museum of the plains indian

If you like history of the Plains Indians and artifacts, incredible beadwork, then this is the place to visit. Plan to spend some time here, and if you have children, they will really enjoy the "lifelike" exhibits. A great place to spend some time exploring and learning about Plains Indians.

The Plains Indian section of this museum was very well done. not only were there artifacts but replicas of the housing and tepees of the plains tribes. Beautiful Sioux beading and elk's teeth regalia. This was a moving and beautiful display.

This museum is a MUST SEE while in Cody, Wy. The statues placed around the museum are indiscribable. The history of the Plains Indian will transport you into their lives both visual and auditory.

Another great portion of the Cody Center are all the exhibits on the Plains Indians. You could spend a lot of time taking them all in - - they are very well placed and interesting to walk through.

This Museum was also inside the Bill Cody Center.It showed how the Indians lived, even had a teepee.You got a good feel how the Indians survived and lived in thewest during Bill Cody's time.I really enjoyed it.

Informative, well presented, unmissable. You get a real sense of the time, place and history of the Plains Indians.

We saw the Plains museum toward the end of our Buffalo Bill Center visit and were reaching that stage of exhaustion and information overload. We did not see the entire museum, however, the exhibits we saw were incredible. Archaelogical findings were presented as though you were on site, historical representation of driving buffalo over cliffs ... things I've read about and visualized were on display. Next trip we will start with the Gun and Plains Indians museums.

Sorry to bust anyone's bubble but this museum is just highly overrated. Yes it does have a Ruger & Winchester collections - but if you are not into firearms there's only the artworks left to see. A better plains indian museum is in Browning MT or surpringly Indianapolis IN. And the Charlie Russell museum in Great Falls MTThis museum is dedicated to BB Cody - who slaughtered the bison and effectively the tribes too.

This was such great exhibit, for many reasons. Not only did it show in detail the Indian people relationship with the Buffalo, it showed the progression of their transition into the White mans world. Including being forced into houses instead of Tipi's. The artistry of the woman is phenomenal, the bead work and ceremonial head dresses for the men and the meaning of them. This is a MUST SEE.....

This is a real educational experience, not to be missed by anyone visiting the museum or Cody. This is a real part of American history and should be recognized by those interested in the development of the USA

Buffalo Bill Museum is great. What a surprise to find world class art, natural history and the Plains Indian museum all in one place. The Native American items and displays were very well done and informative. Lighting and good flow made the museum easy to navigate.

First of all, I was confused upon arrival, since this is actually inside the Buffalo Bill historical museum complex, which houses four different museums. I have zero interest in Bill. This is the one I came to see.To get to this one, you walk in and go straight towards the back, through the glassed in hallway, flanked by beautiful gardens with fine sculptures.I have been to many museums in my life and this is the only one that I felt physically pained at having to leave. It should have been a 2-day visit just for that one alone.The interactive exhibits were phenomenal. Voice, music, photo, everything. Just so passionate, respectful, and fascinating. The displays are detailed and rich with soul and spirit. So many good choices in the way it was set up that the connection with these people was palpable. This is the very best I have seen. I was stunned at what I was seeing and feeling. This is a tribute to a vast number of peoples who deserve to be known about and learned from.The main thing that hit me is the way the museum connected the visitor with individual persons, along with a tribal view.Also, you can get a hand stamp which allows you to have a two-day pass. Take it. You'll need it.

One of the most thorough portrayals of Native life available. Very well done, really helps give a sense of what life was like before the white man moved west, and how things changed with that immigration.

There are a lot of artifacts, but you should spend your time reading the descriptions of some of the atrocities performed by the white settlers from Europe, you know, us. The stories of the Sand Creek and Wounded Knee massacres are horrific.

I enjoyed the Plains Indian Museum more than the Buffalo Bill Museum because it was grander in scale, offered excellent visually stunning exhibits, and I heard and read touching stories about their lives. Loved the headdresses with interpretations plus all the sound effects heard throughout the museum. Felt the pride, heartache, toughness, and hard life through the telling of the stories or displays. I highly recommend you save plenty of time for this museum.