FREE for Muskegon Co. Residents

How does a magnet work? Why does it push and pull? Stop by the museum for answers and try some hands-on learning with magnets. Free for members and Muskegon county residents, $5 for out-of-county.

The Hackley and Hume homes have beautiful stained glass windows. Join us to create your own “stained glass” like windows using tissue paper. Make your own shapes and designs into colorful artwork. Free for members and Muskegon county residents, $5 for out-of-county.

During the war, a variety of codes and ciphers were created for secretly passing information around, like pigpen ciphers. It takes the alphabet and places them in a two grid system. This grid system can be used to decode messages. Can you make your own ciphers? Free for members and Muskegon county residents, $5 for […]

They say April showers bring May flowers, so let's get prepared by creating umbrella artwork. Use watercolor paint to make a colorful umbrella and a rainy background. Free for members and Muskegon county residents, $5 for out-of-county.

Join us during spring break to have fun in the museum! This open house will be themed around our newest exhibit Home Front Hero’s which looks as life in Muskegon during World War II. Run around trying to turn off all the lights the fastest for our blackout drill, make a paper victory garden, and […]

In honor of Earth Day, we will be making Victory Garden starters. You’ll be able to plant a variety of vegetables that you can take home and watch them grow. Free for members and Muskegon county residents, $5 for out-of-county.

As you explore the museum, try your hand at our I-Spy. See if you can find all the objects and answer the question that goes along with the item. Free for members and Muskegon county residents, $5 for out-of-county.

Visit the museum to craft your own corner cover bookmark. You can create a simple silly face or get fancy with a long eared bunny or a scaled lizard to guard your pages. Free for members and Muskegon county residents, $5 for out-of-county.

The Museum is once again participating in the STEAM Along the Lakeshore event alongside many other downtown organizations. Stop by our location to make your own coffee filter paratroopers. Free for members and Muskegon county residents, $5 for out-of-county.

Stop in and try some simple circuit building. Use battery packs and motors to power wheels and add on some switches to try turning on lights. Free for members and Muskegon county residents, $5 for out-of-county.