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April Saturdays: Insect & Spiders

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

Let's learn about bugs! From fliers and crawlers to eight-legged arachnids, we’ll be looking at specimens from our collection and sharing some interesting facts.

Attack of the Bloodsuckers – Red Cross Blood Drive

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

On Monday, May 1, we are hosting a blood drive during open hours. We’ll have a craft station to keep kiddos busy while grown-ups give blood! The drive is open to anyone 17 and older in good health. Contact the Red Cross for more eligibility requirements. You can sign up ahead of time through the […]

Historic Sites Open for the Season!

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

During our touring season (May - October), we are open for tours that will be starting every 20 minutes. Tours at the Hackley and Hume Historic Site usually take about an hour. The tickets are sold in the City Barn (Carriage House) at the Hackley and Hume Historic Site. With a purchased ticket, visitors will […]

Muskegon Heritage Museum Open for the Season – Join us for a Scavenger Hunt!

Muskegon Heritage Museum of Business and Industry 561 W. Western Ave, Muskegon, MI, United States

We're excited to reopen for the season! The grand reopening scavenger hunt is one of the ways we're trying to thank those hearty souls that visit us on a weekday in early May. The prize for completing the scavenger hunt is a leather keychain made for us by C.W. Marsh.  We'll be offering a number […]

Event Series After Dark Tour

After Dark Tour

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

Experience the Hackley and Hume Historic Site AFTER DARK!  See the Houses on this classic tour offered on the first Friday of every month May–October from 9-10 pm. Join us to learn more about the lumbering business, the Hackley and Hume families, and the Victorian Era in Muskegon. Gather your friends or family and make […]

May Saturdays: STEAM Along the Lakeshore Event

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

Join the staff at the museum to make fossil casts and molds with your very own fossil. Then checkout all the STEAM events in Hackley Park. 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 […]

Event Series Little Learners Play & Learn: Bugs

Little Learners Play & Learn: Bugs

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 Lakeshore Museum Center on the second and fourth Thursdays 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 15-20 minute organized […]

MHM Free Community Days – Steam Engines Powered Muskegon’s Industry

Muskegon Heritage Museum 561 W Western Ave., Muskegon, MI, United States

Join us on opening day for our 2023 season with our first free Community Day of the year. Forty years ago in May of 1983, the Corliss Valve Stationary Steam Engine was moved to its new home on Western Avenue. The Muskegon Heritage Museum of Business &Industry grew up around it, and it has become […]

May Saturdays: Birds

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

In honor of World Migratory Bird Day, come learn facts about our local birds, who migrates and who stays during the different seasons. 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 […]

Mother’s Day – Tours FREE for Muskegon County Moms!

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

Muskegon County Moms receive free access to the Historic Sites for the afternoon. Their visit includes a tour at the Hackley and Hume Historic Site, Fire Barn Museum, and the Scolnik House of the Depression Era. Regular admission rates apply for all other visitors. Mothers will also receive a complimentary gift. Tours start in the […]