Historic Wallace Photo Museum

09/02/2026

Thank you for voting the Historic Wallace Photo Museum as the best museum in the Silver Valley!
We are grateful to be here and even more grateful for the support of our community. 🖤

If you haven't been in yet this summer, you have about a month left to see all our new displays for 2026.

Thank you again for supporting our local history! 🔎

Winners can be found here!

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08/17/2026

Wow! What a busy and fantastic weekend!
Thank you to everyone who came to the Wallace Huckleberry Festival. 💜

We hope to see you again Labor Day weekend, for the 2026 Under the Freeway Flea Market, hosted by the Northern Pacific Railroad Depot Museum.
Make sure to grab a day pass and stop by all three of Wallace's fabulous museums, including the Wallace Mining Museum.

Pictured below: Northern Pacific Depot. Wallace, Idaho. - North end of 6th Street. undated. 8x10 black and white glass | Barnard-Stockbridge Collection

08/09/2026

07/28/2026

Yahoo! 🎉
Our new sign has finally been installed, and we are so excited!

Thank you to the many hands and minds that brought this project to completion. 💚

Stop by, take a pic, and tag us to spread the word and help us continue our mission.
Open every day 9am-4pm.

07/22/2026

Have you stopped by yet this year to see our multi-grant-awarded project, "A New Lens"?

This project features contemporary portraits of local residents, stylized to echo the visual aesthetic of the Barnard-Stockbridge collection, and paired with audio interviews that share their stories! 📸

Pictured below is a local favorite and fourth-generation underground miner from Burke, Marty. ⚒

We're open 7 days a week, 9am-4pm.

Photography: Gimlin Photography
Editing: Dallas Jade Graves

07/12/2026

The Historic Wallace Photo Museum is thrilled to work in partnership with the University of Idaho, Coeur d'Alene for Lake Week. 🌊
Stop by the Riverview Gallery opening reception of "Reflections: Mapping Our Watershed's Story" on Friday, July 17th at the stunning Harbor Center, featuring historical photographs from our collections, and much more.
Click the link for more info!

Love Our Lake Week is almost here! Join us July 13–17 for a week of fun, learning, and community connection around Coeur d’Alene Lake. From coffee talk to trivia, live music, cultural talks, and family-friendly activities, there’s something for everyone. Learn more at https://iwrri.uidaho.edu/ourgem

07/08/2026

Wallace Music Fest is this weekend, July 10 & 11! 🎶

When you're in town, make sure to pop over to the Historic Wallace Photo Museum and immerse yourself in our local history.

The band pictured here will not be in the line-up this year. 😁

"A two man band at the Montana Bar in Wallace, Idaho on Cedar Street. The two musicians are seated in the corner of the bar with various instruments, such as a piano, drums, and xylophones."
From the Barnard-Stockbridge Collection, undated.

07/01/2026

Happy Fourth of July! 🇺🇸

On July 3rd, Wallace will have our annual Statehood Day parade starting at 1pm at the Elks. Make sure to stop by the Historic Wallace Photo Museum before or afterwards, check out our parade exhibits, and support North Idaho history!

We will be closed on July 4th, then reopen on July 5th.

We wish everyone a fun and safe holiday weekend. 🎉

Fourth of July Parades in Wallace, 1942 and 1921 | From the Barnard-Stockbridge Collection

06/16/2026

Gyro Days is THIS weekend! 🎡

Head to the center of the universe, check out the carnival in the heart of historic downtown Wallace, and enter the Lead Creek Derby.
While you're here, stop by the Historic Wallace Photo Museum to see this fantastic Diane Reifer photograph in person—plus many more. 📸
We'll be open every day, 9am-4pm.

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Gyro Ride, 2025 | Diane Reifer

06/03/2026

88 years ago on this day, June 3rd, Nellie Stockbridge and team lugged heavy camera equipment up a mountainside to capture this phenomenal photograph of Wallace, ID.

Originally taken on a small 3.5x6 glass negative, it remains preserved in the Barnard-Stockbridge Collection at the University of Idaho for all of us to enjoy.

View of Wallace when looking northwest, 1938.