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Line 1: {{Infobox NRHP The '''Western Heritage Center''' is a regional museum located in the Historic District in downtown [[Billings, Montana]] This museum used to be the old Parmly Billings Library. Built in 1901, the library turned museum houses a collection of artifacts and history of the [[Yellowstone River]] Valley. \| name = Parmly Billings Memorial Library \| image = Parmly Billings Memorial Library.jpg \| caption = The building in 1920. \| location= 2822 Montana Ave., [[Billings, Montana]] \| locmapin = Montana#USA \| built = 1901 \| architect = [[Charles S. Haire]] \| architecture = [[Richardsonian Romanesque]] \| added = 26 October 1972 \| refnum = 72000740 }} The '''Western Heritage Center''' is a regional museum located in historic downtown [[Billings, Montana]], [[United States]]. The museum is housed in the historic Parmly Billings Memorial Library, built in 1901. The building is a stately Richardsonian Romanesque structure with twin towers, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Western Heritage Center displays original exhibits about south-central Montana and the Northern Plains and houses oral histories and artifacts about the history of the [[Yellowstone River]] Valley. The museum celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in 2021. The Western Heritage Center, a former affiliate of the [[Smithsonian Institution]],<ref>{{cite web\|title=Western Heritage Center\|url=https://affiliations.si.edu/AffiliateDetail.asp?AffiliateID=92\|publisher=Smithsonian Affiliations\|accessdate=3 May 2013}}</ref> is accredited by the [[American Alliance of Museums]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=List of Accredited Museums April 2013\|url=http://www.aam-us.org/docs/accreditation/list-of-accredited-museums.pdf?sfvrsn=6\|publisher=American Alliance of Museums\|accessdate=3 May 2013\|page=15}}</ref> The museum opened in 1971 after a organized group of leading citizens prevented the building from being torn down. The founders established the museum as an interpretive center with an emphasis on changing exhibits, outreach programming, and the incorporation of new technologies. ~~The Western Heritage Center is affiliated with the [[Smithsonian Institution]].~~ In 2001, the Western Heritage Center received the Montana Governor's Humanities Award, the second organization to receive an honor usually reserved for individual contributions to the Humanities.<ref>{{cite news\|title=State to honor Western Heritage Center, 6 others with humanities awards\|url=http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/state-to-honor-western-heritage-center-others-with-humanities-awards/article_f76fbe61-f987-5ef3-9bdd-113d38c10bb5.html#ixzz2SG8WiYOt\|accessdate=3 May 2013\|newspaper=Billings Gazette\|date=25 December 2000\|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> In 2002, the WHC became the first Smithsonian Institution affiliated museum in the Northern Plains. Beginning in 2004, and running through 2009, WHC received federal appropriations from the [[United States Department of the Interior]] for the American Indian Tribal Histories Project, a program contributing to the preservation of [[Crow Nation\|Crow]] and Northern [[Cheyenne]] tribal histories. The museum is one of six museums in Montana accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. The Western Heritage Center (WHC) of Billings, Montana is an American Association of Museums (AAM) accredited history museum providing nationally-recognized outreach programs, long-term exhibits with interactive components and climate-controlled archival storage. The museum is housed in the Parmly Billings Memorial Library Building, a Richardsonian Romanesque building built in 1901 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The WHC’s mission is to promote an appreciation of the history of the Northern High Plains by collecting, sharing, and preserving stories and artifacts of Yellowstone River Valley life. The Western Heritage Center ~~is committed to providing public~~ programs ~~at minimal or no cost. Programs~~ include ~~the~~a monthly High Noon lecture and video series, ~~teacher~~a ~~workshops,~~walking ~~school~~tour ~~traveling~~program ~~trunks~~(Hoof It with a Historian), ~~eight~~fourteen traveling exhibits, partnerships with regional museums, schools, and businesses, and active participation in local events. The WHC ~~coordinates~~displays ~~five~~six to seven ~~changing~~ exhibits ~~each year. The current feature exhibit~~annually, ~~We’re~~most ~~Making~~based ~~History: Billings First 125 Years, launched the~~on ~~city’s~~original ~~anniversary commemoration in 2007~~research. The Western Heritage Center publishes books, video materials, and education kits relating to regional history. The museum cares for 1740,000 artifacts ~~that illustrate~~illustrating and ~~document~~documenting Yellowstone River Valley history. The museum is open to the public between early March and late December, Tuesday-Saturday, 10-5. The museum receives annual funding and support from Yellowstone County.▼ Since opening in 1971, the WHC has offered regional outreach programming, quality changing exhibits, and has incorporated the latest technologies for interpretive purposes. In 2001, the WHC received the Montana Governor's Humanities Award, being only the second organization to receive the honor reserved for individual contributions to the Humanities. In 2002, the WHC became the first Smithsonian Institution affiliate museum in the Northern Plains. Beginning in 2004, and presently running through 2008, WHC received federal appropriations from the U. S. Interior Department for the American Indian Tribal Histories Project, a program contributing to the preservation of Crow, Northern Cheyenne and Chippewa-Cree tribal histories. The WHC earned American Association of Museum’s re-accreditation in 2008. In spring of 2008, Ford Bell, president of AAM, stated, “the Western Heritage Center has re-confirmed itself as one of the nation's premier museums." ==References== ▲The Western Heritage Center is committed to providing public programs at minimal or no cost. Programs include the monthly High Noon lecture and video series, teacher workshops, school traveling trunks, eight traveling exhibits, partnerships with regional museums, and active participation in local events. The WHC coordinates five to seven changing exhibits each year. The current feature exhibit, We’re Making History: Billings First 125 Years, launched the city’s anniversary commemoration in 2007. The Western Heritage publishes books, video materials, and education kits relating to regional history. The museum cares for 17,000 artifacts that illustrate and document Yellowstone River Valley history. {{Reflist}} ==External links== ~~Julie Dial has been the Executive Director for five years. The museum’s web site will provide more information www.ywhc.org~~ {{Commons category-inline\|Parmly Billings Memorial Library}} [http://www.ywhc.org/ Western Heritage Center] {{National Register of Historic Places in Montana}} ~~{{coord missing\|United States}}~~ {{Authority control}} {{Coord\|45.780619\|-108.505488\|display=t\|type:landmark}} [[Category:Institutions accredited by the American Alliance of Museums]] [[Category:History museums in Montana]] [[Category:Museums in Billings, Montana]] [[Category:1971 establishments in Montana]] [[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1901]] [[Category:Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in Montana]] [[Category:Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Montana]] [[Category:Museums established in 1971]]