UW’s Malcolm Wallop Civic Engagement Launches Wyoming Museums Project

The University of Wyoming Malcolm Wallop Civic Engagement Program has launched the Wyoming Museums Project, a set of modules in its WyoLearn catalog that provides information on local museums found across Wyoming.

 

This catalog was created to provide more resources to social studies and English language arts teachers who want to build local historical and cultural content and resources into their classes. In this new project -- the Wyoming Museums Project -- the Wallop team created modules in WyoLearn that highlight the mission, goals and resources available at Wyoming’s museums and cultural resources. The catalog is free to all teachers and the public in UW’s WyoLearn catalog at https://civic.catalog.instructure.com/. 

 

The Wyoming Museums Project catalog hosts resources for educators to easily access basic information about their local museums, including hours of operation, location, website and educational resources offered. The catalog’s 50-plus museums are organized by county to allow teachers, parents and students to easily find museums near them.

 

“As we mark America’s 250 Celebration in 2026, we want to help connect teachers, parents and students to the many terrific resources available here in our own backyard. From UW’s American Heritage Center and the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, to smaller county museums that provide important historical and cultural resources specific to their region or a particular topic, there’s a lot to offer,” says Jean Garrison, director of the Wallop Civic Engagement Program and the Clyde E. and Jerrine N. Stewart Family Professor in Public Service. “I’d like to thank the many donors who support the Wallop Program and the UW students who did the hard work to make this new catalog resource available in 2026.”

 

The Wallop Wyoming Museums Project is an ongoing project that can continue to grow and add resources. If there are additional museums or resources that should be included in the catalog, email the Wallop Program at wallop@uwyo.edu.

About the Malcolm Wallop Civic Engagement Program 

The Malcolm Wallop Civic Engagement Program in the School of Politics, Public Affairs and International Studies at the University of Wyoming works in conjunction with university, community college and K-12 partners to support civics education across Wyoming. The Wallop Civic Engagement Program’s work is inspired by former Wyoming U.S. Sen. Malcolm Wallop who, in his distinguished career serving in the U.S. Senate for three terms and in the Wyoming Legislature, is remembered for his commitment to civil discourse, public education and public service. For more information about the Malcolm Wallop Civic Engagement Program, visit the website at www.uwyo.edu/wallop.

It supports projects and hosts meaningful dialogue on local, state, national and international issues of significant interest to Wyoming students and communities. The Wallop Program supports UW’s land-grant mission by committing to a partnership with Wyoming communities and educators around the state. The program works together as an intellectual community to foster excellence in teaching, scholarship, innovation and creative endeavor to engage in matters of public concern and to provide students with experiences that prepare them to be engaged citizens and to meet tomorrow’s challenges with sustainable solutions.