The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art

06/02/2026

Back like they never lefThe Wandering Hours is a neo-traditional mountain folk band and a visitor favorite at our Music Nights. Oh, and they’re a Best of the Bay winner for Best Bluegrass Band. 🎶

Performance included with our discounted Tuesday admission.

06/01/2026

🎮 Heads up! The "Never Alone (Kisima Ingitchuna)" gaming experience is leaving The James on June 25. This award-winning puzzle-platform adventure video game based on the traditional Iñupiaq tale, “Kunuuksaayuka,” is available for visitors to play in our New West gallery.

🐻‍❄️ You will explore awe-inspiring environments, perform heroic deeds and meet legendary characters from Iñupiaq stories—all narrated by a master storyteller in the spoken Iñupiaq language.

Presented courtesy of E-Line Media.

05/30/2026

🍎🏫 What does every 2nd grader in Pinellas County Schools have in common? They get to go on a field trip to The James Museum! This partnership comes from a wider initiative by Pinellas County Schools to inspire students’ passion for the arts through field trips, and we are proud to be a part of it.

We just wrapped up our first school year of the 2nd grade tours program. Read more about it in our latest article at https://thejamesmuseum.org/news-stories/2nd-grade-school-tours-pinellas-county-schools/

05/29/2026

They’re not wrong 🤷🏛️

John Coleman, “Addih-Hiddisch, Hidatsa Chief,” 2004, Bronze

05/28/2026

Great news for anyone who missed the talk by Ronan Donovan Photo and Film at The James Museum earlier this month: you can now watch it on our Vimeo & YouTube channels ! 🐾 https://youtu.be/u2UnhVRlN4c?si=NqYlXaNUYHpY76-b

Donovan shares fascinating experiences and insight from his work as a National Geographic Explorer and photographer, especially as it relates to the exhibition "Wolves: Photography by Ronan Donovan" (plus some exclusive footage of wolves at play!). The exhibition is on view now through September 7 at The James.

“Wolves: Photography by Ronan Donovan” is a traveling photography exhibit curated by The National Museum of Wildlife Art and the National Geographic Society.

This was a special opportunity to hear from the artist behind National Geographic’s "Wolves: The Photography of Ronan Donovan" exhibition and hear about his ...

05/27/2026

Discover new connections to The James Museum's collection through activities designed to engage senses of hearing, smell and touch. This tour is designed for youth in grades K–8 who have low or limited vision.

Included with admission! Register now at 🔗thejamesmuseum.org/calendar

05/26/2026

"This painting brings the viewer back to 1898, and the poster of the Statue of Liberty hints at the themes of immigration and freedom. The scene focuses on the father-son relationship as they work together at the family business.

I tried to capture the human spirit and bring to life this mundane but intimate moment filled with patience and teamwork. The unity, mutual respect and cooperation between family members expressed here are the values that I grew up around and that are core to traditional Chinese culture."

-Artist Jie Wei Zhou on his painting "The Good Team"

05/23/2026

This Memorial Day we are honoring those who serve our country with free admission to the museum for Veterans, Active Military, Gold Star and Blue Star Families.

Offer available in-person only on May 25, 2026.

05/22/2026

New in the galleries! 👀

Our hardworking curatorial crew brought out a new selection of pictorial quilts from the "Black Pioneers" collection this week, telling stories about the Black experience in the West. Come visit them in our Frontier gallery!

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Barbara McCraw, "Abby Fisher"
Selena Sullivan, "It Took a Village"
Felecia Tinker, "Robert Lemmons: The Horse Whisperer"
Museum purchase with funds provided by Susan Hough.

05/21/2026

🐺 Love wolves? You’ll love our gift shop! We’re fully stocked with items inspired by the National Geographic “Wolves: Photography by Ronan Donovan” exhibition with more to come. 🐾