"The Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Center will be the state's premier destination attraction that honors and celebrates Montana's unique western culture and heritage"
Our campus will provide a safe, comfortable, exciting portal through which guests can enter to experience the character and teamwork it took to build Montana. It will inspire respect for our colorful, diverse and powerful cultural heritage.
Our collections, exhibits and interactive educational environment will consistently inspire and motivate our visitors to connect with the spirit of the cowboy intellectually and emotionally.
Our Mission
"To provide a unique understanding of the cowboy way of life, Indian culture and roots of our western heritage by teaching others the colorful history that has shaped our state. We will accomplish this through:
Honoring Montana's cowboys, cowgirls, settlers, landscape, rodeos, ranches, Indian cultures, industries, communities and wildlife that define Montana with carefully considered annual inductions into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame
Offering a unique understanding of the spirit of the cowboy, Indian culture and the roots of Montana heritage
Becoming a living history destination attraction with international reputation and respect
Providing a progressive framework for sustainability through dynamic, creative, on-going marketing efforts targeting visitation, memberships, donations, endowments, and other fund and attendance-raising campaigns
Creating strong partnerships with public entities to enhance regional, tribal, state and federal support
