TRIGG - C M RUSSELL FOUNDATION INC

COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS:IN 2025, THE C.M. RUSSELL MUSEUM WELCOMED 30,584 VISITORS IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY. THE MUSEUM CONTINUED TO DISPLAY THE WORKS OF CHARLES M. RUSSELL THEMATICALLY, SUPPORTED BY PERMANENT GALLERIES SUCH AS A COLLECTOR'S VISION: C.M. RUSSELL WORK FROM COLLECTOR TOM PETRIE, TALES FROM THE SADDLE: COME RIDE ALONG, SELECTIONS FROM THE COLLECTION, AND INVENTING THE WEST & MANUFACTURING THE WORLD.THE MUSEUM PRESENTED TWELVE MAJOR ROTATING EXHIBITIONS, INCLUDING DISCOVERING RUSSELL: THE MCKAY COLLECTION; MODEST YET MASTERFUL: SMALL SCALE MASTERWORKS BY CHARLES M. RUSSELL; CAPTURING THE WEST: JOSEPH HENRY SHARP & EDWARD S. CURTIS; EXPEDITION WEST: A JOURNEY ON THE UPPER MISSOURI, 18321834; IS IT A REAL RUSSELL?; BEFORE THE COWBOY ARTIST: THE EARLY WORKS OF CHARLES M. RUSSELL; INNER LIGHT: THE ART OF TOM GILLEON; CORWIN "CORKY" CLAIRMONT: A RETROSPECTIVE OF ACTIVISM AND ART; THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF ROBERT OSBORN; GREETINGS FROM CHARLIE; SPEECHLESS: THE ART OF BLACKFEET ARTIST JOHN LOUIS CLARKE; AND THE RUSSELL EXHIBITION AND SALE.THE MUSEUM HOSTED FREE EVENING EXHIBIT OPENINGS FOR MEMBERS AND, TO ENSURE AFFORDABLE ACCESS FOR THE COMMUNITY, OFFERED ONE FREE SATURDAY ADMISSION PER MONTH FROM OCTOBER THROUGH APRIL, WHICH SERVED 671 ATTENDEES DURING THE WINTER SEASON. IN ADDITION, 1,613 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN VIRTUAL TOURS, AND 855 MEMBERS VISITED THROUGH FREE ADMISSION BENEFITS, EXPANDING BOTH DIGITAL AND MEMBER ENGAGEMENT. OUTREACH GREW THROUGH DIGITAL AND PRINT ADVERTISING AS WELL AS SOCIAL MEDIA, INCREASING AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION. STAFF SAFEGUARDED BOTH PERMANENT AND LOANED WORKS BY IMPROVING COLLECTION CARE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS. IN 2025, THE MUSEUM ALSO RECEIVED DONATED ART AND ARTIFACTS VALUED AT $23,600, FURTHER STRENGTHENING THE COLLECTION AND ADVANCING THE MUSEUM'S MISSION.

MUSEUM SERVICES:THE TRIGG-RUSSELL FOUNDATION, INC. OPERATES AND MAINTAINS THE C.M. RUSSELL MUSEUM IN ALIGNMENT WITH ITS MISSION. OPERATIONS STAFF ENSURED SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR VISITORS, STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND COLLECTIONS DURING ALL OPEN HOURS. MAINTENANCE STAFF SUPPORTED THE FACILITY AND GROUNDS, WHILE GUEST RELATIONS WELCOMED AND SERVED MUSEUM VISITORS.MUSEUM SERVICES INCLUDED EVENT COORDINATION, MEMBERSHIP, VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT, AND THE MUSEUM STORE, WHICH PROMOTES THE MUSEUM'S IMAGE THROUGH MERCHANDISE CONNECTED TO CHARLES M. RUSSELL AND WESTERN ART. THE MUSEUM ALSO OFFERED FREE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS SUCH AS LECTURES, SADDLES & SPURS, AND THE ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM, HELPING SUSTAIN VISITATION, MEMBERSHIP, AND VOLUNTEER PARTICIPATION WHILE REINFORCING THE MUSEUM'S ROLE AS A CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE.