Historic artwork, parallax displays and kiosks featured in exhibit designs

State exhibit designers and their contractor presented the latest content and technical approach for multiple galleries and kiosks planned for the Capitol.

Nathan and members of the core team described idle‑state images chosen to anchor stories: a tourism image identified as Jackson Lake and the Tetons (John Ferry, circa 1900) and a mining image described as Panning Gold Wyoming (William Lee, c.1949). The presenters said the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson and the Buffalo Bill Center of the West have agreed to allow digital treatments and have waived associated fees for this use.

Chris Jones previewed the agriculture story's treatment: a roughly 90‑second audio‑visual sequence that begins with two gunshot sound effects, transitions through music and voice‑over and references the Johnson County War as a framing device. "In 1895, John Coble shot a bull right inside the opulent Cheyenne Club," the script reads in part; the team plans a parallax animation to bring the museum images to life on screens.

Emilio and others reviewed progress on the capital kiosk, the constitution kiosk and the rotating 'Foundations of Progress' timeline; the project is moving from design into development and the contractor has begun back‑end work for interactive features and the content management system. Team members said the kiosks are not currently touch screens but that touch capability is being tracked as potential additional scope for later packages depending on cost.

Next steps: teams will continue development and return with text templates and file‑stage content for committee review. Staff flagged ongoing copyright and crediting discussions with museums and said final labeling (QR codes or credit lines) will follow the museums' requirements.