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All Sites Closed – Christmas

All Lakeshore Museum Center sites are closed Monday, December 25, through Wednesday, December 27, for Christmas.

Event Series Holiday Tours

Holiday Tours 2023

Hackley & Hume Historic Site 484 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon, MI, United States

Experience the Hackley and Hume Houses this holiday season! Join us for our kick-off on Saturday, November 25 from 3-7 pm for ornament & postcard decorating, a chance to pose in an authentic carriage, and tours of the Houses. Throughout the season, Perry’s Pines will also be selling Christmas trees and wreaths in the courtyard. […]

Event Series Holiday Tours

Holiday Tours 2023

Hackley & Hume Historic Site 484 W. Webster Ave., Muskegon, MI, United States

Experience the Hackley and Hume Houses this holiday season! Join us for our kick-off on Saturday, November 25 from 3-7 pm for ornament & postcard decorating, a chance to pose in an authentic carriage, and tours of the Houses. Throughout the season, Perry’s Pines will also be selling Christmas trees and wreaths in the courtyard. […]

Winter Open House

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

Join us for a fun open house examining Native Americans in West Michigan.We will be looking at some of the activities they would have done in the winter, and you will get a chance to make and take your own game pieces for a game called pugasaing. Visitors will also get a chance to learn […]

December Saturdays: Magnetic Science

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

Stop by the museum for some hands-on learning with magnets. Learn how they work and the science involved. Funding for these programs has been provided by the Michigan Arts and Culture Council and National Endowment of the Arts.

January Saturdays: Fur Hunt & Trade Post

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

Early French explorers and Native Americans used beaver pelts as a major form of trade. Can you gather enough pelts and furs for fair trades? Funding for these programs has been provided by the Michigan Arts and Culture Council and National Endowment of the Arts.

Homeschool Days

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

This hour and a half program will invite families to explore the museum with activities at a variety of age levels around our monthly theme/topic. We will have time as a large group for an introduction and then families will be welcome to explore the theme stations and the museum on their own. Before families […]

Event Series Little Learners Play & Learn: Time

Little Learners: Play & Learn Winter 2024 – Space

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

You are invited to join a special Play and Learn program at the Muskegon Museum of History and Science 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 a […]

January Saturdays: Rocks and Minerals

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

Come check out rocks that are found in Michigan and learn about the different types of minerals that make up each one. Funding for these programs has been provided by the Michigan Arts and Culture Council and National Endowment of the Arts.