The
Buffalo Bill Center of the West, located in Cody, Wyoming not far from Yellowstone National Park, is a much-praised museum dedicated to preserving various aspects of the history of the American West. It features several museums, dedicated to the history of the Plains Indians, firearms, natural history, Western art, and, of course, Buffalo Bill. The museum offers an extensive internship program in a variety of fields as well as conservation internships and a
fellowship and research stipend program.
Internship Opportunity:
- Summer
- Upper level undergrads and grad students
- 10 weeks, 40 hours/week
- $10/hour for some internships
- Housing not provided but suggestions can be given
- Departments:
- Archives/Collections
- Firearms Museum intern
- Collections Management
- Conservation
- Raptor Experience intern
- East Yellowstone Raptor Initiative internship
- Education Tour Guide and Programming
- Firearms Records
- Graphics
- Library Collection Management
- Photographic Objects Archival internship
- Plains Indian Museum intern
- Public Relations/Digital Media
- Records Management
- Registration
- Whitney Art Museum Curatorial
- Cover letter, Resume, Transcripts, 3 letters of recommendations, application
- More info here
- Additional info about conservation internships available here
Information about
fellowships and
research stipends can be found here. Fellowships regarding western art, Plains Indians, Yellowstone ecology, conservation and wildlife management, William Cody, firearms, Western culture and history can be proposed to the museum. Fellows must stay at least two weeks, make a presentation to the pubic on their research, and write a summary of their research. Housing and food is not provided. Deadline for submission is in
late April (applying for the next year which extends from one summer to the next).
