Missoula’s #free contemporary art museum Tuesday–Wednesday, 10 AM–5 PM Thursday, 10 AM–7 PM Friday–Saturday, 10 AM–5 PM free admission // free expression

335 N Pattee, Missoula, MT
Joined May 2009
We’ll be back in the UC Ballroom for our annual Benefit Art Auction in 2023! The event will feature live and silent auctions. Our call for art is open through Oct. 24. For additional details: mam.submittable.com/submit A big thanks to all who help keep #freeexpressionfreeadmission
We can't wait to welcome M.L. Smoker @wiyasha and @NataliePeeterse to MAM to talk about the making of their graphic novel THUNDEROUS for @MTBookFest on Sat., Sept. 17 at 3 p.m. #thunderousgraphicnovel #IndigenousArt #MAM
Always good to be back in Missoula and share in the MT Book Festival experience. @NataliePeeterse and I will be dishing on Thunderous Saturday afternoon at the musuem. Join us and we'll guarantee a laugh or two. montanabookfestival.com/
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"The original visual spark came from an experience when Lysohir was in high school and had a job working at an antique shop. The dealer went to an estate sale and bought a collection of more than 20 ships." @walshc interviews Marilyn Lisohir. missoulian.com/entertainment…
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Unveiling the 2022 Teen Art Project installation FRAGMENTS outside the First Interstate Bank on Higgins! Teen artists and the #MissoulaArtMuseum explore “What connects us to a shared sense of place?” #MissoulaMoment
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MEET THE ARTIST // Todd Forsgren will be at MAM next Friday, July 8! Stop by from 5–7 PM to hear from him.
Back by popular demand! Stop by to meet #BrianMaguire TONIGHT! #Free #DowntownMissoula
NOW OPEN: Re-Imagining Landscape This #new exhibition places landscape pieces from the MAM Collection in conversation with Sunflower by #JamesLavadour (Walla Walla/Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla) on loan from the Tia Collection in Santa Fe. missoulaartmuseum.org/exhibi…
MAM is open late tonight! Stop by during #FirstFriday to hear exhibiting artist Ellen Ornitz at 6 PM!
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MAM will be closed Saturday, May 28. The galleries will re-open Tuesday, May 31!
Our permanent collection is full of gems like this watercolor by James Dew. The loosely-rendered outlines of the mountains, telephone wires, and trains are reminiscent of calligraphy. 🌤
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Image: James Dew (1922–2012), Milwaukee Station, ca. 1960s–80s, watercolor, MAM Collection, Joyce E. Folsom bequest, copyright the artist, 2000.15.
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Join us next week for this insightful community discussion! missoulaartmuseum.org/event/…
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An important thread to read on the eve of the National Day of Awareness for #MMIWG ⤵️
National Week of Action for #MMIW was created in 2017 in response to families’ demands for justice for our missing and murdered Native relatives. Our #MMIP advocacy cannot end with awareness and must be accompanied by action. 🧵👇🏾❤️‍🔥
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It's a beautiful spring morning, perfect for an art pick up! Our curators are in Drummond, MT picking up #BillOhrmann sculptures for the new show in the Art Park. Contemporary Folk Animals opens this Friday, May 6!
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"The only hope [in this exhibition] is the fact that it's painted." Brian Maguire on his first museum show, In the Light of Conscience. On view now at MAM!
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Have you experienced Romey Stuckart: Within and Without? This collection of paintings & drawings by the late Idaho artists is #onview until June 11! missoulaartmuseum.org/exhibi…
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