The Livingston Depot Center Opens Museum for the Summer With a New Featured Exhibit: “The Grizzly Bear Illustrated: 1828–1943”

The historic Livingston Depot Center opens the seasonal railroad history museum on Memorial Day. The beautifully restored Northern Pacific Railroad station, dating back a century, is a remarkable exhibit in itself. The Depot's flagship exhibit, Rails Across the Rockies: A Century of People and Places, provides captivating insight into Montana's railroad history and the grandeur of train travel. The exhibit highlights Livingston as the gateway to Yellowstone since the 1880s, particularly focusing on the Northern Pacific's pivotal role in Yellowstone's establishment as America's first national park. In addition to its main exhibit, the museum presents The Livingston Depot in History and Architecture, and Remarkable Migrations, as well as the featured special exhibit. 

Featured Exhibit: The Grizzly Bear Illustrated: 1828–1943 Ursus Horribilis: The Grizzly Bear Illustrated is curated by Lee Silliman and explores the complex relationship between humans and grizzly bears on the early western frontier. Through works by 19th and 20th-century artists like Karl Bodmer and Frederic Remington, the exhibit reflects an era in the tangled relationship between humans and this iconic symbol of the American West. A gallery tour and illustrated lecture will bring the exhibit to life on June 14th at 10 am. 

The Beast of Our Time, a 28-minute, award-winning documentary produced by Save the Yellowstone Grizzly, is an unflinching inquiry into the relationship between climate change and grizzly bears. The film, directed by Maaike Middleton, is narrated by Academy Award-winning actor Jeff Bridges and scored by pianist Bill Payne of Little Feat. A partnership between the Depot and Elk River Arts & Lectures brings a screening of the film on June 13th at 6 pm that will be followed by a discussion of regional experts on grizzly biology and conservation. 

All are welcome to join the screening of Beast of Our Time and panel discussion. The event is free and light refreshments will be provided. 

The guided gallery tour and illustrated lecture begins at 10 am Saturday, June 14th. This free event features historian and exhibit curator Lee Silliman. Light refreshments will be provided. 

Livingston Model Railroad Club operates a large HO scale layout in the basement of the former Northern Pacific baggage building at the Livingston Depot Tuesdays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm. Beginning May 29th, the club will be open Thursday afternoons from 1 - 4 pm. 

Depot Museum is open Memorial Day to Labor Day, Monday through Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm. 

Operated by the Livingston Depot Foundation and located at 200 West Park, the museum is open Monday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm. There is a nominal admission, and group visits are also welcome by special arrangement. Additional information can be obtained by visiting www.livingstondepot.org. 

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