Museums + Attractions

The zoo will host a pre-Earth Day-related event this weekend.

John Ball Zoo said it is continuing a matching partnership with Fifth Third Bank that will help guests double their donation to its Round Up for Conservation program.

Are you ready to take a trip without leaving Grand Rapids?The James C. Veen Observatory might be the ticket for a faraway journey.

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park released its 2021 calendar of events, which include exhibitions, guest speakers and concerts.

Instead of the annual Festival of Trees, the Muskegon Museum of Arts is collaborating with downtown businesses and organizations to host a new version of the holiday event called Festival of Wreaths, which will be held outside from Nov. 24 - Dec. 6. 

The Grand Rapids Public Museum is offering virtual and in-person programs to schools, homeschools, learning pods and the public during the 2020-21 school year. 

Four male African painted dogs at Binder Park Zoo now have a new home at the Houston Zoo as part of the Species Survival Plan through the Association of Zoos & Aquariums.

For the first time in 21 years, a pair of marabou storks, Ruthie and Irving, delivered a new stork chick at the Binder Park Zoo. 

Museums and attractions listings and highlights.

Museums and attractions listings and highlights.

The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum will be displaying a collection meant to elicit emotions related to race-based injustice in America history.

The Grand Rapids Public Museum is partnering with LaughFest, City Built Brewing Company and Blue Bridge Games to bring the popular Game Night back to the museum on Friday, March 13.

The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum is set to host the traveling exhibit “Wounded Warrior Dogs Project & K9 War Stories.”

Museums and attractions listings and highlights

The butterflies are blooming again.

Experience a light show and a concert at the Grand Rapids Public Museum.

A weekend of events focused on space exploration, honoring NASA astronaut in the Apollo program and Grand Rapids native Roger Chaffee, is returning next month.

A local museum will be hosting its annual Martin Luther King Day celebration.

If children’s book illustrations are your thing, a trip to the lakeshore might be in order.

Ever wander along Lake Michigan’s shores and find what looks like pieces of an old boat?