The Brinton Museum

The Brinton Museum The Brinton Museum - Enriching connections to the land, people and cultures of the West. The Brinton’s 24,000-square-foot Forrest E. Mars, Jr.

Wyoming’s rolling Bighorn Mountains envelop The Brinton Museum on the 620-acre Quarter Circle A Ranch. Its sweeping landscape and surrounding mountain range have long been the muse of treasured American artists and the setting for rich cultural traditions integral to the American Indian tribes inhabiting this region. Building houses one of the most significant and extensive 19th, 20th and 21st century Western and American Indian Art collections in the U.S. featuring Frederic Remington, Charles Russell, Thomas Moran, Edward Borein, Winold Reiss, and the largest Hans Kleiber collection in the world. The Brinton Museum is located just 15 minutes south of downtown Sheridan, Wyoming at 239 Brinton Road, Big Horn, Wyoming. To learn more visit thebrintonmuseum.org.

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day from The Brinton Museum!🍂🍂The captioned art is in 2026's Page-a-Day (typically displayed i...
10/12/2026

Happy Indigenous Peoples' Day from The Brinton Museum!🍂🍂

The captioned art is in 2026's Page-a-Day (typically displayed in the museum store) and luckily for *you* 2027's Art Page-a-Day is now available, offering an easy & affordable way to bring new art into your home daily… especially when it's themed to the specific day!

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Spend Your Sunday at The Brinton Museum!Looking for something to do this weekend? Enjoy a fall day at the historic Quart...
10/11/2026

Spend Your Sunday at The Brinton Museum!

Looking for something to do this weekend? Enjoy a fall day at the historic Quarter Circle A Ranch.

Explore our current exhibitions, including William Gollings: Collected Treasures and The Small Works Show, take a walk along the nature trails, or enjoy brunch at The Brinton Bistro.

There's plenty to discover, whether you're visiting for the first time or returning to see something new.

Sunday Hours
Museum | 9:30 AM–5 PM
Brinton Bistro | 10 AM–3 PM

Admission is free.

Plan your visit at thebrintonmuseum.org.

Join us for the inaugural Father Powell Distinguished Lecture Series featuring distinguished scholar Ga***rd Torrence.In...
10/10/2026

Join us for the inaugural Father Powell Distinguished Lecture Series featuring distinguished scholar Ga***rd Torrence.

In Divinely Lit: Symbolism in Plains Indian Art, Torrence will explore selected works from The Brinton Museum’s Plains Indian collection, including war shirts, muslin paintings, and other objects, offering new perspectives on their imagery and symbolism.

Torrence is the founding curator and curator emeritus of Native American Art at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and professor emeritus of fine art at Drake University.

Thursday, October 15 | 5–6:30 PM
The Brinton Museum
Free and open to the public.

Presented by the Foundation for the Preservation of American Indian Art and Culture in partnership with The Brinton Museum.

Image: Ga***rd Torrence — American Citizen. Wet-plate collodion tintype by Will Wilson (Navajo), Critical Indigenous Photographic Exchange (CIPX).

Join Us Tomorrow at The Brinton Museum!Join us Saturday, October 10, from 11:30 AM–1:30 PM for a special artist talk and...
10/09/2026

Join Us Tomorrow at The Brinton Museum!

Join us Saturday, October 10, from 11:30 AM–1:30 PM for a special artist talk and demonstration with Dwayne “Chuck” Wilcox (Oglala Lakota).

Known for his ledger drawings that explore Native American life and experiences through humor, parody, and contemporary observation, Wilcox will share his work and creative process with visitors.

Wilcox joins The Brinton as part of the Museum’s new Artist-in-Residence program and will return in 2027 as a participating artist in Bighorn Rendezvous XII.

Saturday, October 10 | 11:30 AM–1:30 PM
Free and open to the public.

We hope to see you there!

Join Us Tomorrow for Fall Into Art!Join us Friday, October 9, for Pards of the Paintbrush: Cowboy Artists Across the Wes...
10/09/2026

Join Us Tomorrow for Fall Into Art!

Join us Friday, October 9, for Pards of the Paintbrush: Cowboy Artists Across the West with Michael Grauer.

Discover the working cowboys who became artists, documenting ranching life and the American West through their firsthand experiences. Presented in conjunction with William Gollings: Collected Treasures.

Friday, October 9 | 5–8 PM

The presentation is free and open to the public.

A special dinner follows at The Brinton Bistro. Dinner tickets are $55, and advance registration is required.

Learn more at thebrintonmuseum.org.

Fall at The BrintonThere’s something special about October at the Quarter Circle A Ranch.Take a walk through the fall la...
10/07/2026

Fall at The Brinton

There’s something special about October at the Quarter Circle A Ranch.
Take a walk through the fall landscape, explore the Museum’s galleries, and spend some time with the art, history, and stories of the American West.

The Brinton Museum is open Thursday–Monday, 9:30 AM–5 PM.

Admission is free.

Fall Into Art This Friday!Join us Friday, October 9, for Pards of the Paintbrush with Michael Grauer at The Brinton Muse...
10/06/2026

Fall Into Art This Friday!

Join us Friday, October 9, for Pards of the Paintbrush with Michael Grauer at The Brinton Museum.

Grauer will explore the working cowboys who became artists and documented ranching and cowboy life across the American West. Presented in support of William Gollings: Collected Treasures, the program will place Gollings within this larger tradition of artists who recorded the working West from firsthand experience.

Friday, October 9
5–8 PM
Presentation is free and open to the public.

Following the presentation, continue the evening with a prix fixe dinner at The Brinton Bistro. Dinner tickets are $55 and advance registration is required.

Learn more and reserve your dinner tickets at thebrintonmuseum.org.

The Small Works Show is now on view at The Brinton Museum!Featuring original artwork by more than 60 artists from Wyomin...
10/05/2026

The Small Works Show is now on view at The Brinton Museum!

Featuring original artwork by more than 60 artists from Wyoming and across the Rocky Mountain West, this biennial exhibition is a great opportunity to discover new artists and explore a remarkable variety of work on an intimate scale.
See something you love? Every work in the exhibition is available for purchase, with available pieces also offered online through The Brinton Museum Store.

The Small Works Show
On view through December 21
Admission is free.

Shop online at thebrintonmuseumstore.com.

Something strange is happening at the Quarter Circle A Ranch...We’ve heard rumors of a spider infestation around the his...
10/04/2026

Something strange is happening at the Quarter Circle A Ranch...

We’ve heard rumors of a spider infestation around the historic ranch grounds—and there have even been reports of a Headless Horseman roaming the property.

Could it have something to do with Haunted Ranch?

Saturday, October 24
3–6 PM
The Brinton Museum

More spooky details coming soon.

Fall at the Quarter Circle A RanchOctober has arrived, and it’s a beautiful time to visit The Brinton Museum.Explore the...
10/03/2026

Fall at the Quarter Circle A Ranch

October has arrived, and it’s a beautiful time to visit The Brinton Museum.

Explore the galleries, take a walk along the trails, enjoy the fall landscape of the historic Quarter Circle A Ranch, and spend a little time with the art, history, and stories of the American West.

The Museum is open Thursday–Monday, 9:30 AM–5 PM.

Admission is free.

Address

239 Brinton Road
Big Horn, WY
82833

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 5pm
Thursday 9:30am - 5pm
Friday 9:30am - 5pm
Saturday 9:30am - 5pm
Sunday 9:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+13076723173

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