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The FAVELL MUSEUM was founded by a family with a real western heritage, who collected Indian artifacts for many years and enhanced the collection with the works of western artists. The museum is the culmination of their dream to help preserve western artifacts and share them with the world. Their philosophy is well summed up in the museum's theme statement which is carved in redwood and hangs over the museum entrance.

"This museum is dedicated to the Indians who roamed and loved this land before the coming of the white man and to those artists who truly portray the inherited beauty which surrounds us. Their artifacts and art are an important part of the heritage of the West."

- Gene & Winifred Favell

The Favell Museum is a very special place where art and culture come together. Collections on display give the visitor a suggestion of the richness and variety of societies no longer here. Since the words 'artifact' and 'art' have the same root, it was not by chance that these two disciplines are displayed side by side, Native American material culture and paintings by contemporary artists.

You will find some of the finest examples of both in the museum.

Sculptures, woodcarvings and thousands of beautifully mounted arrowheads line the walls of the wagon wheel layout of the exhibit area.  Native clothing, beadwork, and tools from aboriginal cultures illustrate how creative and adaptive the native people were.

Humor, laughter, and a love for things small are interspersed throughout the museum where you least expect them. Working models of miniature firearms include pistols, rifles and even gatling guns which are meticulous copies of life-size originals. A collection of this magnitude is rarely seen on public display.

Paintings you might expect to see in the big city hang at the Favell. The famous artist, Charles Russell, and his painting of "The Scouts" became part of the collection in 1978. Since that time, works of art have been added and changed to keep the museum dynamically visual and exciting for repeat visitors. The displays are a significant roll call of the Cowboy Artists of America.

Don't miss the world famous fire opal arrowhead during your visit and be sure to allow ample time to see it all.

The Favell Museum's collections lend themselves to scholarly analysis for thesis and educational publications. Numerous collections of Native American artifacts are held by the museum offering opportunities for comparisons and research.

Contact the museum if you are interested

Using Gene's extensive book collection, a reference library has been created which contains art books, especially about artists who have paintings in the museum, history, Indian cultures and periodicals.

A total refurbishment of the meeting room downstairs also took place. Warm colors and new lighting have created an inviting ambiance for meetings, lectures, retreats, luncheons, dinners and weddings. A state of the art kitchen makes it easy to work in for individuals or for caterers.