The Center’s Mission and Strategic Plan Our Mission Connecting people to the stories of the American West. Our Strategic Plan We have a new strategic plan to guide the Center of the West through 2022. Click here for our strategic plan. Thom Ross (b. 1953). ‘”Buffalo Bill Cody Performing,” 2006. Acrylic on canvas. Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, Wyoming. Museum purchase. 2.07.2