Family Day: Creepy Crawly Critters
Saturday, Oct 1, 2022
10 am - 2 pm
Snakes, spiders, and bats, oh my!?
Get ready for some Spooky Season fun at the Wyoming State Museum. At Creepy Crawly Critters you?ll learn all about the strange and wonderful wildlife that we associate with Halloween. We will have something for everyone in the family, from crafts and games, to educational talks from museum staff! Plus you?ll see live insects from the CSU Bug Zoo, salamanders from the Biodiversity Institute, University of Wyoming entomology, and more.
Family Days are generously sponsored by Scheels in Johnstown, CO. Thanks to their support, these events are always free and open to everyone!
Indigenous Peoples' Day
Artist Showcase
Oct 8, 10 am - 3 pm
Indigenous Peoples? Day was established to honor the traditional and living cultures of the first people to live on this land. Join us on October 8 for a collaborative celebration hosted by the Wyoming State Museum and Wyoming Arts Council. Visit the museum between 10 am and 3 pm to meet three contemporary Native artists, witness their methods, and learn about their artistic processes.
Meet the Artists and learn more on our webpage!
Know a teacher or a homeschooler?
Sign up for Fall Field Trips today
Moccasins were worn by the Native people of the Great Plains for thousands of years before European people entered the continent, and were quickly adopted by French trappers, mountain men, and even some of the immigrants on the Oregon Trail. These contemporary Native moccasins are from our teaching collection and showcase hand-sewn beadwork.??
The Wyoming State Museum uses artifacts like these to teach more than 13,000 students a year through our award-winning Field Trips and Education Trunks! Our Field Trips are offered 100% free of charge to any school in the world and can be taught at the museum or over the internet, as a Virtual Field Trip.?
Halloween at the Museum
Sunday, Oct 30, 2022
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Experience the magic of the past by trick-or-treating through history.
Our Halloween at the Museum celebration is one of our biggest events of the year!?Each year, more than a thousand community members come to the museum to experience history brought to life. Volunteers fill the museum, dressed as some of the most amazing figures from history. Guests can see our world-class exhibits, interact with historic characters, and get up close to phenomenal artifacts from Wyoming's past.?
Every kid who participates gets a bag of trick-or-treat candy, generously provided by our sponsors.
Call for Altars!
Applications due Oct 14, 2022
The Wyoming State Museum is looking for individuals and groups from Cheyenne and the surrounding area to create and display altars in our D?a de los Muertos celebration on November 5, 2022.
This is an opportunity to pay homage to deceased loved ones?family, friends, pets, ancestors, devastated communities, etc?by creating a personal altar that will be displayed in the Wyoming State Museum.
Please request your altar space by 5:00 pm on Friday, October 14, 2022
 Cowboy & Cowgirl Legacy Week
September 11 - 17, 2022
Each year in Wyoming, the third calendar week of September is Cowboy and Cowgirl Legacy Week! Integral to the founding and development of Wyoming, cowboys and cowgirls transcend ethnicity, gender, geographic boundaries and political affiliations.
They embody the values of our state and ensure that future generations of Wyomingites are steeped in cowboy and cowgirl heritage, values and spirit. Through generations, they continue to be an important part of Wyoming's economy and make products valued in markets across the United States and internationally.
We pulled out some cowboy and cowgirl items from our collection to help celebrate. Take a look at this Facebook post to see them all up close!
Stay up to date on everything happening at the museum by following our Instagram and Facebook accounts! You'll get to see special looks into our collections, upcoming events, behind-the-scenes museum work, and more! Click the links below to follow us, or search our handle @wyomingstatemuseum.
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