See all of Albany County’s Museums when you visit the Laramie area! Our museums work closely together to help educate the community’s visitors, locals, children, and University students about arts and culture, as well as the history of the area.
Laramie Plains Museum
(Laramie Plains Museum Home Page)Housed in the elegant 1892 Victorian mansion of pioneer philanthropists Edward and Jane Ivinson, exquisite antiques and artifacts detail this area’s rich history. 603 Ivinson, Laramie, WY 82070 307.742.4448.
Contains mining, ranching, lumbering, and railroad exhibits including the 1907 Laramie, Hahn’s Peak & Pacific Railroad depot, a 1944 caboose, a locally built beehive burner, prehistoric Indian diorama and ranching equipment from the Centennial area. Route 130 (28 miles west of Laramie) 307.742.7158. Open mid-June to Labor Day, Fri-Mon 1-4 P.M.
Displays Rock River History, Old West artifacts, rocks, minerals, and the bones of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. 131 Avenue C, Rock River (38 miles north of Laramie), 307.378.2386. Open Memorial Day - Labor Day, Wed.- Sun. 10am-3pm.
University of Wyoming American Heritage Center (http://www.uwyo.edu/ahc/)
The American Heritage Center is a research facility open to the public which houses papers, photographs, books, and artifacts pertaining to a wide variety of topics. Exhibits showcase some of the Center’s collections. Centennial Complex, University of Wyoming, 2111 Willett Drive, Laramie, 307.766.4114. Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Summer Hours: Mon- Fri 7:30am to 4:30pm; Sat 11am-5pm; Closed Sun.
University of Wyoming Anthropology Museum (http://www.uwyo.edu/anth/museum.html)
Displays material from over 11,000 years of Wyoming history as well as materials from other areas of North America, Easter Island, and Asia. Anthropology Building, University of Wyoming, Laramie, 307.766.5136. Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Summer Hours: Mon-Fri 7:30-4:30pm.
University of Wyoming Art Museum
(http://www.uwyo.edu/artmuseum/)Features contemporary, historical, and multi-cultural exhibitions and educational programs originating from the museum’s collection of over 6,000 objects and on loan from other museums, artists or collectors. Located in the Centennial Complex, University of Wyoming, 2111 Willett Drive, Laramie, 307.766.6622. Hours: Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm, Sunday (summer only), 1-5 pm
University of Wyoming Geological Museum (http://www.uwyo.edu/geomuseum/)
Highlighted is one of five mounted Apatosaurus (Brontosaurus) skeletons in the world and the newly mounted Allosaurus exhibit. Displays of prehistoric animals and plants, as well as various rocks and minerals. S.H. Knight Geology Building, Universtiy of Wyoming, Laramie, 307.766.4218. Mon-Fri 8am-5pm, Sat and Sun 10am-3pm.
University of Wyoming Insect Museum (http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/RenewableResources/entomology/Entomology Museum Homepage.htm)
Insects from Wyoming and tropical areas around the world. Live insect zoo, children’s book area, insect hand-stamping area, tropical rain forest mural, hands-on discovery cabinet for children. Agriculture Building, Room 4018, University of Wyoming, Laramie, 307.766.5338. Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm (Summer: Mon-Fri 7:30am - 4:30pm).
Wyoming Children’s Museum and Nature Center
(http://www.wcmnc.org/)Designed to stimulate children and their families to explore, imagine, discover, and invent through hands-on exhibits and programs in the arts, humanities, and sciences. Labonte Park, 968 N. 9th Street, Laramie, 307.745.6332. Call for hours.
Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site (http://www.wyoprisonpark.org/)
A state historic site featuring the Territorial Prison Museum. 975 Snowy Range Road, Laramie,307.745.6161. Call for dates and hours.