The Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s 2017 Centennial year continues with a “Back to the Future” Family Fun Day on Friday, March 17 from 3–7 p.m. The event offers family-friendly activities, hands-on projects, and the fun of family time together as participants help celebrate the museum’s 100th birthday. “As we look back at our history […]
On Wednesday, March 1, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming, moves to its spring schedule, open 10 a.m.–5 p.m. daily. The schedule remains in effect for the months of March and April. On May 1, summer hours of 8 a.m.–6 p.m. begin. The Center celebrates its Centennial throughout 2017—one hundred years […]
A special day on their annual calendar, the Buffalo Bill Center of the West has always celebrated their namesake’s February 26 birthday—this year, William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody’s 171st. But 2017 holds even greater significance for the Center as it marks its own 100th birthday. The Centennial edition of Buffalo Bill’s Birthday Bash takes place […]
This is the second of two January blog posts which celebrate the Buffalo Bill Center of the West’s centennial through features on Cody-area artists of the past and present. Here, we highlight local sculptor Jeff Rudolph. Jeff Rudolph was born in 1956 in Cody, Wyoming. Growing up, Rudolph showed artistic talent, an aptitude and interest […]
From the beginning, sculpture has been central to the Whitney’s story. The Whitney was founded around one monumental bronze sculpture. And today, its collection of sculpture is broad and deep—a defining strength of the museum’s holdings. At the north end of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West campus stands a monumental bronze statue of […]
Join the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in our centennial celebration! The Buffalo Bill Memorial Association (the founding body of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West) was formed in 1917 to pay tribute to William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody. Ten years later, in 1927, the original Buffalo Bill Museum opened its doors. Throughout […]