Originally published in Points West, Summer 1999 Charles R. Preston, PhD Willis McDonald IV Senior Curator of the Draper Natural History Museum Ed. note: This… Read More
Dream Playground Design Day
Dream Playground Design Day: The Process Begins The Buffalo Bill Center of the West launched its dream playground design day with Jane Lewis Holman, a designer from… Read More
Hootin’ Howlin’ Halloween Pumpkin Carving Winner
We had a great community turnout for our Hootin’ Howlin’ Halloween event. Toddlers to grandparents came dressed in costume, and visited stations throughout the Draper… Read More
A Dream Playground at a Museum
A New Way to Play at the Center Children’s Playground Design Form Building a dream playground at a museum? Sometimes we may think that these… Read More
Skype in the classroom Lessons
It has been just over a year since we launched and presented the first of our Skype in the classroom lessons—what a fantastic year it… Read More
Museum Experiences for Students
Museum experiences for students abound at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. As the school year screeches to a halt, teachers are busy planning… Read More
Junk Guns or Museum Quality?
Today’s “Junk Guns” Could be Tomorrow’s Treasure The Museum Quality Debate The term “Museum Quality” makes me cringe because it is often misunderstood. People assume… Read More
What’s YOUR Cody Firearms Museum?
For those of you not too familiar with the Cody Firearms Museum, we have more than 7,000 historically significant firearms and 15,000 firearms-related artifacts. If… Read More
To Vlog or Not to Vlog?
Here is a link to the video on Youtube To Vlog or Not to Vlog? That is the question. In case you are not familiar,… Read More
We don’t just have old guns in our museum: SHOT Show 2014
Last week, January 14 – 18, 2014, I went to the SHOT Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, to represent the Cody Firearms Museum. For those not… Read More