Location: Kalispell
Top Things to do in Kalispell
Things to do in Kalispell, Montana (MT): The Best Museums
The rugged beauty of Montana is on prominent display in Kalispell, a small but vibrant city stretched along the Continental Divide, just minutes from Glacier National Park and Flathead Lake. This friendly town offers a balance of city and outdoor adventure with museums, theater, community events and a variety of lodging, shopping and dining options all within close proximity of unlimited recreational opportunities. Kalispell is in the middle of everything wanted in a Montana vacation.
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1. Noice Studio and Gallery
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2 reviews
This restored turn-of-the-century gallery features exhibits by Montana artists in various forms including painting, sculpture, ceramics, fiber arts and photography.
2. Conrad Mansion
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4.5 based on 394 reviews
The Conrad Mansion Museum is located in Kalispell's east side residential area atop a bluff overlooking the valley and the Swan mountain range. The home sits on three landscaped acres,surrounded by a dry stone fence with iron gates. Six large annual flower beds and extensive ever-blooming perennial beds provide constant color during the summer season, with pruned hedges, evergreens, and spacious lawns serving as a lush background. MISSION To preserve and exhibit the 1895 Charles Conrad Family Estate through public tours, educational programs, and community events.
Reviewed By F9761MSpatb
Oh my gosh, this is the best historic home. Our tour guide Ginny did the best job of educating us on the history of the home and the interesting lives of the Conrad family. This is a must do!
3. Hockaday Museum of Art
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4.5 based on 77 reviews
Free changing exhibits and galleries of regional art, housed in a former Carnegie Library.
Reviewed By 866TaylorB - Chicago, United States
The Hockaday Museum of Art in Kalispell, Montana, is a treasure trove of artwork and photographs produced by Montana artists, current and historic, designed to enrich the cultural life of the community and region and to preserve the artistic legacy of Montana and Glacier National Park. And it all is housed in a turn-of-the-century Carnegie Library Building that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The collection captures the nostalgia and grandeur of Glacier National Park, the glory days of the Empire Builder Railroad, the Blackfeet Nation and those who chose to settle in this majestic part of Montana. It features works by signature authors, photographers and painters as well as Glacier National Park collectibles such as vintage maps and hand-tinted photographs. The artists include Charles M. Russell, Winold Reiss, Ralph Earl DeCamp, Fred Kiser, Roland Reed, O.C. Seltzer, T.J. Hileman, Earl Hilkke, Diccon Swans, Mark Ogle, John Clarke, Leonard Lopp, Bud Helbig, Ace Powell, Russell Chatham, Jeanne Hamilton, David Shaner, Hugh Hockaday, Thomas English, Jeff Walker, Bob Scriver, Gary Schildt, Tom Saubert, Frank Hagel, John Fery, Joe Scheurle, Adolph Heinze and Nicholas Oberling. Also the artifacts of writer James Willard Schultz. Opened in 1969 at 302 2nd Avenue East, the art center was named for local artist Hugh Hockaday, who had moved to the Flathead Valley after a successful career as a commercial artist. He died in 1968.
4. Northwest Montana History Museum
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4.5 based on 54 reviews
The foundations of the Northwest Montana History Museum were first laid in 1894 when the 22,000 square foot Richardsonian Romanesque Central School was completed in the growing city of Kalispell. Since 1999, the Museum has continued the Valley’s commitment to education. Engaging exhibits and one-of-a-kind artifacts tell the story of the region’s history, including the settlement of Flathead Valley, the America Indian tribes of Northwest Montana; the vanished town of Demersville; and pioneer Frank Bird Linderman. Schoolbell Books & Gifts on the Museum’s first floor offers a great selection of Montana history books and Made-In-Montana gifts. Restored classrooms in the old Central School have been converted into elegant rental halls and are available for groups and private gatherings. A variety of year-round educational programs and community events ensure that the Northwest Montana History Museum continues to be a place where the Past is Present.
Reviewed By JNRedmond - Redmond, United States
This museum is done well and worth the visit whether visitors are from Montana or not. Excellent artifacts with narratives from the history of Flathead, the stories of the Native Americans living in the area to the railroad. There is a little bit of everything in this museum.
5. Bear Country Gallery
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4.5 based on 9 reviews
Reviewed By MD2MT2005 - Bigfork, United States
If you want to take a bear(s) home to remember your visit, this is the place to come, even if you think you didn't want a bear. From a huge variety of Christmas ornaments, carved bears, bronze sculptures, paintings, mugs, etc.--you will recognize Jeff Fleming's products that are carried around the U. S. This is where it all begins. I consider Bear Country Gallery a must stop for Montana visitors.
6. Montana Modern Fine Art
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2 reviews
Montana Modern Fine Art is a newly renovated art gallery in historic downtown Kalispell, showcasing local, national, and international critically acclaimed art.
