UM Arts & Culture

As the region’s cultural hub, the University of Montana and Missoula frequently host visitors who come to attend festivals, concerts, lectures, plays, arts shows, and athletic and recreational events.

Students, UM staff, and locals alike benefit from all of the cultural events and amenities the UM has to offer, such as:

• The Montana Museum of Art and Culture, which houses the state’s largest art collection
• The International Food and Culture Festival
• The Buddy DeFranco Jazz Festival
• The Kyi-Yo Powwow
• Big-name concerts like Elton John, the Rolling Stones, Wilco, Martina McBride, and Brad Paisley
• Prominent national scholars regularly speak in the President’s Lecture Series, the Jones-Tamm Lecture Series, and the Wilderness Issues Lecture Series, among others
• The Easter Eggstravaganza—the No. 3 egg hunt in the nation, according to USA Today
• The Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum, featuring one of the major zoological collections in the northern Rockies