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With Maintenance Manager Rich Herman operating the forklift, our staff positions the bronze.
September 9, 2019

“Distant Thunder” sculpture makes its way to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West

The Buffalo Bill Center of the West welcomed a new sculpture to its beautiful grounds on September 6, 2019. Distant Thunder, a…

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August 7, 2019

TIME mural in Cody Firearms Museum nominated for Emmy Award

A TIME mural, a version of which is currently on exhibit in the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s Cody Firearms Museum,…

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Dr. Monica G. Turner, winner of the 2019 Camp Monaco Prize
July 25, 2019

University of Wisconsin-Madison professor awarded $100,000 Camp Monaco Prize research grant

The Camp Monaco Prize Partnership has announced the winners of the $100,000 Camp Monaco Prize, which supports integrated scientific research and public…

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Buffalo Bill Center of the West, 2018. Spencer Smith photo.
July 11, 2019

Buffalo Bill Center of the West wins Sustainability Excellence Award for efforts to reduce energy consumption

In May 2019, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West was granted a Sustainability Excellence Award (SEA) from the American Alliance of…

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Arthur Holman bronc riding at Stampede Rodeo, Clarence William at left, Blocker Dodge at right. MS 005 Cody Local History Collection. P.69.1703
March 25, 2019

Past Exhibition: Whoop It Up! Celebrating 100 years of the Cody Stampede

Please note: this special exhibition closed at the Center on January 5, 2021. Whoop It Up! Celebrating 100 Years of the Cody…

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The Western Writers of America Hall of Fame, McCracken Research Library.
March 11, 2019

Art scholar Peter Hassrick awarded Spur Award from Western Writers of America for Bierstadt article

Peter H. Hassrick, Director Emeritus and Senior Scholar at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, has won a Western Writers of…

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