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.
The female bandit in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show poster
The female bandit in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show poster caused controversy A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public MediaMay 10, 2024…
French artist was inspired by the performers in the Wild West show
French artist was inspired by the performers in the Wild West show A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public MediaApril 11, 2024…
Ragtime orchestra likely inspired some of the music in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show
Ragtime orchestra likely inspired some of the music in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public MediaApril…
The firearm of the first woman who rode across the country on horseback
The firearm of the first woman who rode across the country on horseback A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public MediaMarch 21,…
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West master trick roper Vicente Oropeza
Buffalo Bill’s Wild West master trick roper Vicente Oropeza A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public MediaMarch 14, 2024 A 1-minute audio…
Buffalo Bill’s cowboy band played “The Star Spangled Banner” before it became the national anthem
Buffalo Bill’s cowboy band played “The Star Spangled Banner” before it became the national anthem A Museum Minute By Olivia WeitzWyoming Public…