The Wyoming State Museum is located in Wyoming’s state capital city, Cheyenne, and housed in the Barrett Building, at 2301 Central Avenue.
There is no charge to enter the museum. Donations are accepted.
Entrance to the Wyoming State Museum. The Big Boot is called License to Boot
The Barrett Building was named after Frank Barrett, the 21st governor of Wyoming who served from 1951 to 1953, and then served as a Senator from Wyoming from 1953 to 1959.
Enter the double doors into the alcove area and you’ll find brochures regarding Wyoming attractions to both your left and right.
Frank Barrett plaque
Go through the next set of double doors into the lobby. The building is divided into two. On the left side are the Wyoming State Archives – open to the public. In the center is a wide hallway, leading to officers, where the Museum’s Spring Thursday night lecture series are typically held.
To the right is the Wyoming State Museum. (If you’re in to collecting stretched pennies, there’s a Stretched Penny Museum just to the left of the entrance to the Wyoming State Museum.)
Wyoming State Archives
Head to the right into the wing labeled Wyoming State Musuem.
As you enter the foyer of the Museum, you’ll pass their gift shop on your left. Be sure to stop in an pick up a souvenir, or one of several interesting regional books.
Wyoming State Museum gift shop,.
To your right in the foyer is the volunteer’s desk. There’ll be brochures on his/her desk for you to take away, and a guest book to sign.
The entrance to the museum itself will be straight ahead of you as you face the volunteer’s desk.
They Wyoming State Museum consists of two floors. At the moment, the first floor consists of a couple of galleries displaying Wyoming’s natural history – its many animals today, and its rich dinosaur heritage. The rest of this wing is given over to the sociological history of Wyoming – Native Americans, European immigrants, Army posts, mining and homesteading.
(I say at the moment because I spoke with one of the representatives of the museum who said that they are planning on expanding their natural history section to take up most of the first floor. [This article will be updated when that occurs.]).
Wyoming has a rich heritage in dinosaurs – and dinosaur hunters
One of the history galleries on first floor
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The second floor has several galleries. A large gallery features Native American art.
Handmade beadwork for horses, an ancient sacred turtle petroglyph
A gallery opened in early May 2017 and scheduled to be open for at least 5 years is the one honoring the National Park Service in Wyoming. The National Park Service is celebrating its 100-year anniversary during 2017.
A video of Yellowstone Park’s Old Faithful geyser greets you as you enter the gallery
The very first National Monument in the United States was dedicated in 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt – Devil’s Tower.
The Devil’s Tower Monument
Another exhibit on second floor that will remain for at least two years is the installation giving the history of the state Capitol building. The building itself is undergoing a complete renovation and is closed for a couple of years. Once it is open, this exhibit will close.
A history of Wyoming’s State Capitol Building
The Wyoming State Museum doesn’t have a lot of “interactive” opportunities. Instead, each item on display has an identifying plaque next to it – so it’s important to patiently read what you see to get the full benefit of this informative museum.
How to Get Here
From our starting point/landmark of the Cheyenne Depot, you can easily walk here. Just walk east on Lincolnway until you get to Central (a one-way with cars heading south) and walk north for a few blocks. The building will be on your right.
If you’re driving, drive east on Lincolnway until you get to Warren (a one-way with cars heading north) and drive a few blocks until you pass 23rd st. Then park on the left side of the street. You’re at the rear of the building. Walk on the sidewalk around to the front.
Parking
The entrance to the Wyoming State Museum is on Central Avenue, which is a one-way going south. If you wish to visit the museum and are coming from the north toward the south, stay in the left hand lane and park in front of the Museum.
If you’re coming south to north on the one-way Warren Avenue (the museum is sandwiched between these two one-way avenues), simply park on the left hand side of the street. There’s typically plenty of parking on this side. Then, simply walk across the grass or on the sidewalk to get to the front of the museum.
Rear view of the Wyoming State Museum building
As you can see from the photo above, there’s a sidewalk adjacent to the building that you can take to the front of the building to enter the museum.
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