Livingston Museum

 Association Livingston Depot Center Yellowstone Gateway Museum

P.O. Box 1319 - Livingston, MT 59047 -  406-222-2300

 
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Welcome to the Depot!

Livingston Depot Center The historic Livingston Depot was built in 1902 as the Northern Pacific Railroad's original access to Yellowstone National Park. 

Its majestic colonnade and ornate architectural detail greeted travelers until 1979, when AMTRAK suspended passenger service to southern Montana. Burlington Northern, successor to the NP, briefly used it for offices until donating it to the City of Livingston in 1985.

 

Livingston Depot CenterTwo years and $800,000 later, the restored depot opened as a museum operated by the Livingston Depot Foundation, a non-profit membership- based organization dedicated to preserving this monument

to the Livingston area's past.

The Depot Center Museum operates from Memorial Day to Labor Day, providing historic exhibits and cultural programs for the benefit of Park County residents and visitors from around the world. In the winter months, the Depot serves as a community cultural center, hosting such diverse events as concerts, banquets, holiday programs, and wedding receptions.

Besides serving the area for such festivities, the Depot also hosts community cultural events such as 

  •  Blues at the Depot

    The "BLUE AT THE DEPOT"  concert series

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  • Big Brothers / Big Sisters' "Big Party"
  • "Big Railroad Blues" summer music festivals
  • Rotary Chocolate Lovers' Party
  • Depot Bridge and Pinochle Night
  • Depot Railroad Swap Meet
  • Depot Festival of the Arts
  • Historical lectures

 

Situated on Park Street in downtown Livingston next to Depot Rotary Park and passing trains, the Depot is a lively junction of past and present. History, cultural events, train whistles, and the Northern Rockies for backdrop!  Read more about us or learn how to get here with the links above.

 

THE LIVINGSTON DEPOT CENTER

The Livingston Depot Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to enriching the lives of residents of Livingston and surrounding, communities, and tourists to the Yellowstone area by (1) restoring, preserving and protecting the historic Northern Pacific depot, now a community cultural center--The Livingston Depot Center; (2) presenting and promoting the visual and performing arts, culture, history of the Yellowstone Region, and educational programs in the arts and humanities; and (3) promoting community involvement, tourism and economic development through the operation and use of the Livingston Depot Center


Please send comments and corrections to:

livingstondepot@gmail.com

©2009 The Livingston Depot Foundation, Livingston Montana