Nancy McClure

Colt Model 1877 Thunderer double-action revolver, embellished by Robert Wielgus, 2004–2006. Gift of Raymond J. Wielgus. 2010.17.36.1
August 13, 2013

Ancient engraving style adorns art guns in Wielgus Collection exhibition

Raymond Wielgus (1920 – 2010), sculptor and collector of ethnographic art, retired in 1970, with his wife and coworker, Laura. They moved from…

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Powwow trunk
August 12, 2013

Start the year off right with Center of the West’s back-to-school programs

At the end of the summer, some kids are rearing and ready to jump right back into the school schedule while others…

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News: Conservation interns visit Caleco Foundry in Cody
July 29, 2013

Buffalo Bill Center of the West practices museum conservation, CSI-style

The Buffalo Bill Center of the West has an extraordinary collection of artifacts that fill five museums including paintings, leather fashion, tipis,…

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Adolph Murie. Wikipedia image
July 9, 2013

Curator Dr. John Rumm receives grants to study Olaus and Adolph Murie

Dr. John Rumm, Curator of Western History and Buffalo Bill Museum Curator at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, has received…

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Buffalo Bill Center of the West
July 3, 2013

Center of the West earns 2013 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence

The Buffalo Bill Center of the West (formerly Buffalo Bill Historical Center) in Cody, Wyoming, has just learned that it is a…

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Kiowa shield, ca. 1825 - 1850. The Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection, acquired through the generosity of the Dyck family and additional gifts of the Nielson Family and the Estate of Margaret S. Coe. NA.108.131
June 15, 2013

New Buffalo Culture Gallery opens at Buffalo Bill Center of the West

From the moment the collection entered the building, Buffalo Bill Center of the West personnel could hardly wait to share the Paul…

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