The Experiential Design Index

The Last West — Washakie Museum & Cultural Center

"The Last West," a permanent exhibition on the social history of Wyoming's Big Horn Basin at the Washakie Museum & Cultural Center in Worland, Wyoming, opened 2011, was designed by Studio Tectonic with architecture by CTA Architects Engineers and fabrication by Hadley Exhibits.

VenueWashakie Museum & Cultural Center
Project typeNew Exhibition
StatusCompleted
Year completed2011
Technologiestouch screen, interactive kiosk

Credits

FirmRoleNote
cta-architects-engineers Architecture
studio-tectonic Exhibit Design Full content development, artifact identification and acquisition, exhibit and graphic design, and interactive development
Hadley Exhibits Fabrication
hefferan-partnership Lighting Design

Description

The exhibition covers the region's cattle wars, lawlessness, and pioneering heritage from the 1800s through the 1920s, including the Johnson County War and the Spring Creek Raid; its Cattle Branding interactive won a Gold Award from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals.

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