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OPERATION OF MUSEUM APPROXIMATELY 7,000 VISITORS COME TO THE MUSEUM EACH YEAR, A COMBINATION OF LOCAL RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS ON THEIR WAY TO OR FROM YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, LOCATED ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTH OF THE TOWN OF LIVINGSTON. MUSEUM ADMISSION FEES ARE SOLD AT THE DOOR AND BY ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEES. ADMISSION REVENUE FROM 2021 WAS 16,758, AND GIFT SHOP SALES WERE 11,870.THE MUSEUM HOSTS TRAVELING AND PERMANENT EXHIBITS. FOR THE 2021 SEASON, THE DEPOT SHOWCASED THE TRAVELING EXHIBIT, "INVISIBLE BOUNDARIES: YELLOWSTONE'S GREAT MIGRATIONS" WHICH USES ART, SCIENCE, CARTOGRAPHY AND MULTIMEDIA TO DELVE INTO THE CHALLENGES AND TRIUMPHS OF HERDS AS THEY CROSS GEOGRAPHIC, CULTURAL, ECOLOGICAL, AND POLITICAL BOUNDARIES. THE PRESTIGIOUS EXHIBIT WAS ORGANIZED BY BUFFALO BILL CENTER OF THE WEST, CODY, WYOMING, AND SUPPORTED BY GRANTS AND GENEROUS DONORS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. MUSEUM CURRICULUM USES PRIMARY SOURCES, TO RELATE TO BOTH THE PERMANENT AND SEASONAL EXHIBITS. GRANTS SUPPORTED FREE PROGRAMMING FOR OVER 300 STUDENTS FROM SCHOOLS, HOMESCHOOLING GROUPS, AND SUMMER CAMPS TO EXPLORE THE EXHIBITS THROUGH GUIDED TOURS AND ACTIVITIES DURING 2021. AGE APPROPRIATE UNITS USE STEAM (SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY, ART, AND MATHEMATICS) TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO THE PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL MIGRATION, FOOD CHAINS, MAP READING AND THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM. ONE UNIT RELATED TO THE PERMANENT EXHIBITS LETS STUDENTS EXAMINE HOW THIS REGION'S AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY IS CONNECTED THROUGH THE RAILROAD TO GLOBAL MARKETPLACES.

BUILDING PRESERVATION/COMMUNITY EVENT CENTER THE ORGANIZATION RAISES FUNDS TO PRESERVE THIS HISTORIC AND ICONIC FORMER RAILROAD DEPOT BUILDING THROUGH RENTALS OF AUXILIARY BUILDINGS, FUNDRAISING EVENTS, AND PROVIDING A VENUE FOR COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS AND EVENTS. THE ORGANIZATION WAS FORMED IN 1985 TO RESTORE AND MAINTAIN THE BUILDING IN PERPETUITY. THE BUILDING WAS DESIGNED BY REED & STEM, THE ORIGINAL ARCHITECTS FOR NEW YORK'S GRAND CENTRAL STATION. SEVERAL LARGE-SCALE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN THROUGH THE YEARS IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE ICONIC BUILDING AS THE ANCHOR OF THE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN DISTRICT. BEGINNING IN 2018, AN HVAC SYSTEMS UPGRADE HAS BEEN PROVIDING MORE ENERGY EFFICIENCY. THE FOUNDATION IS CURRENTLY UPGRADING SINGLE PANE WINDOWS TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH BEST PRACTICES IN HISTORIC PRESERVATION. THIS IS A 200,000 PROJECT THAT SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN 2022. THE BUILDING HAS SERVED AS A WELCOME CENTER FOR VISITORS TO THE PARK FOR OVER A CENTURY. SUMMER TRAVELERS USE ITS CENTRAL LOCATION TO LAUNCH THEIR VISITS TO THE PARK AND SHOP DOWNTOWN IN LIVINGSTON. MANY NONPROFITS USE THE BUILDING TO GATHER OR RAISE FUNDS, INCLUDING BIG BROTHERS/SISTERS OF PARK COUNTY, LIVINGSTON HOSPICE CARE, THE PARK HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ PROGRAM, LOAVES AND FISHES, MONTESSORI ISLAND SCHOOL, LIVINGSTON HEALTHCARE, AND MONTANA CONSERVATION VOTERS. HOWEVER, THE DEPOT WAS UNABLE TO HOST INDOOR EVENTS DURING 2021 DUE TO THE ONGOING PANDEMIC, WHICH SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED REVENUE. TRADITIONAL ANNUAL EVENTS INCLUDE A PERFORMANCE BY THE LOCAL BALLET COMPANY DURING THE HOLIDAYS, LIGHTING OF TWELVE HUGE TREES, WITH MORE THAN 50,000 LIGHTS IN THE PARK TO MARK THE BEGINNING OF THE HOLIDAY DOWNTOWN "STROLL", AN ANNUAL LOCAL CRAFT BREWING THREE DAY GATHERING, THE DEPOT FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS SHOW, HELD IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ANNUAL ROUNDUP RODEO (BIGGEST EVENT OF THE YEAR IN TOWN), AND THE LIGHTING OF MEMORIAL TREE EACH YEAR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE HOSPICE PROGRAM. THE DEPOT PARK IS ALSO A KEY LINK TO A BIKE PATH THAT CONNECTS BICYCLISTS FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN TO A PATH THAT STRETCHES MILES DOWN PARADISE VALLEY TOWARDS THE PARK. IT SERVES AS THE FIRST STOP OF MANY BICYCLE TOUR GROUPS, FURTHER INCREASING TRAFFIC AND COMMERCE IN DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES.