Buffalo Bill Memorial Association
Programs
Museum Curatorial and Collection Services
CURATORIAL, LIBRARY, COLLECTIONS AND CONSERVATION:The Buffalo Bill Center of the West is an accredited museum through the American Alliance of Museums with over 150,000 square feet of exhibit space representing five disciplines - art, life and times of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, firearms, natural history of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and Plains Indians cultures and histories.The Center houses more than 104,000 collection objects, 7,800 linear feet of archival collections, 36,000 books, and more than a million historic photographs across its five museums and research library. The curatorial and museum services staffs serve as a resource to other organizations and audiences as a whole.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$8.4MEducational Programs and Community Engagement
EDUCATION:The Center's educational offerings incorporate innovative, engaging, and thought-provoking methods of understanding art, cultural, and natural history subjects. On-site and virtual K-12 programs address national education standards, include STEM curricula, and promote inquiry-based learning. Virtual field trip programs have brought the museum and western themed content to more than 190,000 students around the globe. The Center's expertise in providing K-12 resources on-line and teacher professional development has been recognized through numerous partnerships with the state of Wyoming's Department of Education and higher education institutionsThe Center has expansive adult and family educational programs for the casual day visitor and the local community. This includes guided tours, raptor experience programs, children and adult workshops and field experiences, lectures, evening programs, and other activities. The Center partners with numerous community organizations to bring cultural events to Cody. The strategic plan addresses the Center's key role with the Cody community through providing educational opportunities within the region, as well as providing three annual free open house community days.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.7MResearch and Scholarship Initiatives
RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP:The Center prides itself on the production of original scholarship by staff and through partners. The Center's staff works independently and with outside scholars to connect audiences with groundbreaking knowledge about the American West. Research outputs include online and in print popular and scholarly publications covering a range of topics. The popular publication "Points West" magazine is produced four times a year and features articles on topics about the American West of past and present and newsworthy items pertaining to the Center.Current Center research focuses include the intersection of popular culture and Western art; historical and contemporary firearms and publication of twice yearly ARMAX journal; rock art of the Big Horn Basin; William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody's advertising posters; Pinyon Jay ecology in Northern Wyoming; bat surveys of the Absaroka Mountains; Park County pollinators census; Phenology of the Paul Stock Trail; and wolf scat prey identification.The Center fosters external research through internship and fellowship programs and collaborative projects with research organizations and universities. The Center has an ongoing partnership with UC Berkeley to examine animal migrations in the Greater Yellowstone region, the Absaroka Fence Initiative, Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, Bureau of Land Management, UC Davis, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and Northwest College.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.2M
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