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The new 25,000 square foot facility to house the Washakie Museum and Cultural Center is scheduled to open May 2010. It is located at 2200 Big Horn Avenue, Worland, WY 82401.
The Washakie Museum and Cultural Center brings the past to life using fascinating exhibits to portray the relationship between the historical people of the Big Horn Basin and their environment. The unique geography of the Big Horn Basin and its world-class archaeological sites allow the Museum to offer one of the finest interpretive centers for local human history, from ancient mammoth hunters through early settlers, as well as the geology, archaeology, and paleontology of our area. The Museum also serves as a center for the visual and performing arts, conferences, conventions, and other gatherings.
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THANK YOU COMMUNITY MEMBERS! Through the recent Reserve Your Place in History fundraising campaign, the Museum raised $367,000!! We are so proud and thankful to all the generous businesses and individuals who gave to help support us in the new building.
A life-size Columbian Mammoth Bronze by sculptor, Chris Navarro has been donated to the Washakie Museum by the Newell B. Sargent Foundation to be placed in front of the new building. Smaller, Limited Edition versions are available for sale. Contact Cheryl Reichelt at the Museum.
The Wyoming Arts Council, through funding from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Wyoming State Legislature, awarded $3,000 to the Museum for a Technology in the Arts grant. This will provide funds for the purchase of a quality Video Projection system and a Clavinova Digital Piano.
The Wyoming Arts Council also awarded the Museum with $1,000 for an Open Door grant. These funds will assist with the presentation of Christmas at the Museum , a musical perfomance featuring soloist, Kathleen Ferriss and the Museum Singers. | |
UPCOMING
February 19 & 20: Cause for Applause III
March 20: 2:00 & 5:00 Missoula Children’s Theatre
Saturday, April 24, 2010 Field Trip to Fort Robinson, Nebraska
Thursday, April 29, 2010 History Exists Before Your Eyes Temporary Exhibit
May 14th & 15th, 2010WASHAKIE MUSEUM GRAND OPENING
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