Events

Program, explore, and learn with some of the museum’s robots. We have cubelets, Oz Bots, Code-A-Pillars, and plenty more! Free to Muskegon County residents and museum members; $3 for non-residents. Walk-in, open-house style event.

Families whose children have ASD, or sensory disorders are invited to attend a special Sensory Saturday event!  This is a FREE event where a variety of accommodations have been put into place to create an inclusive, welcoming, and safe place for the children and families. Families can visit the museum’s exhibits, work on a craft, […]

Stop in and learn about the history of different colors. You’ll find out why purple is royal, why orange is for Halloween and more with this activity in our new Collections by Colors exhibit. Free to Muskegon County residents and museum members; $3 for non-residents. Walk-in, open-house style event.

You are invited to join a special Play and Learn program at the Lakeshore Museum Center on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month. “Little Learners” is a free literacy-based program for Muskegon County infants and toddlers ages 0-4.  Adults and children will learn through songs, stories, sensory stations, motor skills stations, art and […]

Join us at the Scolnik House of the Depression Era for this three-part series highlighting the economic struggle across the United States known as the Great Depression. Learn more about why the stock market crashed, how people used their resources to the fullest extent, and the hobos, hitchhikers, and Hooverville’s in Muskegon. Light refreshments will […]

Bring a little color to your family date night! Explore color in science, art, and nature. Stations around the museum will feature hands-on activities and demonstrations including one led by our friends at the Muskegon Museum of Art! FREE for Muskegon County residents and museum members. Just $3 for non-members.

Learn about the history of origami, the art of paper folding, then make your own animal or bookmark to take home. Free to Muskegon County residents and museum members; $3 for non-residents. Walk-in, open-house style event.

The Lakeshore Museum Center will be closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.