Included with the several additions coming to Boot Hill Museum thanks to the STAR Bonds expansion project, guests will notice the murals covering the walls, painted by local and veteran artist Dave Wetmore. Wetmore was approached by Boot Hill Museum in November 2019, during the early stages of the expansion project. “They said they were doing something and asked if I was interested in working on it and at that point they didn’t have all the walls up yet, so at that point I wasn’t sure what I was saying yes to,” Wetmore said. “But I told them I’d be happy to work on it.” Once the walls to the new exhibits were built, Wetmore began painting the murals in the middle of January.
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