The Anniversary Season

Roger Tory Peterson Institute

Exhibitions

The Art of the Osprey

June 1, 2021 — August 7, 2021

Art That Matters to the Planet

August 13, 2021 — October 24, 2021

Thomas D. Mangelsen: A LIFE IN THE WILD

November 6, 2021 — April 10, 2022

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2024 marks the 90th anniversary of the publication of the first Peterson Field Guide and the 40th Anniversary of the founding of RTPI. To celebrate, we’re planning a full season of exhibitions, events and special anniversary programs.

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Anniversary Season

Featured Programs & Events

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The Peterson Collection

Discoveries in the Peterson Collection

Over the course of his storied career, Roger Tory Peterson traveled the world in search of birds and other fauna and flora to paint, photograph, film and document. RTPI has been entrusted with the vast majority of his life’s work.

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RTPI News

Art of the Field Guide — Landmark Exhibition Opens at RTPI

Art After 5 at RTPI – An Evening of Music, Nature, and Art

January 26, 2024

written by Miles Hilton

“DEAR DR. PETERSON”

January, 10, 2024

Rachael Kosinski, Assistant Curator

Trained as an artist and impassioned by birds, Roger Tory Peterson was the father of the modern field guide.

As a living embodiment of the Peterson guide, RTPI uses art as the lens through which to inform, inspire, and illuminate about the natural world.

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