<P> In June 2009, it re-opened following a re-installation . The gallery is organized thematically, with spaces dedicated to heroes and legends, the heroic cowboy, wildlife, horses in the West, inspirational landscapes, first people of the West, and the Western experience . Replicas of the studios of both Frederic Remington and Alexander Phimister Proctor help visitors learn about the artists and their techniques . Included are works by other classic Western artists: George Catlin, Edgar Samuel Paxson, Alfred Jacob Miller, Thomas Moran, Albert Bierstadt, Alexander Phimister Proctor, W.R. Leigh, Joseph Henry Sharp and N.C. Wyeth . Contemporary Western artists include Harry Jackson, James Bama, Deborah Butterfield, Fritz Scholder, and the sculptor Grant Speed . Interactive stations allow visitors to create their own works of art . The renovation and expansion was designed by Curtis W. Fentress, FAIA, RIBA of Fentress Architects . </P> <P> The Draper Natural History Museum features approximately 20,000 square feet (1,900 m) of interactive exhibits highlighting geology, wildlife, and human presence in the Greater Yellowstone region . Videos, natural history dioramas, and photography replicate the sights, sounds, and smells of the area . Specimens of grizzlies, wolves, bighorn sheep, moose, elk and other wildlife are on display . The Draper Natural History Museum opened to the public on June 4, 2002 and bears the name of Nancy Carroll - Draper, a trustee and benefactor of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West . The Draper museum includes adult and children's classrooms and the John Bunker Sands Photography Gallery . The renovation and expansion was designed by Curtis W. Fentress . </P> <P> The Cody Firearms Museum houses the most comprehensive collection of American firearms in the world . The collection includes firearms ranging from a 16th - century hand cannon to guns of modern manufacture . It holds weapons from almost every significant gun manufacturer in the world . The Winchester Collection, the heart of this museum, was transported from New Haven, Connecticut to Cody in 1976 . Dedicated in 1991, the Cody Firearms Museum provides a permanent home for the Winchester collection, as well as the largest collection of DuBiel Arms Company rifles in the United States . Visitors learn about topics in firearms manufacturing, including factory workers, business competition, and innovations in production . Within the exhibits, visitors are able to trace the evolution of modern firearms technology from its earliest days through today's variations . Membership to the Cody Firearms Museum allows access to the Cody Firearms Museum Records Service, which provides information from original factory records of the Winchester, Marlin, or L.C. Smith companies based on the make and serial number of the firearm . </P> <P> The Harold McCracken Research Library houses a collection of 30,000 books, over 400 manuscript collections, and more than a half - million photographs . Named in honor of Harold McCracken, writer, artist, and developer of the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, the library supports "inquiry across many disciplines related to the American West ." The library has strong collections relating to Buffalo Bill, the Wild West show, Plains Indians, cattle and "dude" ranching, the fishing and hunting industries, the oil industry, Yellowstone National Park, and the Winchester Repeating Arms Company . The work of Wyoming photographers Charles Belden, Stan Kernshaw, Jack Richard, and F.J. Hiscock are foremost among the library's holdings . Researchers and the public are welcome to visit the library by appointment . </P>

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