One question we often get from our donors is: When will my firearms go on display? The answer to that question is not a simple one. Sometimes it won’t go […]
Cody Firearms Museum Blog: Unloading the Myth
The Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West houses over 7,000 historically significant firearms with more than 15,000 firearms-related artifacts. We seek to provide every visitor – from gun aficionados, to firearms novices, to those without previous firearms experience – with a unique educational opportunity. This museum is more than just guns; firearms help inform the story of the West, the story of gun cultures, and the story of people.
To Vlog or Not to Vlog?
Here is a link to the video on Youtube To Vlog or Not to Vlog? That is the question. In case you are not familiar, a Vlog is a Video […]
We don’t just have old guns in our museum: SHOT Show 2014
Last week, January 14 – 18, 2014, I went to the SHOT Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, to represent the Cody Firearms Museum. For those not familiar, the SHOT Show […]
Taking a Staba at Displaying More Guns!
One big issue all museums face is the impending doom of running out of display space! We face the same fate at the Cody Firearms Museum. While we currently have […]
“Hi Yo Silver” Cook Away! Lone Ranger Display
Most visitors come to our museum to explore our collection of more than 7,000 firearms. But if you’re not a gun aficionado, never fear, because we have an additional 15,000 […]
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 Chicago to Tucson where Wielgus was inspired to […]
