Fight or Flight

January 24, 2015 - August 29, 2015

From imagined battles between tigers and antelope by Antoine-Louis Barye to running pronghorn by Bob Kuhn, this exhibition explores animal instincts via animal paintings, prints, and sculptures from the National Museum of Wildlife Art’s permanent collection – and presents an opportunity to look at theories of animal instinct and the techniques used by artists to convey motion.

STRETCHING CANADA GOOSE 1983, Oil on Board ROBERT BATEMAN Canada, 1930 -

Robert F. Kuhn, Cruisin’ 1980. Acrylic on Board. National Museum of Wildlife Art Collection. © Estate of Robert F. Kuhn.

Eadweard Muybridge, Buffalo walking, 1887. Silver Gelatin photograph on linen steel-plate paper. JKM Collection®, National Museum of Wildlife Art.

Carl Brenders, Without Warning, 1998. Gouache and Watercolor on Illustration Board. Gift of Jim and Maggie Hunt, National Museum of Wildlife Art. © Carl Brenders.

Other Exhibits

Wolves: Photography by Ronan Donovan

Through April 29, 2023

This exhibition features the impactful work of National Geographic Explorer and photographer Ronan Donovan. Created by National Geographic Society and the National Museum of Wildlife Art, this exhibition will display images and videos—highlighting the contrast between wolves that live in perceived competition with humans and wolves that live without human intervention.

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State of the Art: Student Art Show in Honor of Marion Buchenroth

Through June 4, 2023

This youth art exhibit is an annual collaboration between the National Museum of Wildlife Art and art educators from Teton County schools. The several hundred works of art on display beautifully demonstrate how students grow as artists as they move through grades K-12. Each art educator and group of students interpreted the theme Transformation in their own way.

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What People Are Saying

" I have visited museums around the world and I thoroughly enjoyed this one. It was far more than I was expecting. What a treat! Don't miss it!"

— Roxanne B.

"No trip to Jackson is complete without a visit to this Museum! It contains many current and historical wildlife paintings and overlooks the Elk Refuge. We go every time we visit."

— J.W.

"The permanent collection is fantastic, and the temporary shows are insightful and always full of surprises. "

— Jennifer S.

"This is as good as everyone says! We are not museum people and we are especially not art museum people but we loved this place."

— David W.

"The most pleasant surprise was the restaurant Palate - the manager ran it like a fine restaurant! What a view! And the food was excellent - probably one of the best meals we had in Jackson!"

— Erin S.

"The venue was fantastic! Spacious, great service, and fun to look at the artwork. The vista over the elk refuge was gorgeous."

— Justicia T.

"Incredible and not to be missed. Bierstadt, Wyeth, O'Keeffe and many other greats all represented!"

— David P.

"Well worth the trip! The collection was much more extensive than we expected. The exterior sculptures are wonderful."

— Elizabeth H.