Buffalo Bill Historical Center

The Buffalo Bill Center of the West will work with advisory groups and an external exhibit design firm to renovate and reinstall the Cody Firearms Museum, a 22,500-square-foot gallery. The reinstallation will feature six thematic areas with educational interpretation and media interactives that put firearms into the larger context of history while still providing the technical information of interest to collectors. Renamed "The Tools of Our Endeavors," the new gallery will feature more than 4,500 firearms and related ephemera. The goal of the reinstallation is to attract visitors of all ages and interest levels by telling the stories of people associated with the firearms and how firearms were used through meaningful interpretation using interactive displays, video, audio, and hands-on activities. The project has been guided by a preliminary evaluation process, and summative evaluation will be conducted upon opening of the new gallery.