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Oldest Living Things in the World

May 16, 2015 - August 23, 2015

Rachel Sussman has been researching, working with biologists, and traveling the world to photograph the oldest living things in the world – organisms that have lived continuously for 2,000 years or longer. She began at “year zero” and looked back from there, exploring the living past in the fleeting present. This original index of millennia-old organisms has never before been created in the arts or sciences.

Rachel Sussman, Llareta.
Rachel Sussman, Spruce.
Rachel Sussman, King Penguins.
Rachel Sussman, Welwitchia Mirabilis.
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Western Visions® 2025

Through September 28, 2025

Western Visions® is the National Museum of Wildlife Art’s largest and longest-running fundraiser and is one of the signature events of the Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival.

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A Conceptual Thread

Through November 2, 2025

Various types of textile art—quilting, weaving, tapestry, and knitting—will be featured in this exhibit, each showcasing its unique ability to tell stories about wildlife and nature. The exhibition will also include a large communal loom in the Wapiti Gallery; Museum visitors will have the opportunity to contribute to the exhibition by weaving on this loom during their visit.

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What People Are Saying
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