See three Exhibits On Display Now.

" Room for the Night: Wyoming's Historic Lodgings"

January 29 to April 12, 2025

“A Room for the Night” photography exhibit explores the transformation of Wyoming’s roadside lodging options—from car camping to cabins to hotels and motels—from the late-19th to the mid-20th centuries. Text and historic photographs illustrate the changes in how people slept as they travelled Wyoming’s highways.

On loan from the Wyoming State Museum in Cheyenne, the exhibit will be on view through April 12, 2025.

Casper’s Own Movie Star: LoRayne Day      
On view March 18 to February 21, 2026

LoRayne Day grew up in Casper singing and dancing in school in the 1930s. She headed to the bright lights of Hollywood in the 1940s. And for a while her star burned bright. Come and learn the story of Casper’s own movie star.

Photo Caption: Ken Murray & Laurie Anders with Bing Crosby as he sings “I Like the Wide Open Spaces,” 1951.

Firearms From the Collection
On view March 18 to February 21, 2026

Firearms are a part of the history of the West and the founding of Wyoming. The collection at Fort Caspar Museum is wide and diverse, from a model 1864 Joslyn carbine to a .22 Derringer by SportArms.

Photo Caption: Mug shot of outlaw Tom O’Day, a member of the Wild Bunch Gang.