Danny Michael serves as the Robert W. Woodruff Curator of the Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, guiding the museum’s vision and scholarship. Before assuming this role, he advanced through positions as Associate Curator and Collections Assistant at the Frazier History Museum, building a foundation in research, curation, and material culture. He co-founded the international Arsenals of History symposium and its accompanying publications, fostering collaboration among museums and firearms historians worldwide. Michael contributes to the editorial board of ARMAX: The Journal of Contemporary Arms and publishes in both ARMAX and Arms & Armour: Journal of the Royal Armouries. His expertise has also reached television audiences through appearances on the Outdoor and Sportsman channels, and he co-hosts History Unloaded, the Cody Firearms Museum’s podcast, alongside former curator Ashley Hlebinsky. During the museum’s 2018–2019 renovation, Michael led the planning and implementation of new galleries, overseeing the selection of more than 4,200 firearms now on display. Holding a master’s degree in Public History from the University of Louisville and a bachelor’s in History from Cedarville University, he focuses his research on military small arms and the history of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company.