A remarkable new exhibit is ready to welcome you this season. Confluence of Cultures, generously loaned by the Tim Peterson family, brings together 87 works of art by 45 artists, offering a compelling look at the dynamic interactions between Mountain Men and Plains Indians. The d...
Coming Soon: New Art Exhibit for 2026 We’re excited to announce an upcoming art exhibit for the 2026 season, generously loaned by the Tim Peterson family. Confluence of Cultures explores the dynamic interactions between Mountain Men and Plains Indians and features 87 works of a...
The Museum of the Mountain Man, in partnership with art collector Tim Peterson, is pleased to present one of the largest collections of original contemporary art of the mountain men. The exhibit will be on display for the 2025 season, May through October. It is titled “On...
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...
Permanent Exhibit Upper Gallery Theater The Winchester Arms Collectors Association introduced its first commemorative repeating rifles in 1964, coinciding with the Wyoming Diamond Jubilee. Each commemorative specifically honors a significant person, group, event, or institution i...
