New! Native American education resource for Wyoming teachers and schools!
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Taps & Traps [ [link removed] ]
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Taps & Traps: A Mountain Man Survival Night
Saturday, April 19, 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Admission Price: $20 [ [link removed] ] (includes 2 drink tickets)
All admissions revenue supports WSM collections, programs, and exhibits
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Dust off your sense of adventure and prepare to experience the thrilling and challenging life of a Mountain Man! Join the Wyoming State Museum for a night of immersive history, beer from Blue Raven Brewery, wine from Blue Stem Wine House, comfort foods from Mad Flavors Food Truck, and interactive learning opportunities that will have you feeling like the most rugged fur trapper in the West.
Your evening of adventure will begin by discovering the special skill your Mountain Man will bring to the Rockies. Are you super strong, extraordinarily smart, or maybe you’re just especially friendly? Whatever your skill set, it will help determine your survival as you attempt to make it through a year in the life of a mountain man. Test your grit at interactive stations where you’ll learn how Mountain Men lived off the land, trapped animals for the fur trade, and even kept themselves busy during the long, cold winter.
* Chat with experts from the American Mountain Men Association, Ft Laramie National Historic Site, Fort Bridger State Historic Site, and the Red Cross.
* Get creative by making a simple felt project with local felt artist, Kayla Pearson.
* Test your survival skills in our "A Year in the Life of a Mountain Man" game guided by our Curator of Education.
* Meet real Spanish Mustangs
* Create lasting memories with our Mountain Man photo booth.
* All costumed guests receive an extra drink ticket!
This event is expected to sell out! Make sure you don’t miss out on the fun, purchase your ticket ASAP.
"Taps & Traps" is generously sponsored by Blue Raven Brewery [ [link removed] ] and The Blue Stem Wine House [ [link removed] ].
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Photo from last year's Beers on the Frontier party. [ [link removed] ]
Thank you to our beer and wine sponsors:
Sponsors
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Bison Culture Trunk
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New! Bison Culture Trunks and Curriculum
Free of charge to all teachers, schools, and similar organizations
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Native American education is vital for all students. However, it is sometimes difficult for teachers to bring to life within their classrooms, especially within elementary schools where teachers are tasked with teaching every single subject to their students. The museum’s goal with these new trunks was to help teachers tell the story of the People of the Great Plains in a way that engages students, inspires them, and helps them appreciate different cultures.
The Bison Culture trunk (and the accompanying curriculum) was created to help tell one small piece of the story of the Indigenous People of North America. Native Americans have been living in North America for more than 14,000 years; their history is vast and diverse. This trunk focuses on how the People of the Great Plains used the bison during a roughly two-hundred-year period, from the arrival of the horse on the great plains (mid-1600s) to the near extinction of the bison (mid-1800s). It includes bison items and replicas of period appropriate artifacts like a shield, spoon, drum, arrow, parfleche, awl, bowl, and more. All of these replicas were made by artists using historically accurate techniques, and are great representations of what these items would have looked like during this time period.
The Bison Culture trunk comes with an engaging and educational set of activities that dive into the same time period and topic. We have curated a list of educational videos and created unique classroom activities that can be plugged directly into what teachers are already teaching in their classroom. These activities were created with guidance from Native American Cultural Centers, Wyoming Board of Education, and teachers.
The trunk and the curriculum are offered free of charge to all teachers, schools, and similar organizations. The museum has even created a Virtual Education Trunk with 360-degree photos of each item for teachers from other states. To learn more and access this new, exciting offering from the Wyoming State Museum below.
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Wyoming Wings [ [link removed] ]
Family Day: Wyoming Wings
Saturday, April 5, 2025
10 am - 2 pm
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Soar on down to the Wyoming State Museum to get to know the birds, bats, and bugs that fly through Wyoming’s skies! Attendees will get creative by making their own feathers and clothespin dragonflies, see beautiful butterfly specimens up close, learn how bird beaks evolved according to their food source, and meet experts from Rocky Mountain Audubon, Cheyenne Audubon, and Wyoming State Parks.
Every family that registers for & attends the event will be entered into a raffle to win a Texas Roadhouse Family Pack Dinner worth $49.99!
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Robert Frank exhibit
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Last Chance to see the "Robert Frank Wyoming" exhibit
Closing on March 29
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Saturday, March 29th is your last chance to see Robert Frank's images of Wyoming at the State Museum!!
Come down to see these never-before-published images by the legendary photographer Robert Frank. The Museum is open Monday through Saturday from 9:00 to 4:30, and admission is free.
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