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Stories of the West

Fig. 6: "Brilliantly attired fair ladies." Detail of 1.69.6354

Beyond the Legend: Truth, Myth, and the Role of Museums

Aug 01, 2025

Center of the West

Buffalo Bill and Queen Victoria meet eye to eye. Detail...

An Ordinary Man, an Extraordinary Legacy: Audie Murphy and the Colt Bisley

Jul 29, 2025

Jane Gilvary

I may be branded by war, but I will not...

Behind the Scenes: Prepping Wildlife Skeletons for Display

Jul 23, 2025

Olivia Weitz

Editor’s Note: This story includes descriptions and images of preparing...

Scout, Warrior, Witness: The Legacy of White Man Runs Him

Jul 22, 2025

Jane Gilvary

Governor Frank Emerson shaking hands with White Man Runs Him...

Museum Minute: An Unusually Shaped Water Vessel at the Plains Indian Museum

Jul 11, 2025

Olivia Weitz

At the Plains Indian Museum, most of the water vessels...

Belted Kingfisher: A Water Dependent Bird

Jul 09, 2025

Anne Hay

Belted King Fisher in Carondelet Park, St. Louis, Missouri ©...

Echoes of the Painted West: John Clymer’s Gold Train

Jul 08, 2025

Jane Gilvary

John Clymer (1907 – 1989). "The Gold Train," 1969 –...

An Unsung Hero of Firearms Manufacturing

Jul 08, 2025

Emma Brence

Photo of William Mason Credit: Kamila Kudelska Following the American...

Brushstrokes of a Nation: Golden Gate, Yellowstone

Jun 30, 2025

Jane Gilvary

Thomas Moran's "Golden Gate, Yellowstone National Park," 1893. 4.75...

Josh Elliot (b. 1973). Morning Blue, n.d. Oil on linen. Museum Purchase from William E. Weiss Memorial Fund. 1.18 (detail)

Today’s West

Jun 25, 2025

Emma Brence

Today's West Mezzanine Level Overlooking the Hub Today’s West brings...

Buffalo Bill’s Greatest Prop: The Storied Ride of the Deadwood Coach

Jun 24, 2025

Jane Gilvary

William Cody's Deadwood Coach. Gift of Olive and Glenn E....

Silent Shadows: Art, Internment, and the Legacy of Minidoka

Jun 18, 2025

Emma Brence

The “Minidoka on My Mind” collection sits somewhere between memories...

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