Let’s create a decorative bowl from magazine pages. By folding, rolling and sticking them together we will create a recycled art piece. Funding for these programs has been provided by the Michigan Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP). Also, the Michigan Arts and Culture […]
Do you know how Michigan got its Great Lakes? Come in and learn about the movement of ice over thousands of years. Funding for these programs has been provided by the Michigan Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan (ARP). Also, the Michigan Arts and Culture […]
You are invited to join a special Play and Learn program at the Lakeshore Museum Center on the second and fourth Thursday of each month.“Little Learners” is a free literacy-based program for Muskegon County infants and toddlers ages 0-4. During this program participants will be invited to join us for story time and free play […]
How do you keep your cucumbers cool without electric refrigeration? Why, ice of course. Before modern ice makers, natural, or lake ice, was used for generations. The Muskegon area was home to several ice companies and the world’s largest ice box factory. Learn how ice was harvested, stored and delivered to homes year round. Thanks […]
Time to get a little messy! Putting paint on your hands and make a handprint body, then add on spots, and eyes to shape it into your own custom ladybug. Funding for these programs has been provided by the Michigan Arts and Culture Council and National Endowment of the Arts.
Let’s stimulate our brains with some riddles. Piece together clues in each sentence to identify different animals found in our Habitat gallery. Funding for these programs has been provided by the Michigan Arts and Culture Council and National Endowment of the Arts.
The museum’s annual summer camp is back! Enviroworks is for children ages 6-11 who are interested in science and history. This year’s topics will include sports science, looking at our newest exhibit Urban Renewal, and a trip to the Muskegon Heritage Museum to learn about paper making and printing. Camp is 9:15 am - 11:45 […]
You are invited to join a special Play and Learn program at the Lakeshore Museum Center on the second and fourth Thursday of each month.“Little Learners” is a free literacy-based program for Muskegon County infants and toddlers ages 0-4. During this program participants will be invited to join us for story time and free play […]
Piece together a magazine collage. Skim through magazines for interesting pictures and cut out your favorites, then glue them together to make a new scene. Funding for these programs has been provided by the Michigan Arts and Culture Council and National Endowment of the Arts.
Optical illusions are fun to puzzle out. Agamographs images are two blended pictures but when tilted to either side, it reveals the overlapped designs. Funding for these programs has been provided by the Michigan Arts and Culture Council and National Endowment of the Arts.
