Happy Holidays from the Wyoming State Museum Staff & Volunteers!
Holiday greetings and warm wishes from our museum family! Thanks for a great year, and we wish you all the best as you embark on 2023.
Looking for something to do with your family and out-of-town guests this season? The museum is free, fun, and festive! We are open Monday-Saturday from 9 am until 4:30 pm (excluding Dec 26 and Jan 2). Visit any time to enjoy our holiday photo booth and learn about the amazing history of our region. Plus, see our temporary holiday display in the museum classroom! We are showcasing a selection of pieces from a very large collection of Department 56 ceramic houses, collected by Ms. Harriett Bonney over many decades. This display will be up through the new year.
The Wyoming State Museum?s Collection is Now Accessible Online!
Have you ever wanted to know more about the thousands of objects cared for by the Wyoming State Museum that are not currently on exhibit? Did you know that we maintain over 70,000 artifacts in the collection? We are very excited to let you know that you can now research those artifacts from the comfort of your own home. Our collections database is now accessible to users worldwide to research the huge variety of historic and artistic artifacts in the State Museum?s care.??
Please visit https://wyomuseum.catalogaccess.com/ to see some our featured collections, as well as complete advanced searches on other artifacts by using the tabs at the top of that page. You can search by object type, artist, donor, etc.??
If you have any questions about how to use the site, please feel free to contact Jennifer Alexander, Supervisor of Collections, at [email protected] or?(307) 214-5890. Staff are happy to assist with these and other questions you may have about the artifacts collected and preserved on behalf of the people of Wyoming.
Third Saturday Story Time
Saturday, Dec 17
10 AM
Our volunteer, Kimberly, will be at the museum for a morning story time this Saturday, Dec 17, at 10 am. Each month has a unique theme, this month she'll be reading 'Twas the Night Before Christmas!?
Please note Saturday Story Time may be cancelled if the weather does not cooperate.?
Enjoy our Holiday Photo Booth
Available Mon-Sat, 9 am - 4:30 PM
Through the New Year!
It's not to late to get a festive photo with your family or friends! Our Holiday "Elfie Station" will be up through the end of the year. Visit the museum during our normal business hours, Mon-Sat from 9 am - 4:30 PM, to take a photo on this beautiful hand-carved rocking horse. This special horse was donated to the museum specifically so children could enjoy it, so come on down and climb on up!
Family Day: Awesome Anatomy
Saturday, January 7
10 AM - 2 PM
Join us to learn about all the awesome ways our body functions.
The human body helps us do amazing things. From jumping really high, to creating beautiful art, we have a lot to thank our bodies for!? Learn all about how your body works and what you can do to take good care of it. We?ll have many partners joining us to teach about cancer prevention, 911 emergency responses, immunizations, and we?ll even have a teddy bear clinic hosted by Cheyenne Regional Medical Center! Bring your teddy bear or stuffed animal to make sure they?re as healthy as can be.
Family Days are generously sponsored by Scheels in Johnstown, CO. Thanks to their support, these events are always free and open to everyone. Register TODAY!
Thank you, Laura!
Wyoming Humanities Council makes a huge impact.
If you?ve joined us for Family Days or scheduled a field trip, you might recognize Laura! With funding from the Wyoming Humanities Council, we were able to hire Laura to help us with planning, scheduling, and running many of our programs over the 2022 season. With this support, we were able to serve over 4,500 people with our Family Days alone. Thank you to Laura for all your hard work and to the Wyoming Humanities Council for supporting us!
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.
|
