National Museum of Wildlife Art

The National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming

This article is about a museum in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. For other uses, see NMWA (disambiguation).

The National Museum of Wildlife Art, located in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, is a museum dedicated to presenting art about wildlife. Located on a bluff called East Gros Ventre Butte and amid real wildlife habitat, the 51,000-square-foot (4,700 m²) sandstone structure overlooks the National Elk Refuge. Permanent exhibits include the Bison, John Clymer, and Carl Rungius galleries.

The Museum started in 1987 on the Jackson Town Square and was called Wildlife of the American West Museum. In 1994 it opened a 51,000-square-foot (4,700 m²) facility 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of its previous location, across Highway 89 from the National Elk Refuge. As of 2011 there are more than 5,000 artworks and 350 artists represented in its permanent collection. Notable artists include Georgia O'Keeffe, Albert Bierstadt, Andy Warhol, Carl Rungius, Robert Bateman (painter), Auguste Rodin, and Rosa Bonheur.

In September 2007, the Museum dedicated a new monumental sculpture of five elk called Wapiti Trail by American sculptor Bart Walter.

On May 8, 2008, President George W. Bush signed Senate Bill 2739, a Public Lands bill that contained a provision recognizing the National Museum of Wildlife Art as the National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Wyoming Briefs". Casper Star Tribune. 2008-04-30. http://www.trib.com/articles/2008/04/15/news/wyoming/ef3786c76291f14b8725742b0082ed72.txt. Retrieved 2008-04-29. 

External links

• Official Website

Coordinates: 43°31′08″N 110°44′57″W / 43.518953°N 110.749041°W / 43.518953; -110.749041