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C.M. Russell Museum, Great Falls, MT

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C.M. Russell Museum

400 13th Street North · Great Falls, MT

Why you should go…

The museum is devoted to the art, life and legacy of Charles M. Russell, the Great Falls painter of the American West. Its galleries hold Russell paintings, sculptures and illustrated letters alongside Western and Indigenous art by other artists. On the same grounds you can see the two-story house Russell built in 1900 and the log cabin studio he added in 1903, both a National Historic Landmark. The museum also displays the 200-piece Browning Firearms Collection.

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  • #western art
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  • #historic home

Good to know

General museums guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Check the special exhibition separately

    Touring shows usually carry their own ticket and their own opening hours, listed apart from general admission.

  • Look for the free window

    Many museums run community days, member evenings, or discounted late openings. It is worth a look before you pay full price.

  • Travel light through the door

    Large bags and backpacks often have to go to a coat check, and lines for it move slowly at opening.

  • Weekday mornings beat weekend afternoons

    School groups clear out by early afternoon midweek, while weekends stay busy from late morning on.

What's around here?

The closest stops to C.M. Russell Museum, ordered by straight-line distance.

  • Sightseeing
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    1.7 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Sightseeing
    Local Gem

    Southwest Montana

    Free

    Official tourism region covering mountain towns, ghost towns and national park gateways across southwestern Montana.

    1.9 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Giant Springs State Park

    Under $25

    Watch a huge freshwater spring pour into the Missouri River, visit the trout hatchery and walk riverside trails.

    3.2 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor

  • Sightseeing
    Local Gem

    Choteau, Montana

    Free

    Plan a visit to Choteau, a small Rocky Mountain Front town known for fossil sites and outdoor recreation.

    47 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing