Our list of Montana museums is your online invitation to explore the cultural, historic, and scientific resources of museums in the state. As you can see from the map above our membership stretches across the entire state, and includes a broad spectrum of Montana history. Listings in red are members, listings in blue are member websites.

The Museums of Montana have something for everyone - history, art, science, anthropology...explore the diversity! Please telephone individual museums for additional information regarding hours, location, special programming, handicapped accessibility and admission charges.

Russell Country

Belt

Belt Museum
37 Castner St.
Belt, MT 59412
406-227-4436
Local history and mining

Big Sandy

Big Sandy Historical Museum
Johannes Avenue & Railroad
Big Sandy, MT 59520
406-378-2640
Local history of Bear's Paw Mountains

Branding

Bynum

Two Medicine Dinosaur Center
120 2nd Ave. S.
Bynum, MT 59419
Paleontology and archaeology

Chester

Liberty County Museum
823 South Main
Chester MT 59522
406-759-5274
Homestead and local history

Chief Joseph

Chinook

Blaine County Museum
501 Indiana St.
Chinook, MT 59523
406-357-2590
Nez Perce War, local history including cattle ranching

Bear's Paw Battlefield
16 mi. south, Rte 240
Chinook, MT 59523
406-357-3130
Last battle of the Nez Perce

Choteau

Old Trail Museum
823 N. Main
Choteau, MT 59422
406-466-5332
Dinosaurs and local history

Conrad

Conrad Transportation & Hisotrical Museum
4th & Virginia
Conrad, MT 59425

Grand Union Hotel

Fort Benton

Museum of the Great Plains
20th and Washington
Fort Benton, MT 59442
406-622-5316
State museum of agriculture and homestead village

Museum of the Upper Missouri
Fort Park and Front Street
Fort Benton, MT 59442
406-622-5316
River history, steamboats and transportation

Old Fort Benton
Fort Park and Front Street
Fort Benton, MT 59442
406-622-5316
Blackfoot fur trade and culture

Deer Lodge on the Missouri

Fort Belknap

Fort Belknap Cultural Museum
Jct. Highway 2 and Highway 66
Harlem, MT 59526
Native American Atsina and Assiniboine

Geraldine

Milwaukie Depot
Main Street
Geraldine, MT 59446
406-737-4368
No Exhibits

Charlie Russell at the studio

Great Falls

Cascade Co. Historical Society
422 2nd St. S.
Great Falls, MT 59405

Children's Museum of Montana
22 Railroad Square
Great Falls, MT 59401
406-452-6661
Hands on and discovery

C. M. Russell Museum
400 13th Street North
Great Falls MT 59401
406-727-8787
Western art and Russell memorabilia
Browning Arms Collection

Galerie Trimitas
1301 20th Street South
Great Falls MT 59405
406-791-5304

High Plains Heritage Center
422 2nd Street South
Great Falls, MT 59405
406-452-3462
Cascade County history

Knudson Associates
3021 4th Ave S.
Great Falls, Mt 59405

Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center
4201 Giant Springs Road
Great Falls MT 59403
406-727-8733
National trail and living history

Malmstrom Museum and Historical Society
2225 9th Avenue South
Great Falls, MT 59405
406-761-2705

Montana Law Enforcement Museum
PO Box 2603
Great Falls, MT 59403
406-846-3777

Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art
1400 1st Avenue North
Great Falls MT 59401
406-727-8255
Modern and contemporary art

Ursuline Centre
2300 Central Avenue
Great Falls, MT 59401
406-452-8585
Archives

Ft. Assiniboine

Havre

H. Earl Clack Museum
1753 US Hwy 2 NW # 30
Holiday Village Mall
Havre MT 59501
406-265-4000
Area history and buffalo jump

Havre Underground
120 Third Avenue
Havre, MT 59501
406-265-8888
Railroad and 19th century exhibits

Fort Assiniboine
5 miles south Highway 87
Havre, MT 59501
Restored Military Fort

Harlowton

Upper Musselshell Museum
11 South Central Avenue
Harlowton, MT 59036
406-632-5519
Local history

Lewistown

Central Montana Historical Museum
408 N.E. Main Street
Lewistown MT 59457-2019
406-538-5436
Local history

Lewistown Art Center
801 West Broadway
Lewistown, MT 59457
406-538-8278
Contemporary art

Martinsdale

Charles M. Bair Family Museum
Martinsdale, MT 59053
406-572-3314
Restored home and western art

Rudyard

Depot Museum
PO Box 202
Rudyard, MT 59540
406-355-4383

Shelby

Marias Museum of History & Art
206 12th Street North
Shelby MT 59474
406-434-2551

Toole County Museum
226 1st St. S.
Shelby, MT 59474

Stanford

Judith Basin Museum
P.O. Box 434
Stanford MT 59479
406-566-2281

St. Peter's Mission

Sun River

Sun River Valley Historical Society
13847 Highway 200
Sun River, MT 59483
406-264-5572

Ulm

Ulm Pishkun State Park
342 Ulm-Vaughn Road
Ulm, MT 59485
406-866-2217
Buffalo jump, walking trails and Native American Culture

Utica

Utica Museum and Historical Society
100 Main Street
Utica, MT 59452
406-423-5208
Local history

Winifred

Winifred Museum
210 Main St.
Winifred, MT 59489

White Sulphur Springs

Charles M. Bair Family Museum
425 Camas Creek Rd.
White Sulpher Springs, MT 59645
406-541-2190

Meagher County Historical Assn.
310 2nd Avenue N.E.
White Sulphur Springs, MT 59645
406-547-3520
Local history

Museums Association of Montana