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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.

Abstract expressionist art with reds, lavenders, peach, black. Neltje (1934-2021), "My Heart Tumbles," 2003. Acrylic on canvas. Museum Purchase from William E. Weiss Memorial Fund. 1.22
October 10, 2024

Abstract expressionist painter Neltje finds home and inspiration in Wyoming’s scenery

Abstract expressionist painter Neltje finds home and inspiration in Wyoming’s scenery A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public MediaOctober 10, 2024 A…

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Poet and actor Evan Wambeke stands in the Whitney Western Art Museum with two paintings featuring interpretations of Buffalo Bill. Wambeke gave a poetry reading and workshop in the summer of 2024 at the Whitney Western Art Museum as part of an artist in residency program.
October 4, 2024

‘All our dreams star Buffalo Bill’: a poet reflects on the showman’s presence in Cody

‘All our dreams star Buffalo Bill’: a poet reflects on the showman’s presence in Cody A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public…

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William F. Cody, Chief Iron Tail, and Mike Russell (lower left front) with a hunting party of Native American and European American men holding rifles in a snow covered wooded area. Handwritten caption, "The life I love. Camp head of Shoshone river Wyo. Nov. 20th 1901. W. F. Cody." MS 6 William F. Cody Collection. P.69.1062
August 16, 2024

William F. Cody hunted often outside of Yellowstone using a Winchester rifle

Later in life William F. Cody hunted often outside of Yellowstone using a Winchester rifle A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public…

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Lever action shotgun, New Haven Arms Company. Designed by Oliver Winchester, ca. 1866. 1988.8.161
August 8, 2024

What a Paris-made firearm can tell us about Winchester’s founder

Later in life William F. Cody hunted often outside of Yellowstone using a Winchester rifle A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public…

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Competitive shooter Julie Golob's Smith & Wesson M&P. L.2019.5.1
August 2, 2024

The pistol that took shooting sports athlete Julie Golob around the world

The pistol that took shooting sports athlete Julie Golob around the world A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public MediaAugust 2, 2024…

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Adolph and Elizabeth (Plinky) Topperwein were a couple and sharpshooting duo. MS 20 Winchester Repeating Arms Company Collection. P.20.2986
July 18, 2024

The Fabulous Topperweins: a couple famed for their sharpshooting skills

The Fabulous Topperweins: a couple famed for their sharpshooting skills A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public MediaJuly 18, 2024 A 1-minute…

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