Trigg-C M Russell Foundation Inc

Museum services: the purpose of the trigg-russell foundation, inc. Is to operate and maintain the c.m. Russell museum, while following the mission of the organization. The museum requires operations staff on site during all open hours to ensure safety for staff, visitors, volunteers, and the collections. Museum staff maintain the grounds and building. Museum services also includes guest relations to serve the museum visitors, the administrative staff, event coordination, and the museum store, which furthers the museum's image and recognition with branded products as well as merchandise related to charles m. Russell and the mission of the museum. The museum continues efforts in order to sustain visitation, membership, volunteers, and fundraising. The museum offered free programs to residents as a way of inviting them to see what the museum includes and the depth and range of the institution's role in the community. Such examples include saddles and spurs, lectures, and the educational symposium during the russell. All of these areas are essential to carrying out the mission of the museum and each component must work with the other to be successful in the museum's current and future endeavors.

Education/public programs: in support of its mission, the museum offers free admission to the public during western art week. Free admission is also offered to a symposium featuring scholars in the field of western art and history. The museum continues its educational programs including the fifth grade tours and essay contest for city and county students who's essays are featured at a special proclamation ceremony related to the russell, sunday sampler (collaborative effort with the local great falls museums consortium), and saddles & spurs, an arts and crafts focused event for young families in the community. Exhibitions were supported through programming by offering lectures and educational components virtually. The education department continues to explore safe ways to conduct classes and programming for patrons along with virtual programming to reach a broader audience.