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Museum Minute

“Museum Minute” is a series of one-minute audio snapshots highlighting museum objects from the collection of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming.

Created by Wyoming Public Media in partnership with the Center of the West, Multimedia Journalist Olivia Weitz works with the Center’s curators, who share insights into the objects they are inspired by every day. Learn more about these objects and find out why they are significant stand-outs from the collection.

June 12, 2025

Museum Minute: Beadwork on a Horse Mask Shows Bond Between Blackfeet Owner and Animal

Museum Minute: Beadwork on a Horse Mask Shows Bond Between Blackfeet Owner and Animal A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public MediaJune…

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May 15, 2025

Museum Minute: Beaded bag is ‘both art and utility’

Museum Minute: Beaded bag is ‘both art and utility’ A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public MediaMay 15, 2025 A 1-minute audio…

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May 14, 2025

Museum Minute: A cradleboard tells the story of a flower and a Blackfeet legend

Museum Minute: A cradleboard tells the story of a flower and a Blackfeet legend A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public MediaMay…

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May 5, 2025

The Draper Museum documents pinyon jays in Wyoming

The Draper Museum documents pinyon jays in Wyoming A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public MediaMay 5, 2025 A 1-minute audio snapshot…

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April 28, 2025

The northern flicker in the Draper Museum is a unique member of the woodpecker family

The norther flicker in the Draper Museum is a unique member of the woodpecker family A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public…

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Pocket gopher specimen from the Draper Natural History Museum's research collection. DRA.305.497
March 6, 2025

There’s a pocket gopher in the Draper’s research collection

There’s a pocket gopher in the Draper Museum’s research collection A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public MediaMarch 6, 2025 A 1-minute…

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