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County approves $35,000 contract for museum interpretive plan with public engagement component
Summary
Missoula County authorized a roughly $35,000 contract with Historical Research Associates to produce a one-year interpretive plan for the county historical museum, funded by Friends of the Museum at ICPS and including outreach to underrepresented communities.
Missoula County commissioners approved a contract authorizing Historical Research Associates to prepare a comprehensive interpretive plan for the county historical museum. The firm will conduct a roughly year-long process, including extensive public engagement and outreach to underrepresented communities.
Staff said the interpretive plan will guide exhibit work, public programming and future museum activity. The contract value discussed in the meeting was $35,000; staff said funding comes from the Friends of the Museum at ICPS. County staff and the presenter said the work will include workshops with stakeholders and community groups and named the Montana Black Collective and the Culture Committee as intended partners for outreach.
Commissioners approved the contract after brief discussion and a verbal vote. Staff noted the museum has not completed a consultant-led interpretive plan in approximately 15 years and that previous planning work had been done in-house.
Why it matters: an updated interpretive plan could change how the museum frames local history and may broaden representation in exhibits and programs through intentional outreach.
What’s next: the consultant will coordinate stakeholder contacts with county museum staff and begin a public-engagement process as described in the contract.
