Home » Museum Minute » Page 2

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.

An ice patch exhibit at the Draper Natural History museum shares human-made objects, animal remains, and other items from the past.
February 12, 2025

Ice patch exhibit shares objects from the past

Draper museum ice patch exhibit shares objects from the past A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public MediaFebruary 12, 2025 A 1-minute…

Read More…

Skeletons of a grizzly bear and mountain lion are in the mountain meadow section of the Draper Natural History Museum.
February 6, 2025

Draper museum puts bones back together to share about Yellowstone-area wildlife

Draper museum puts bones back together to share about Yellowstone-area wildlife A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public MediaFebruary 6, 2025 A…

Read More…

A taxidermied raven is on display in the mountain meadows section of the Draper Natural History Museum.
January 22, 2025

A bird trainer shares a story about a raven

A bird trainer shares a story about a raven A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public MediaJanuary 22, 2025 A 1-minute audio…

Read More…

Becky the Raven, Draper Museum Raptor Experience
January 16, 2025

Meet Becky the raven

Meet Becky the Raven from the Draper Museum Raptor Experience A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public MediaJanuary 16, 2025 A 1-minute…

Read More…

David P. Bradley (Minnesota Chippewa, b. 1954). "Tonto's Dream," 2013. Acrylic on canvas. Gift of The Alexander Bodini Foundation, in memory of Alexander Bodini. 8.13
January 9, 2025

With humor, artist looks at the commercialization of Native American cultures

Artist looks at the commercialization of Native American cultures with humor A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public MediaJanuary 9, 2025 A…

Read More…

T.C. Cannon (1946 - 1978). "Buffalo Medicine Keeper," ca. 1974. Acrylic on canvas. William E. Weiss Memorial Fund Purchase. 8.02
December 19, 2024

Native American artist uses bright colors to paint portraits with self determination

Native American artist uses bright colors to paint portraits with self-determination A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public MediaDecember 19, 2024 A…

Read More…