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Chateau De Mores - Exhibits

Chateau de Mores State Historic Site Interpretive Center

Rails, Ranching and Riches: The Marquis de Mores in Dakota
Permanent Exhibit
This exhibit tells the story of the Marquis de Mores (1858-1896), a French nobleman and entrepreneur who, from 1883 to 1886, ran a cutting-edge meatpacking plant and other businesses in the town he named after his wife, Medora.  His family’s 26-room summer home includes thousands of original artifacts. Featured is a smaller-scale refrigerator car, along with the Deadwood, an original stagecoach from the Marquis’s Deadwood and Medora Stage and Forwarding Company.

Between Fences
June 20 through August 1, 2008   (free to the public in the temporary exhibit gallery)
A Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit focusing on every region of the United States, telling American stories through diverse fence types.  It examines human relationships on an expanding scale – neighbor versus neighbor, gated communities, the Canadian and Mexican borders of the U.S., and more.  A partnership project with the North Dakota Humanities Council and the Billings County Museum.

The Art of Einar Olstad
August 6, 2008 through September 15, 2010

Land in Her Own Name
May 16 through September 15, 2008
North Dakota State University sociologist Elaine Lindgren spent five years studying 292 cases of women who homesteaded in North Dakota.  The voices of these extraordinary women are combined here in a strong, clear story about our land and people.  The women are identified by names they used when filing claims.

Hours:
8:30 a.m.- 6:15 p.m. MDT with the last tickets sold at 5:50 p.m. Allow one hour per visit. It is suggested that visitors enter the Chateau no later than 5:30 p.m. so as not to be rushed. Winter Hours start September 16, 2008. Winter rates are ½ price which includes interpretive center galleries, if a tour of the house is arranged admission is full price.

Contact Us:
Phone: (701) 623-4355,
Email: shschateau@nd.gov
P.O. Box 106
Medora, ND 58645