Smithsonian-affiliated gun museum in Wyoming to undergo ‘extreme makeover’ (VIDEO)

By Christen Smith

A Smithsonian-affiliated gun museum in Wyoming will undergo an “extreme makeover,” according to museum officials.
The Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody will house more than 7,000 firearms dating back to the 15th century. Museum Curator Ashley Hlebinsky said the new exhibits will trace the evolution of the firearm, military history, western history, modern shooting sports and embellished arms. The facility will also dedicate an “orientation experience” for visitors unfamiliar with firearms that teaches basic principles and safety.
“The reimagining of the Firearms Museum looks at not only how guns were used, but why they’re important to the understanding of our nation’s history,” Hlebinsky said in a press release Tuesday. “There’s no doubt that the CFM is a destination museum for gun enthusiasts, but because of the four other museums on site, we’re possibly the only gun museum in the country who receives a large number of people who are not as familiar with firearms and their histories.”
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West opened in 1917 and is named for the town’s most famous resident: William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody, who “dreamed of an institution that would teach people by seeing history.” The museum campus includes a facility dedicated to Cody himself,

Source: Guns.com