Help supplement the cost of busing for Muskegon County schools to attend programs at any of the museum’s sites.

As the community grows and changes, we want to grow and change along with it! We are testing out increasing our hours to be more available to the community. Help us do that by sponsoring extra open hours.

Help us build an inclusive internship program by offering paid stipends to interns.

Help make events special while saving the museum recurring rental costs for cocktail tables and linens.

Cover the prototype fees for producing our very own, one of a kind Moxie the Mastodon stuffed animal that will be sold exclusively in our museum stores.

Sponsor supplies for our STEM Center school programs for all of 2024, making the programs free for Muskegon County Schools.

Each $40 donation provides owl pellets for one 3^rd-5^th grade class to dissect during the museum’s Nature’s Food Webs Program.

$50 covers an entire month of  craft supplies for the weekly hands-on programs held at the museum.

Renewal of Adobe Premier Pro video editing software will allow us to continue developing content for educational videos.

A gift as small as $25 can make a difference in maintaining and preserving our Muskegon Historic Sites. To learn more about current projects and costs contact Erin Schmitz, Historic Sites Director at: erin@lakeshoremuseum.org.

Restoration Projects for This Site Include:

– Replacement of Cedar Shake Roofs for all three buildings
– 10 porch repairs on the Hackley and Hume Houses
– Annual inspections on eight chimneys on all three buildings

A gift as small as $25 can make a difference in maintaining and preserving our Muskegon Historic Sites. To learn more about current projects and costs contact Erin Schmitz, Historic Sites Director at: erin@lakeshoremuseum.org.

Restoration Projects for This Site Include:

– Roof Replacement
– Barn Door Restoration
– New Windows

A gift as small as $25 can make a difference in maintaining and preserving our Muskegon Historic Sites. To learn more about current projects and costs contact Erin Schmitz, Historic Sites Director at: erin@lakeshoremuseum.org.

Restoration Projects for This Site Include:

– General Maintenance, siding/paint
– Curtains for the interior
– Window Restoration

It’s not glamorous, but we need a lot of it to store objects.

For long-term storage of the over 50,000 objects in the collection.

Help us be prepared for an emergency in our collections storage areas.

Used to monitor environmental conditions to ensure long-term preservation of objects. it measures UV and visible light, temperature, and relative humidity.

Contribute to the safety of our guests, volunteers and staff. Fund an Automatic External Defibrillator at the following locations: Fire Barn Museum & Scolnik House Site, Archives, and Collections Center.

Help support the continued digital access to the Lakeshore Museum Center collection.