CASPER — The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center hosts “Artifact – A Cultural Geography,” a temporary travelling exhibit, on display beginning Jan. 6, showcasing Wyoming’s tremendously rich archeological and cultural resource heritage.
The exhibit focuses on central Wyoming.
“This is an opportunity for visitors to view photographs of sites that are remote and rather inaccessible,” said Shawn Wade, an interpretive technician for the NHTIC. “The exhibit highlights those prehistoric and historic sites that are part of Wyoming’s lesser known landscape.”
The travelling exhibit is made possible through the generosity of the Wyoming State Museum in Cheyenne. It includes several framed prints captured by Wyoming photographer Mike Mclure, a recipient of the Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts in 2007.
The exhibit will be on display throughout the month of January. The National Historic Trails Interpretive Center is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. The exhibit is available for viewing during business hours.
The NHTIC is a part of the BLM’s National Landscape Conservation System. The areas of the NLCS are specifically designed to conserve, protect and restore the exceptional scientific, natural, cultural, ecological, historical, and recreation values of these treasured landscapes.
The NHTIC is a public-private partnership between the BLM and the National Historic Trails Center Foundation. The facility is located at 1501 N. Poplar Street, Casper, Wyoming.
