Alive in the Heart of the West

Welcome

The Brinton Museum is located in the foothills of the Bighorn Mountains on the historic 620-acre Quarter Circle A Ranch near Big Horn, Wyoming and presents 19th, 20th and 21st century Western and American Indian Art in an ideal setting.

Permanent Exhibitions

To Honor the Plains Nations

collections

Historic Brinton Ranch House

Exhibitions

All-Schools 5th Grade Student Art Show

collections

Western Art

Admission

Free for children 12 & under
$8 students & seniors
$10 adults

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Hours

May 15 to Labor Day:
9:30am - 5pm Daily

Labor Day - December 23
9:30am - 5pm
Wednesday to Sunday

Bistro

Lunch - Wednesday to Saturday
11am - 2pm

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Location

239 Brinton Rd
Big Horn, WY

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Your day at The Brinton

There’s so much to do at The Brinton Museum on the Quarter Circle A Ranch. Here’s a list of recommended tours and activities and how long to plan for them.

History

1 hourHistoric Brinton Ranch House Tour »
1 hourQuarter Circle A Ranch Grounds Tour Self-Guided »
1.5 hoursLunch at Brinton Bistro »
1 hourSelf-guided Tour of Museum Galleries »
.5 hoursShop Museum Store »
5 hoursTotal Estimated Time

Edward Borein, illustrated letter

to Bradford Brinton, 1932

American Indian Art

1 hourThe John and Adrienne Mars American Indian Gallery »
1 hourHistoric Brinton Ranch House Tour »
1.5 hoursLunch at Brinton Bistro »
.5 hoursShop Museum Store »
4 hoursTotal Estimated Time

American Indian Parfleche

Brinton Collection

Western Art

1 hourHistoric Brinton Ranch House Tour »
1 hourTed and Katie Meredith Gallery of Western Art »
1.5 hoursLunch at Brinton Bistro »
.5 hoursShop Museum Store »
4 hoursTotal Estimated Time

Frederic Remington’s The Rattlesnake

The Bradford Brinton Memorial Collection

1.5 hoursGuided tour of the Forrest E. Mars, Jr. Building Tour by appointment »
1.5 hoursLunch at the Brinton Bistro »
.5 hoursShop Museum Store »
3.5 hoursTotal Estimated Time

Forrest E. Mars Jr. Building

Architectural Rendering

Provost
5hrs
Mt Rushmore, near Rapid City, SD
3.5hrs
Denver, CO
5.5hrs
National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, WY
6.5hrs
Salt Lake City, UT
7hrs
Yellowstone National Park
3.5hrs
Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, WY
2.5hrs
CM Russell Museum, Great Falls, MT
6.5hrs

So much to experience

Western Art

American Indian Art

The Brintons

Historic Brinton Ranch House

The Brinton Bistro

Bird Watching

Architecture

Volunteer

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Provost
5hrs
Mt Rushmore, near Rapid City, SD
3.5hrs
Denver, CO
5.5hrs
National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, WY
6.5hrs
Salt Lake City, UT
7hrs
Yellowstone National Park
3.5hrs
Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Cody, WY
2.5hrs
CM Russell Museum, Great Falls, MT
6.5hrs