Greetings fellow art fans! I wanted to update you on my time spent so far in the Whitney Western Art Museum’s vault. I have come across some magnificent treasures and […]
epiCENTER: Explore the CENTER of it all with our staff!
Enjoy the observations and interests of the people who work at the Center of the West here in our staff blog. Just note that these are the personal perspectives of individual staff members, and are not meant to be official representations of Center expertise or policy.
Safety First! Educational Firearms as Teaching Tools
Hands-on educational firearms program Lock, Stock, & Barrel combines history and safety in an interactive program at the Cody Firearms Museum. Part of our mission here at the Cody Firearms […]
Functional Items as Museum Objects
A man saddles up his horse and rides over to the museum to donate an object. The object is not a painting or a bronze, but the saddle itself. When […]
Spit Cleaning: Conservation’s Dirty Little Secret
Conservation is a very scientific field; we work in a laboratory for a reason. We make sure to observe proper safety precautions, and our labs are equipped with fume hoods, […]
The Forgotten Winchester: Make Your Own Tall Tale
The Great Basin Winchester ’73 The hot topic of the past few days here at the Cody Firearms Museum has been the mysterious Great Basin Winchester ’73. This firearm has […]
Archives Finding Guides of the McCracken Worldwide – Part 2
This article originally appeared in our Spring 2011 issue of Points West Magazine as “Bringing the BBHC’s McCracken Research Library Archives to the Internet.” I have incorporated some updates, changes, […]
