Museums + Attractions

Grand Rapids Public Museum has announced an upcoming children’s exhibit set in the world of construction and home improvement. 

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

The Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) again will host Camp Curious summer camp programs.

Blandford Nature Center will be celebrating the life of its late founder Dr. Mary Jane Dockeray between Sept. 8-11 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at...

A local museum is celebrating the holidays with a series of events for families.

A rustic camp resort in Rockford gained international attention.

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

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.

The annual September 11 Community Day of Remembrance and Scout Salute event, which is normally held outside on the plaza of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum, will include additional activities at different locations, including the Traverse Bay Metro Fire Station and at the USS LST 393 – World War II Landing Ship in Muskegon.

The Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) will host its annual fundraising event in May.

We have within a few hours’ drive of Grand Rapids some of the most unique scenery on the planet.

Muskegon Museum of Art will display a new invitational ceramic exhibit.

An annual exhibit in its 25th year will soon open at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park.

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.

The Grand Rapids Public Museum has secured $4 million in State funding from Downtown Grand Rapids Inc. for the Museum’s $50 million expansion project.

The Grand Rapids Public Museum has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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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. 

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