The Buffalo Bill Center of the West welcomes kids and their families to our American West-themed play area, opened in the fall of 2016. Located in our Cashman Greever Garden, the new playground honors cherished community member, Tami Collier, who passed away in 2015. Gretchen Henrich, the Center’s Director of the Interpretive Education Division, notes, […]
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West plans to begin the construction of a new outdoor, western-themed play area on July 11 to honor cherished community member, Theresa Ann “Tami” Collier. The play area provides an engaging learning experience for children, while simultaneously allowing them to expend energy. The outdoor play area is located outside […]
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 Leathers and Associates, when she visited Cody on October 30th and 31st. Her first step in this process was to perform a site review. She looked at our proposed location […]
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 two things might not fit together. In the past, museums may have been viewed as quiet reverent places—similar to a library. While this reflection and learning is important, fun is […]