Expansion project at C.M. Russell Museum continues
CMR MUSEUM
and last updated 2021-04-20 17:52:42-04
GREAT FALLS â Progress on the
expansion project for the C.M. Russell Museum continues. Staff posted pictures to the museum s Facebook page this week showing the statue of Charlie Russell being moved to allow work on the entrance area.
Ground was officially broken in March on the new $1 million transformation of 5th Avenue North and the the empty lot across from the C.M. Russell Museum into a green space for the museum. It s going to have over an acre of contiguous grass space. There ll be landscaped areas that feature natural grasses, a reinterpreted outdoor sculpture garden and a grand entrance into the museum that will feature Russell s statue greeting all visitors as they arrive. So overall, the experience will just set the conditions for, then, a great visit inside our galleries,â said museum director Tom Figarelle.
Expansion project at C M Russell Museum continues
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A look at earlier days of Great Falls is on display at the History Museum
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A look at earlier days of Great Falls is on display at the History Museum
Early days of Great Falls is on display at the History Museum
and last updated 2021-04-14 23:10:22-04
GREAT FALLS â If youâre interested in seeing what Great Falls looked like at the turn of the 20th century, a new exhibit opened several days ago that you may want to check out.
There are seven miniature models of Great Falls buildings, along with photographs and artifacts from the time period. The exhibit is called Western Frontier: Josef Dvorak Miniatures.
The C.M. Russell Museum commissioned the models in 1976 to celebrate the nationâs bicentennial. They were on display there for years, then sent to the History Museum for storage.
C.M. Russell Museum Executive Director Thomas Figarelle said during the Neighborhood Council Seven meeting Monday evening that Fifth Avenue North between 12th and 13th Street will be closed Wednesday for construction of the museum expansion.
“United Materials, the contractor we ve hired for this project, will begin removing all the asphalt on the street,” Figarelle said.
United Materials of Great Falls is scheduled to close the road and start milling the pavement Wednesday, per Marketing and Events Manager Christina Horton.
The museum expects the project to be completed no later than August 1 but is hoping to have it done closer to July 1, per Figarelle.