Construction

Phase 1 for the Museum’s Expansion project involves creating a new entrance to the Museum where the East Gallery Emergency Exit doors were and re-working the flow of exhibits to enhance visitor’s experiences; the creation of a fire riser room, which will allow us to have a fire suppression system inside the building; and the remodeling of the former headquarters space to give the CFD Gift Shop a larger footprint.

We have been making incredible progress towards these goals, thanks to our generous Capital Campaign donors and the good work of our contractors. To celebrate this progress, we had a beamsigning party, where we invited Museum members and campaign donors to sign a piece of the structural steel going into the new vestibule. Thank you to all who came out on a cold and snowy Wyoming Wednesday to celebrate the status of this construction project! We are truly excited to be making these changes to the building and rejuvenating our gallery space. reese@oldwestmuseum.org or myself at morgan.marks@ oldwestmuseum.org.

What’s next?

As you know, due to challenges with supply chain and inflation, the Museum decided to arrange the project into smaller, more achievable bites so we could continue moving forward. Phase 1 is just the beginning! Phase 2 will involve the complete remodel of the interior of the Museum, including updating our HVAC systems, expanding the fire suppression system to cover the entire building, increasing our exhibits space footprint, and incorporating our exhibits plan and layout to improve visitor experience.

If you are interested in helping with our expansion project, please reach out to Development Manager, Lonnie Reese at lonnie.