Reporting from the Center of the West

ThroughWyoming Public Media logo a creative collaboration between the Buffalo Bill Center of the West and Wyoming Public Media, Multimedia Journalist Kamila Kudelska reports about the American West from Cody, Wyoming. Her stories—which include blog posts, audio, and video—can be heard on Wyoming Public Radio, and are also found on Wyoming Public Media’s website as well as right here on the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s website.

This unique partnership is made possible through the generosity of the Hal R. and Naoma J. Tate Foundation.

Below, explore Kamila’s fascinating stories on contemporary issues in the American West along with its art, history, culture, and much more. She’s on the scene…

…Reporting from the Center of the West.


November 29, 2018

Museum Minute: A Postcard to Charles Russell

It’s normal for librarians at the McCracken Research Library to find postcards, photos and other pieces of paper tucked away in a…

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William Herbert Dunton (1878-1936). Timberline, 1932. Oil on canvas, 30 x 30 inches. Gift in Memory of Hal Tate from Naoma Tate and the Family of Hal Tate. 9.05
November 22, 2018

Museum Minute: A Lone Bear

Back in 2015, when Karen McWhorter just started her position as curator of the Whitney Western Art Museum, she was interviewed for…

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Blunderbuss, ca.1760. Tula Arsenal. Presented to Louis XV of France by Catherine the Great of Russia. Museum Purchase, partially funded by the James H. Woods Foundation. 1986.16.1
November 16, 2018

Museum Minute: A Royal Blunderbuss

Throughout history, it was common for royalty to present another noblemen or royalty with a firearm. The gift usually symbolized peace between…

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November 8, 2018

Museum Minute: The Beaver’s Role On The Landscape

Before the expansion of the West, there was an estimate of almost 600 million beavers throughout North America. But in the early…

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November 1, 2018

Museum Minute: A Letter Stops A Robbery

The McCracken Research Library is a local history library not only a library specializing in all things Buffalo Bill. And the Cody…

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October 26, 2018

Museum Minute: Imperfections Are Beautiful

Often the uniqueness of a piece stands out more than something that follows the trend. For Hunter Old Elk, the curatorial assistant…

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