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The Buffalo Brief

The Buffalo Brief: Five Minute Audio Stories

“The Buffalo Brief” offers five-minute audio stories that explore the history, art, and culture represented at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West.

Produced in collaboration with Wyoming Public Media, the series features Multimedia Journalist Olivia Weitz in conversation with the Center’s curators. Together they highlight objects or artwork that shape our understanding of the West and explain why these pieces resonate as stand-out treasures at our museum.

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Prepping Wildlife Skeletons for Display

Prepping Wildlife Skeletons for Display

At the Draper Natural History Museum, staff and volunteers prepared a bison skeleton for the upcoming Buffalo Nation exhibition. From careful hand-skinning to beetle cleaning, the process revealed the hidden engineering of bison bones. In August 2025, visitors watched the dramatic reconstruction take shape in Cody. Click the link or image to read more.

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