Idaho State Historical Museum, Boise

The Idaho State Museum has more than 80,000 square feet of space for exhibits including over 500 artifacts. Visitors may use available immersive technology to examine and explore the natural and geological development of Idaho. Through an interactive process one may study the effects of the land and the people on each other.

The museum has two rotating galleries, Syringe and Treasures. These galleries can expand on themes within the exhibits, emphasizing artifacts of the collection.

The Origins Gallery presents Idaho's five official tribes. There is a tribal theater to show each tribe's history. The rest of the gallery deals with tribal land stewardship and the types of topographies in Idaho.

Pioneering women have shaped the history and communities of Idaho. In the Syringe gallery one learns of their trailblazing exploits. The Treasures gallery features clothing and accessories, fashions and photography.

The J. Curtis Earl Exhibit highlights arms and weapons from the Bronze age to the present era.

Among the Permanent Exhibits are Disturbing Justice the story of the Idaho State Penitentiary, and Lincoln, his Legacy in Idaho, including his remarks to Congress in 1864 regarding the organizing of Idaho.