"Step inside the doors of the American Museum of Western Art’s historic Navarre building downtown and you arrive in a refined and exquisitely decorated Victorian-era parlor. That feeling of discriminating taste continues throughout the three-story building. It’s like peeking inside a curator’s hidden collection, with wall-to-wall paintings hung salon-style in a way that can at first feel overwhelming. Still, the museum never strays from its mission of telling the story of the American West from the early 19th-century to present day. You’ll see pieces from expeditionary artists, and from the Hudson River and Rocky Mountain Schools." - Megan Barber
