The Nelson Museum of the West

The Nelson Museum of The West & Military Memorial Museum

“Preserving the Past For the Future” is the affirmation of The Nelson Museum of the West. Located in downtown Cheyenne, it is listed as a “Gem Attraction” with AAA. 11,000 square feet of display space showcase cowboy spurs, saddles, parade saddles, hats and boots and Native American and Inuit textiles, pottery, basketry, beadwork and weaponry. Outlaws, notorious gangs, gamblers, Western movie stars, famous Wyoming lawmen, a display of miniature firearms and an extensive research library are also featured, plus taxidermy from every continent and one of the finest firearm collections in the West. The Military Memorial Museum, located just across the street, was 10 years in the making, opening to the public on Memorial Day, 2021. MMM has risen to the top in the realm of Museums honoring our past, present and future Military members. Stated as ‘the best Military Museum West of the Mississippi”, the collection features uniforms, insignia, firearms, saddles, sabers, authentic “bringbacks”, plus hundreds of artifacts from all branches of services. From the Civil War era to present day, it is a comprehensive chronicle created to inspire the most avid of collectors, researchers and Military buffs and honor our Service Men and Women.

NELSON MUSEUM OF THE WEST

The Nelson Museum is dedicated to the preservation of fine Cowboy and Native American objects. Fine Western art, Rodeo, Cowboy and Native American objects comprise the largest part of the Museum’s collection of more than 14,000 artifacts. Also on display: mounted animals from around the world, miniature firearms collection, silver saddles, lawmen, outlaws, and military displays.