Here's a roundup of this week's content, including staff videos and educational programs now available on our website. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and YouTube for the latest.

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MUSEUM REOPENING
Beginning Thursday, June 11, the C.M. Russell Museum Store as well as the Russell House and Studio will reopen to the public. Days and hours for these spaces will be Thursday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to the House and Studio will be $7/person for adults and seniors, free for students and active military and their families. On Thursday, June 25, the entire museum complex will once again be open to the public with the same hours above – Thursday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. At this time, museum admission will return to regular rates.

Of special priority is the safety of guests as well as the frontline team in the gift shop, at the front desk, security, volunteers, and anyone who supports a visiting patron. For this reason, the following policies and procedures have been implemented:
  • Parties larger than ten individuals will be required to enter the museum in a staggered format. Guided tours have been suspended through September.
  • The museum will have a new gallery map and a marked pathway through the museum to ensure guests can enjoy the museum while minimizing contact with other guests.
  • Sanitizing stations will be available throughout the museum.
  • All points of sale have been outfitted with plexiglass barriers.
  • All museum staff will wear masks. Guests are encouraged but not required to wear a mask while in the museum.

Charlie would often welcome friends and acquaintances for a visit by ending his letters with “…don’t forget our camp. The latchstring is out.” All of the staff at the C.M. Russell Museum look forward to letting the latchstring out once again and welcoming back visitors from our city, our state, and beyond.

REMEMBERING RUSSELL'S WEST
In the spring of 1993 Lorne E. Render, Executive Director of the C.M. Russell Museum, introduced the first issue of “Russell’s West: the Magazine of the C.M. Russell Museum” by writing, “This new, semiannual magazine will provide articles and information about the art and culture of the West and, of course, about Charlie. One of the major goals of the Museum is to share and discuss concepts, and theories through various media.” Little did Render know that twenty-seven years later we would resurrect these classic stories, and share them on the internet, a medium that at the time was in its infancy. 

For the first time since original publication, the Museum is pleased to present an ever-expanding collection of essays originally printed in “Russell’s West: the Magazine of the C.M. Russell Museum” with newly added introductions and insights from Western American art historian Dr. Larry Len Peterson.
Click the image to read Dr. Peterson's full introduction and link to "Letters Home"
Welcome to the first installment of “Remembering Russell’s West.” It’s appropriate that we start with the first issue and feature Brian Dippie, authoring an article “Letters Home” about the correspondence Russell sent his friends back home while he was on the road with his wife Nancy as they chased fame and fortune.
Click the image to read "Letters Home"
QUICK FLICKS
Artist Spotlight: Jeremy Winborg
Visit artist Jeremy Winborg's studio and learn about his piece to be sold at The Russell Sale in September.


A Personal Art Collection
Outreach Coordinator Sally Carlton shows off some of the pieces in her family's art collection that were created by her great-grandfather.


MUSEUM STORE
Click the image to be taken to the online store. Now offering free local delivery in Great Falls!
THE RUSSELL 2020