Step into the wild with legendary nature photographer and conservationist Thomas D. Mangelsen at a special Artist Reception. Celebrate his newest limited edition images that showcase the beauty, power, and mystery of the natural world.

A LIFE IN THE WILD makes its final stop at the Stuhr Museum after an extraordinary eight-year national museum tour. Featuring 40 Legacy Reserve Edition photographs by Thomas D. Mangelsen, the exhibition highlights some of his most celebrated images and reflects a lifetime spent documenting the beauty, wonder, and importance of the natural world. Thomas D. Mangelsen will attend the opening reception on June 20, 2026.

June 20 – September 7, 2026
The Stuhr Museum 
3133 W. U.S. Hwy 34, Grand Island, NE
stuhrmuseum.org

Full Tour Itinerary 

Haggin Museum, Stockton, CA
Museum of The Gulf Coast, Port Arthur, TX
Bateman Gallery, Victoria, BC, Canada
Briscoe Museum, San Antonio, TX
Buffalo Bill Museum, Cody, WY
Center of Science and Industry, Columbus, OH
Crisp Museum, Southeast Missouri State University
Detroit Zoo, Royal Oak, MI
Durham Museum, Omaha, NE
Evelyn Burrow Museum, Hanceville AL
Great Valley Museum, Modesto Junior College, Modesto, CA
Hansen Memorial Museum, Logan, KS
Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum, Oradell, NJ
Mississippi River Museum, Dubuque, IA
Museum of Art - DeLand, FL
Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman, MT
National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson, WY
North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville, NC
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Chicago Academy of Sciences, IL
Peoria Riverfront Museum, Peoria, IL
The Phoenix Zoo, Phoenix, AZ
Quincy Art Center, Quincy, IL
Roger Tory Peterson Institute, Jamestown, NY
Science Central, Fort Wayne, IN
Sioux City Public Museum, IA
Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Stamford, CT
Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Fort Hays State University, KS

Wildlife art legends Robert Bateman and Thomas D. Mangelsen come together to discuss art, nature, and life for a virtual launch of the Canadian premiere of A Life in the Wild.

This film is a collaboration with Lucky 8. It is a unique combination of my extensive archive of photographs, videos, Todd Wilkinson’s writings and interviews featuring numerous people including myself who share a deep affection for Grizzly 399.

Thank you for your support of 399: Queen of the Tetons. The sold out showing at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival is just the beginning. The producers of the film have assured me it will be shown at more film festivals and special screenings in the future.

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