Videos tagged with Social Media and Museums

This video from Arsenals of History 2019 explores the intersection of firearms museums and the influence of video games. Danny Michael, Assistant Curator at the Cody Firearms Museum, discusses how popular games like Battlefield One and Call of Duty accurately represent historical firearms. The presentation addresses whether museums should acknowledge this gamer interest and explores potential strategies for engaging this audience, highlighting how museums can cater to gamers seeking real-world counterparts to their virtual arsenals.

This video features Logan Metesh of High Caliber History presenting at the Arsenals of History symposium. The presentation, held at the Cody Firearms Museum, focuses on the theme of social media and its impact on firearms museums. Metesh discusses visitor and staff demographics, exploring how today's collectors obtain information and how this influences their interest in historical firearms institutions. The event also touched upon the renovation of the Cody Firearms Museum.