UW’s Malcolm Wallop Civic Engagement Launches Wyoming Museums Project

The University of Wyoming reports the Malcolm Wallop Civic Engagement Program has launched the Wyoming Museums Project, a set of modules in its WyoLearn catalog that provides information on local museums found across Wyoming.

According to UW, this catalog was created to provide more resources to social studies and English language arts teachers who want to build local historical and cultural content and resources into their classes. In this new project – the Wyoming Museums Project – the Wallop team created modules in WyoLearn that highlight the mission, goals and resources available at Wyoming’s museums and cultural resources. The catalog is free to all teachers and the public in UW’s WyoLearn catalog at https://civic.catalog.instructure.com/. 

The Wyoming Museums Project catalog hosts resources for educators to easily access basic information about their local museums, including hours of operation, location, website and educational resources offered. The catalog’s 50-plus museums are organized by county to allow teachers, parents and students to easily find museums near them.

“As we mark America’s 250 Celebration in 2026, we want to help connect teachers, parents and students to the many terrific resources available here in our own backyard. From UW’s American Heritage Center and the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, to smaller county museums that provide important historical and cultural resources specific to their region or a particular topic, there’s a lot to offer,” Wallop Civic Engagement Program Director and Clyde E. and Jerrine N. Stewart Family Professor in Public Service Jean Garrison said. “I’d like to thank the many donors who support the Wallop Program and the UW students who did the hard work to make this new catalog resource available in 2026.”

The Wallop Wyoming Museums Project is an ongoing project that can continue to grow and add resources. 

UW urges the public to email the Wallop Program at wallop@uwyo.edu, if there are additional museums or resources that they feel should be included in the catalog.