National Museum of Forest Service History breaks ground on new $13.5M exhibit building

The National Museum of Forest Service History, located right here in Missoula County, held a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday for construction of a new $13.5 million National Conservation Legacy Center.

The new two-story, 26,000-square-foot building will be constructed using mass timber at the museum’s 31-acre campus at 6305 Highway 10 West. With an eye-popping exterior design by architect Tom Chung at Leers Weinzapfel Associates, it should be ready to welcome guests by late 2025. It will be built with an innovative and environmentally-friendly material, mass timber.

A rendering of what the new facility will look like.

The Center “will be a flagship facility for conservation history,” according to museum executive director Lisa Tate.

“I am looking forward to bringing this world-class destination to my hometown of Missoula,” Tate said. “I am also excited to be working with Dick Anderson Construction and our many, many partners on this project. This will be an amazing museum for Missoula, Montana, and our nation.”

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Lisa Tate, executive director of the National Museum

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