Gatchell Museum Finalist for IMLS National Medal

The Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum has been selected as a finalist for the 2023 National Medal for Museum and Library Service.

The museum is one of 30 finalists and the only one selected from Wyoming as a finalist for this award.

According to a release from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the National Medal is the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries that demonstrate significant impact in their communities.

Museum Executice Director Sylvia Bruner said, “It is an incredible honor for the Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum to be nominated for the IMLS National Medal, and to have made it into the top 30 finalists is overwhelming. Although the JGMM is a very small institution, we have big dreams and even bigger plans. This nomination verifies that those aspirations which we hold so dear are valued by the greater museum community and reassures us that we are on the right track.”

Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum’s community members are encouraged by IMLS to share stories, memories, pictures, and videos on social media using the hashtags #ShareYourStory and #IMLSmedals, and engage with IMLS on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

National Medal winners will be announced in late May.

Representatives from winning institutions will be honored for their extraordinary contributions during an in-person National Medals Ceremony this summer.

To see the full list of finalists and learn more about the National Medal, visit the IMLS website.

We have provided a link here:

https://www.imls.gov/our-work/national-medal-museum-and-library-service