About the Museum

The Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame is a 501(c)(3) hall of fame organization. Its stated goal is to ""To honor our cowboy way of life, American Indian cultures, and our collective Montana western heritage. It confers the honour of induction on an annual list of distinguished individuals. The Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame is currently colocated with the Charles M Russel Museum in Great Falls Montana. Fundraising efforts include a specialty car license plate, The hall of fame was granted US$0.5 million in state funds for site development and project planning during a 2007 special session of the legislature. A previous proposal was to be located in Wolf Point, Montana, as designated by the State of Montana in 2003. But the Charles M Russel Museum was able to provide space in conjunction with their permanent "Tales from the Saddle: Come Ride along Exhbit" |url=https://cmrussell.org/exhibitions-2/%7Cwebsite=C.M Russel museum: Exhibits |access-date=November 19, 2025}}</ref>