Confluence of Cultures is a spectacular exhibition exploring the meeting of Plains Indian and Mountain Man cultures in the Rocky Mountains during the 1820s and 1830s through the work of leading contemporary Western artists. On display during the 2026 and 2027 museum seasons, the ...
Permanent Exhibit Upper Gallery This exhibit offers a broad overview of the fur trade in the Rocky Mountains and specifically the Green River Valley between 1820 and 1840. Displays include trappers’ equipment on loan from the American Mountain Men Association, a diorama of a Re...
Permanent ExhibitUpper Gallery While hunting near the headwaters of South Dakota’s Grand River to supply the 1823 Ashley fur trapping party with food, Glass encountered a sow grizzly bear and her two cubs. The enraged bear charged and severely mauled the mountain man. Believing...
