Our family is growing. Big time. Since relaunching our membership program in 2021, the number of museum members has grown by 50% each year.

To celebrate our Anniversary Season, we are expanding our membership program to include more membership levels and more membership benefits.

To mark the 90th anniversary of the publication of the first Peterson Field Guide, we have set a goal of expanding our membership by 90% this year.

CLICK HERE to renew your membership, become a new member or purchase a gift membership for a friend. Thanks!

"Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect this nation's compassion, unselfish caring, patience, and just plain loving each other."

Erma Bombeck

Come join us. RTPI offers a growing number of volunteer opportunities to share your time, your talent and your passion for art and nature:

Exhibitions installation

Collections management

Museum docent

Youth program assistant

Bluebird nest box monitoring

For more information, please contact Tina Preston at jpreston@rtpi.org or 716-665-2473 X227.

Five minutes in nature. That's all it takes to reconnect us to the wonder of the natural world.

But we promise you'll want to spend a lot more time than that with the photographs in Kevin Ebi: Five Minutes in Nature. Ebi has spent the better part of 25 years capturing the power and serenity of things great and small in the natural world -- from icons in our national parks to solitary songbirds perched atop wildflowers ablaze with the morning sunrise.

In addition to his own books, Ebi's photographs have appeared in the pages of National Geographic, Smithsonian, and BBC Earth. When more than two dozen National Monuments were facing de-listing, Ebi was among the leading photographers who contributed to "Land Almost Lost," an e-book that generated more than 20,000 comments to save the monuments.

Five Minutes in Nature is Ebi's latest project to reconnect people to the natural world.

Come join us for the Opening Night Celebration of Kevin Ebi: Five Minutes in Nature on Friday, April 26. The exhibition runs through July 21.

(Featured artwork: Kevin Ebi, "Fire Falls," Yosemite National Park, 2017)

A big thanks to exhibition sponsor, G.L. Olson.

Five Minutes in Nature with Loud Performance.

Let's Take Five.

Let's take five to fat tire bike it through the Peterson Preserve at RTPI, courtesy of Loud Performance.

Let's take another five on the front porch of RTPI for free tasting samples of Morning Flicker coffee, thanks to Crown Street Roasting Company.

Then let's take another five inside the museum to explore Kevin Ebi: Five Minutes in Nature.

The date is Saturday, May 11, 10 am to 2 pm. Loud Performance will be on hand with Kona Fat Tire Bikes for you to try out on our trails -- free of charge.

Crown Street Roasting Company and RTPI have teamed up to offer Morning Flicker, our own signature blend, Smithsonian-certified, bird friendly coffee.

For one day only, RTPI will offer a discounted $5 museum admission to view Kevin Ebi's inspirational photographs and to take part in some fun art + nature activities in Roger's Art Studio.

Banff is Back, Baby

And It's Right Around the Corner

Two nights.

Two entirely different lineups

of the world’s best mountain sport, culture, and environmental films.

CLICK HERE to watch the Trailer

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Don't forget to reserve your spot at our special VIP Opening Reception.

Current Exhibitions

Kevin Ebi: Five Minutes in Nature

Opening Night Celebration: Friday, April 26, 6 to 9 pm

On view through July 21

An Abundance of Riches: Woodcuts of Andrea Rich

Closes April 14

Small Worlds: Betsy Abbott and Spencer Frazer

Closes April 14

Wildwing: Paintings by Rosalie Haizlett

On view through June 2

Plan Your Visit Today

For a Full Schedule of Exhibitions and Programs, Please Visit our Website at RTPI.ORG