MHM Free Community Days – “To Provide a Home”: The Hume Home for the Aged

Muskegon Heritage Museum 561 W Western Ave., Muskegon

The Hume Home for the Aged opened 111 years ago. It was known as the “Old People’s Home” when it opened in 1912. Lumber baron Thomas Hume endowed the operation with a gift of $300,000 to ensure a safe, comfortable place for the aged or infirm. That legacy lives on today in the Hume Home […]

MHM – Free Saturday Admission for Muskegon Co. Residents

Muskegon Heritage Museum 561 W Western Ave., Muskegon

As a 'thank you' to Muskegon Co. Residents for supporting the Lakeshore Museum Center’s operating millage, Saturdays in October are free of charge for all county residents. Regular rates apply to out of county residents.  

October Saturdays: Spooky Critter Bookmarks

Muskegon Museum of History and Science 430 W. Clay Ave, Muskegon

Halloween is around the corner, pop into the museum to make your own spooky corner cover bookmark. Using paper, craft a monster covered in eyes or perhaps a scaled lizard […]

Your Life in Speech Bubbles

Muskegon Museum of History and Science 430 W. Clay Ave, Muskegon

As part of the Lakeshore Big Read, learn about using art to help show your daily life and address issues within it like in the book New Kid. Participants will […]