The Northwest Montana History Museum, at the restored Central School building in Kalispell, Montana, United States, is a history museum featuring exhibits that illuminate the history of the Northwest Montana region and Flathead Valley.To visit Northwest Montana History Museum on your trip to Kalispell, use our Kalispell trip itinerary planning app.
Operated by the non-profit Northwest Montana Historical Society, the Northwest Montana History Museum is housed in the 22,000-square-foot (2,000 m2) Richardsonian Romanesque-style four-story stone and brick Central School building, constructed in 1894 and completely restored and renovated in the late 1990s.
Current permanent exhibits focus on Montana pioneer Frank Bird Linderman, the Northwest Montana timber industry, Northwest Native American culture, Flathead Valley history, Central School, and the turn-of-the-century community of Demersville.
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The museum is in a building that was previously a school building. It had several interesting exhibits bout the area including much on the local Indian culture. An exhibit I enjoyed regarded the...
The museum is in a building that was previously a school building. It had several interesting exhibits bout the area including much on the local Indian culture. An exhibit I enjoyed regarded the... more »
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This museum has a very interesting collection of photos and srtifacts that document portions of Northwest Montana's history. A new exhibit was being added when we visited in August 2021. The...
This museum has a very interesting collection of photos and srtifacts that document portions of Northwest Montana's history. A new exhibit was being added when we visited in August 2021. The... more »
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It was a slide show of large format slides from Ed Gilliland. It is a unique museum of the life of Kalispell and Flathead County. It's so worth your stop. The book store has historical fiction and nonfictionbpoks about the adventurous women and men who traveled here and settled.
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Was very interesting to walk around and see all of historical items in their collection.
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