ABOUT MAW Our Stories Pioneer Village Native Americans Pioneer Museum
Welcome to The Museum of the American West, the only institution which celebrates the different groups of people who utilized the critical geography of what is now central Wyoming to shape the American West.
The Pioneers and their
descendants; the Eastern Shoshone; the Northern Arapaho; and other diverse
cultures have inhabited for generations the valleys of the Sweetwater and
Wind Rivers, beneath the jagged peaks of the Wind River Mountains and the
Great South Pass.
The Museum of the American West is an umbrella for a series of museums that
are planned or currently being developed at our large site. These include the
Pioneer Museum, the Pushroot Living History Village, the Native Americans of
the Central Plains and Rockies Museum and living history complex, and the Lander
Children’s Museum.
Mission Statement:
The mission of the Museum of the American West is to collect, preserve and
exhibit objects of regional and national historical significance. World-class
artifact collections recount the important roles of the South Pass, Sweetwater
and Wind River areas, and the resident cultures, in the expansion of the
United States to the Pacific Ocean. The Museum of the American West facilitates
research and promotes ongoing educational initiatives in partnership with
local, national and international learning institutions.
Vision Statement:
The Museum of the American West, by exploring the powerful landscape of mountain
and plain centered upon the Great South Pass, highlights that nationally
significant geography. The Museum is vital in preserving the heritage and
interpreting the relationships among the three distinctively different
cultures which inhabit the nearby Wind River and Sweetwater valleys – the
Eastern Shoshone, the Northern Arapaho, and the pioneers and their descendants.
By creating a stimulating educational environment through exhibiting world-class
artifact collections, the Museum fires visitors’ imaginations thus
enriching their lives with a deeper understanding of how the past shapes
the present.
Business Office: 1445
West Main Street,
Lander, WY 82520
Phone Number: 307-335-8778
Fax Number: 307-335-8778
E-mail Address: info@amwest.org
Museum Grounds: 1445 West Main Street, Lander, WY 82520
Business Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (M.S.T); Saturday 12N - 4 p.m.
General Admission:
Admission to the museum site, which is presently under development, is free.
Guided tours, events and programs, and some living history exhibits are
funded by minimal charges.
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museum events, view the calendar page.
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