Lakeshore Museum Center

Learn all about how magnets work and what we use them for every day in the world. Free to Muskegon County residents and museum members; $3 for non-residents. Walk-in, open-house style event.

Join us for the first in a series of three lectures that will bring our Collection by Colors exhibit to life with various social and science topics.  Co-author of the book 100 Years of Muskegon Big Red Football, Ron Pesch’s presentation will focus on those days past, as well as the modern-day accomplishments of the […]

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

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.

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.

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 […]

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.

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, […]

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.