Artist George Catlin made a number of trips to the West in the 1830s. He spent a lot of time with the upper Missouri tribes, which he painted, as well […]
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Museum Minute: How A Museum Decides What To Collect
The Cody Firearms Museum has over 7,000 firearms in the collection. So are they looking to add anything to the collection? Danny Michael, the curator of the museum, said yes, […]
Museum Minute: Monte, the Eastern Screech Owl
Eastern screech owls are found east of the Rocky Mountains of the continental divide. They do overlap a little with the Western Screech Owl, so they are very similar. The […]
Museum Minute: A Toy Horse and Doll
Toys are a great example of how historians learn about people’s everyday lives. Hunter Old Elk, the curatorial assistant of the Plains Indian Museum, said a great example in the […]
Museum Minute: How Pop Culture Influences Firearms Collecting
Pop culture usually influences the way we live. And it turns out firearms collecting is no different. Danny Michael, the Cody Firearms Museum curator, said in the past western movies […]
Museum Minute: Ted Waddell’s “Red Lodge Horses”
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Whitney Western Art Museum in 2008, artist Ted Waddell donated a large painting titled, Red Lodge Horses. Turns out it was also in honor […]