Events

Muskegon is the place to be for many winter activities. Stop by the museum to see a one day exhibit featuring winter items from our collections. 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 […]

The museum’s Depths of Time exhibit shows many living things throughout history that are now extinct. Do you think you can create an animal that can survive extinction events? Visit the museum to find out. Free to Muskegon County residents and museum members; $3 for non-residents. Walk-in, open-house style event.

A Museum of Ice and Fire will be a science extravaganza dedicated to those two elements. This exciting family night will be full of demonstrations, experiments, and the scientific wonders of dry ice, ice, and fire. Activities will include bouncing bubbles on dry ice, making a vacuum with a candle, and blowing dry ice vortex […]

Craft your own picture frame out of popsicle sticks to take home. Use the colors of your school and then see if you can find them in our Colors exhibit! No picture required, but you can bring one along if you want. Walk-in, open-house style event. Free to Muskegon County residents and museum members; just […]

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 […]

Did you know that the Science Center has a cart full of Keva Planks? Challenge yourself to construct houses, towers, bridges and more with a day of Keva building. Walk-in, open-house style event. Free to Muskegon County residents and museum members; just $3 for non-residents.

Looking for ways to get involved in the community this year? Meet volunteers and staff at the Lakeshore Museum Center to find out how you can go from visitor to volunteer! This is a free informational event where participants can learn about the many opportunities to get involved at the museum and be an active […]

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.