The Brinton Museum

The Brinton Museum, located on the historic 620-acre Quarter Circle A Ranch near Big Horn, Wyoming and features 19th, 20th and 21st century Western and American Indian art in an ideal setting. We invite you to experience the lifestyle of a 1920s and 30s gentleman’s working ranch. Take a guided tour of The Brinton Museum’s Main Ranch House with its fine art, rare books and furnishings in their original setting, view our featured exhibits of American Indian, historic and contemporary Western art in the state-of-the-art Forrest E. Mars, Jr. Building and enjoy lunch in the Brinton Bistro with unobstructed views of the Bighorn Mountains. Hike one of our Nature Trails or take a tour of the grounds and outbuildings including Little Goose Creek Lodge, Mr. Brinton’s hunting cabin. Don’t miss the traditional leather workshop set up in the old bunkhouse, complete with world renowned leather artist Jim Jackson!

Exhibits

Exhibitions in the Forrest E. Mars, Jr. Building include:
To Honor the Plains Nations
American Indian art and artifacts from the Gallatin and Brinton Collections in the John and Adrienne Mars American Indian Gallery.

Highlights of the Brinton Collection in the Ted and Katie Meredith Gallery of Western Art
Works by Remington, Russell, Borein, Moran, WHD Koerner, John Mix Stanley, Bodmer, Kleiber and Gollings from the Brinton Permanent Collection.

Artists in Residence Show

Last of the Lakota Dream Catchers: The Art of Roger Broer & Richard Red Owl

Vitreous Visions: The Glass Art of Angela Babby

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