History
The C.M. Russell Museum traces its origins to July 4, 1930, when the artist's log cabin studio and gallery addition opened as the Russell Memorial, operated by the city of Great Falls in a newly created Russell Memorial Park. The first museum of Western art in the United States, the C.M. Russell Museum Complex has grown substantially over the past eighty-six years with considerable support from the residents of Great Falls and Montana and with backing from individual patrons and collectors from across the United States and around the world. Today, the C.M. Russell Museum Complex fills an entire city block and encompasses 65,000 square feet of exhibition galleries and educational programming spaces. The museum complex includes the Russells' original house and studio, a National Historic Landmark, the Frederic G. Renner Archives and Research Library, Candace and Jim Fish, Sr., Discovery Gallery, and the Charlie Russell Riders Outdoor Sculpture Garden.
Specialties
Immerse yourself in a world of Western art and learn the rich legacy of Charles Marion Russell at the C.M. Russell Museum.