Entry No. 49 — the Missoula file — filed under: art-immersive

2,710 Points of Light (Missoula Public Library)

A reflective light sculpture by Denver artist Mike Lustig, unveiled in January 2023, hanging in the Missoula Public Library stairwell that climbs from the parking level to the main floor. It's built from ten curved hexagonal mirror dishes packed with more than 2,710 individual glass tiles that catch and scatter light across the stairwell. Lustig says he uses mirrors as feedback systems "to provide viewers with opportunities to see themselves in new ways," and the piece is mounted low enough that people of any age can move in front of it and watch their reflection fracture across the tiles.

The move: Slip into the new library's stairwell and take turns moving in front of the mirror dishes to make the light splinter, then browse the building's quiet corners together, totally free.

📍 Before you go Inside the Missoula Public Library on East Main; viewable for free during library open hours. It is a single permanent piece in the garage-to-lobby stairwell, not a full exhibit.

• 📍 Missoula
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: Missoula Public Library, 455 E Main St, Missoula, MT 59802

Hours: Added 2026-06-24 — confirm current hours before you go.

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last checked: 2026-06-24