2022 Kurt Swanson Bucholz “Arsenals of History” A Cody Firearms Museum Symposium Thursday–Saturday October 6–8 Arsenals of History features speakers from around the world and focuses on firearms history, museum […]
Cody Firearms Museum
Tours and Toddies Exclusive Tour
Curator’s Cut with Curator Danny Michael, Cody Firearms Museum A VIP Exclusive Tours and Toddies Event Friday, August 19, 2022 6–8 p.m. “Weird History” Join Cody Firearms Museum Curator Danny […]
Firearms in Pop Culture
Firearms have been a staple in pop culture since the late nineteenth century. Wild west shows gained popularity in the 1880s, with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West perhaps becoming the most […]
Verne Stull: Secrecy and Security
Buried within the vaults of the Cody Firearms Museum here at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West is a revolver, holster, belt, and whistle that belonged to a man […]
Spencer Benefiel, #CollectionInspection
The Cody Firearms Museum offers a wide variety of learning opportunities, says Spencer Benefiel, a curatorial intern. Spencer is responsible for records and label correction, cataloging, and classification standards. This […]
Quinne Naegeli, #RecordsRestored
Quinne Naegeli, from Annapolis, Maryland, is currently a curatorial intern with the Cody Firearms Museum. She spends time indexing firearms, correcting gun records and exploring ways to make exhibits interactive. […]