The Glacier Art Museum (formerly Hockaday Museum of Art): Gateway to Montana and Glacier National Parkβs Artistic Legacy Admission: Adults $8, Seniors/Veterans $6, College Students/Active Military $4, Children Under 18 Free, Museum Members Free Admission Rates
Adults: $8
Seniors (60+), Veterans: $6
College Students, Active Military and Spouse $4
Youth under 18 Free
Members Free
2nd Friday of eac
h month: Free docent led Senior tour at 11:30 am. Hours of Operation:
Winter Open Hours : Tuesday 11-5; Wednesday-Saturday: 11-4
Office hours: Monday-Saturday 10-4
302 Second Avenue East
Kalispell, Montana 59901
tel 406.755.5268
[email protected]
Wheelchair/ Stroller Accessible. Elevator on site, handicap/elevator entrance 3rd Avenue
Our Mission
To enrich the cultural life of our community and region, and preserve the artistic legacy of Montana and Glacier National Park
Museum Overview
The Glacier Art Museum (formerly Hockaday Museum of Art) mission is to enrich the cultural life of our community and region, and preserve the artistic legacy of Montana and Glacier National Park. The Museum maintains a permanent collection and offers rotating exhibits by nationally renowned and emerging artists, in addition to a permanent exhibit of Glacier National Park art and culture. Museum History
In 1967, the Flathead Branch of the Montana Institute of the Arts explored the need for a community art center in the Flathead Valley. Area residents responded enthusiastically, and on February 10, 1969, the Flathead Valley Art Association opened the Hockaday Center for the Arts as a community art center in the Carnegie Library building. The art center was named for Lakeside artist Hugh Hockaday (1892-1968), who had moved to the Flathead Valley after a successful career as a commercial artist, and who passed away during the conversion of the Carnegie library to an art center. In 1998, the Hockaday Center changed its name to the Hockaday Museum of Art to reflect its new focus as a museum. In 2024, the museum changed its name to the Glacier Art Museum. Building History
The Museum is housed in a turn-of-the-century, 1903 Carnegie Library Building that is listed in the National Registry of Historic Places. The more than 100-year-old building, now wheelchair accessible, has undergone significant renovations to create a sophisticated museum setting while retaining the building's historic beauty. Collection
The Museumβs growing permanent collection focuses on the art and artists of Montana. Featured in the permanent collection are works by John L. Clarke, Leonard Lopp, Bud Helbig, Ace Powell, O.C. Seltzer, Russell Chatham, Jeanne Hamilton, Hugh Hockaday, David Shaner, Thomas English, Bob Scriver, Gary Schildt, Tom Saubert, Linda Tippets, Frank Hagel, Mark Ogle, Jeff Walker, and others. The Crown of the Continent
This Gallery features works from the Permanent Collection and significant Glacier Park authors, photographers, and painters as well as Park collectibles, including vintage maps and hand-tinted photographs. While artists change from time to time, the exhibit always features the art and culture of Montana and Glacier National Park. Off the Wall Gift Gallery
The Glacier Art Museum offers a charming source of unique pottery, glass, jewelry, cards, prints, books and other original handiwork by local and regional artists.
