have relied on critical support from federal agencies such as the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to carry out this mission at the highest level. The recent discontinuation of IMLS and NEH grant programs has had a measurable impact on these mission-based projects. The goal of our multi-year Collections Storage Project is to safeguard and preserve the art and artifacts of our