
March Saturdays: Magnet Science
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.
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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.

Coffee with Classmates Join the Lakeshore Museum Center to reminisce with materials from our collections and archives for each school. Drop in on your school’s date below for coffee, snacks, and memories with classmates. You are also welcome to bring your own yearbooks and photos to share. Dates: February 12th: Mona Shores February 21st: Reeths-Puffer […]

Do you need an excuse for a fun knit night out? Join us from 6:00-8:00pm on March 20 for some knits and noshes. We will have social knitting time with light snacks from 6:00-6:30 with a brief 30-40 minute program on knitting in Muskegon during WWII followed by more knitting time. The museum will be […]

Did you know that March 21st is the International Day of Forests? Visit the Museum of History & Science for a night of forest fun! Learn about uses of the trees around us throughout Michigan’s history, practice your lumberjack slang, and build your own mini wigwam. This event is free for Muskegon County residents and […]

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.

NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. Love Euchre? Try Whist- the card game that started it all! For the first time, join us inside the Hume House for a fun afternoon of Whist, the classic card game that paved the way for Euchre! Enjoy a 60-minute tournament in the elegant Hume Dining Room, where you’ll […]

The Lakeshore Museum Center’s Board of Directors Meetings will take place on the following days in 2025 at 4:30pm in the MMHS Auditorium.

Coffee with Classmates Join the Lakeshore Museum Center to reminisce with materials from our collections and archives for each school. Drop in on your school’s date below for coffee, snacks, and memories with classmates. You are also welcome to bring your own yearbooks and photos to share. Dates: February 12th: Mona Shores February 21st: Reeths-Puffer […]

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, except November & December which will be the 2nd Thursdays only. “Little Learners” is a free literacy-based program for Muskegon County infants and toddlers ages 0-4. During […]

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 […]