Toys are a great example of how historians learn about people’s everyday lives. Hunter Old Elk, the Assistant Curator of the Plains Indian Museum, said a great example in the […]
Reporting from the Center of the West
Through 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.
Museum Minute: How Pop Culture Influences Firearms Collecting
Pop culture usually influences the way we live. And it turns out firearms collecting is no different. Danny Michael, the Cody Firearms Museum curator, said in the past western movies […]
Museum Minute: A Telegram Keeps A Memory Alive
Larry Larom was the owner of a famous dude ranch southwest of Cody. He had long been supportive of the Cody Stampede Rodeo and was one of its first directors. […]
Museum Minute: Ted Waddell’s ‘Red Lodge Horses’
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Whitney Western Art Museum in 2008, artist Ted Waddell donated a large painting titled, Red Lodge Horses. Turns out it was also in honor […]
Museum Minute: Spoon Exemplifies Quill Work
There are times when a curator of a museum may decide not to keep an object that came in with a larger collection. That’s because of the damage or quality […]
Museum Minute: The ‘Biography’ That Made Colt Buntline Revolvers Famous
Colt Buntline Revolvers weren’t very well known until a biography was written about Wyatt Earp. Earp was an American law enforcement officer who served as deputy marshal Tombstone, Arizona Territory […]