From an interactive mineshaft to tipis, exhibits are more than just displays; they are the heartbeat of every museum. At the Montana Heritage Center, exhibits will bring the stories of Montana to life.
There is nowhere else like a museum in this world where you can experience a story in a visually stunning moment in time, said Jacob Franklin with the Montana Historical Society.
See how the new exhibits are taking shape:
Franklins job is to capture those moments in time. He constructs cases, mounts artifacts, and hangs artwork in an engaging way.
He says, On one level, I simply do what I do because I love to create; on another level, I do what I do because we need to put forth a meaningful subject.
Those subjects can be as small as an arrowhead and as large as a tractor, all displayed