In yesterday's post about the Tetons I mentioned that in between hikes we went to the National Museum of Wildlife Art. This fabulous museum is on a hill overlooking the National Elk Refuge.This is a view to the east looking from the museum.  Grand Teton National Park is north of the museum and the elk refuge. There are several large sculptures on the grounds of the museum and they plan to eventually have about thirty.  

 Unfortunately we had only 45 minutes before the museum closed and we quickly realized that you could spend several hours to fully appreciate all that is there. I took only a few photos as we rushed from room to room to see paintings, sculpture, glass, photography, and even skulls.  The collection includes paintings from old masters such as this one painted about 1650 by Paul de Vos that depicts what may be a biblical scene with a touch of the hunting genre thrown in to much more contemporary art.Painting by Carl Rungius, 1940.There was a room devoted to wildlife art by Charles Russell and I took a few photos there before reading the sign that you weren't supposed to photograph any the Russell work.

I wish that we had more time to spend at this museum. It is definitely worth a stop on any trip to the area.