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5 | EXHIBITIONS EXHIBITIONSANSEL ADAMS: MASTERWORKSOpened April 2026This exhibition featured forty-seven works by Ansel Adams (1902%u20131984), representing approximately two-thirds of a selection Adams made late in his life to serve as a concise reflection of his artistic legacy. Considered by Adams to be among his finest works, the photographs highlighted the drama and splendor of natural environments and revealed details and perspectives that might otherwise go unnoticed. Included were many of Adams%u2019 most iconic and beloved images, encompassing the full scope of his work, from elegant studies of nature and architecture to portraits and the sweeping landscapes for which he is most renowned.BEYOND THE VAULT: STAFF PICKS FROM THE CMRM PERMANENT COLLECTIONOpened April 2026This exhibition featured artwork from the museum%u2019s permanent collection selected by staff members. Each participant chose a work, excluding those by Charles M. Russell, that held personal meaning and shared why it resonated with their experiences or interests. The result was a diverse display of often-overlooked pieces that offered visitors a fresh way to experience the collection through the personal connections and perspectives of museum staff.UNSETTLED LANDS: MANETTE BRADFORDOpened April 2026Unsettled Lands presented a body of work by Manette Bradford that engaged with traditional themes in the visual culture of the mythic American West, exploring landscape as subject and its relationship to ideas of masculinity, heroism, mastery, and stewardship of the land. The exhibition included watercolor, paper, and acrylic collages on canvas, works on paper, and ceramic sculptures, primarily rendered in raw sepia tones.TRACING RUSSELLOpened May 2026Tracing Russell invited visitors to follow the artistic development of Charles M. Russell through his sketches%u2014from boyhood drawings that revealed a young observer captivated by movement, character, and the landscapes of the American West to later works created at the height of his career that reflected a confident hand and richer storytelling. Together, these works offered rare insight into Russell%u2019s artistic process, highlighting both his technical growth and evolving perspective on the people and places of the West.THE ART OF THE ANGLEOpened June 2026The Art of the Angle brought the Maclean Family Illustration Collection, 1989%u20132023, to the place that inspired the illustrations featured in three beloved books: A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean, Home Waters by John Maclean, and the 100th anniversary edition of Big Two-Hearted River by Ernest Hemingway. The exhibition featured 34 wood engravings by three distinguished artists: Barry Moser (American, b. 1940), Wesley W. Bates (Canadian, b. 1952), and Chris Wormell (English, b. 1955).TOP: Ansel Adams (1902%u20131984), Photograph by James Alinder MIDDLE TOP: From the collection of Beyond the Vault.David Bradley, Pueblo Feast Day, c. 2015, acrylic on canvas, 2019.1.1MIDDLE BOTTOM: From the collection of Unsettled Lands.Manette Rene Bradford, Clarks Fork, watercolor, acrylic, paper collage on canvasBOTTOM LEFT: From the collection of Tracing Russell.Charles M. Russell (1864-1926), Sketch of Navajo Man on Horseback, 1916, pencil on paper, 975-12-0483BOTTOM RIGHT: From the collection of Tracing Russell.Charles M. Russell (1864-1926), The Indian Guide, c. 1880, pencil on paper, The Petrie Collection