231-755-7606

Tuesday - Saturday

11 am - 5 pm and by appointment

Blown glass by Tsuga Studios; jewelry by Sherry Tinsman, Desert Heart, Gardella, Dee Janssen, and Amy Greely; Raku by Mike Bryant and Kate Tonguis, Reed Asher's stoneware pottery, and works by Louise Hopson.

Second Saturday Art Parties: on the second Saturday of the month, from noon to 5:00 pm, spotlighting a different artist each month.

231-722-9750

Century Club Center Gallery

356 W. Western, Muskegon

231-571-9101

231-722-0278

Seasonal Hours – May through October, Noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.

Historic Holiday Tours-Dec 10, 11, 17, 18, 28, and 29.  Noon to 4 pm

Admission is $3 for guests 13 and older, visitors 12 and under are admitted free.

The shipwreck of the schooner Thomas Hume is the subject of an exhibit on display in the City Barn at the Hackley & Hume Historic Site for the 2011 season. Divers from Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates photographed the ship and its contents now resting in Lake Michigan. Their findings and research conducted by Lakeshore Museum Center curators is on display along with period appropriate artifacts.

The City Barn Store offers unique custom made items including jewelry, clothing, note cards and photographs. Books on local history, children’s educational items and other gift items are also available.

Part of the Lakeshore Museum Center

616-850-9500

Featuring 57 artists.

231-893-1369

Miniature furniture display from Stickley Brother's Furniture Co. sample builder, Charles Theodore Payne. Antiquarian books, comic art, animation cels, and comic books.

231-893-5235

Original and elegant Amerian crafts for the home or yourself, and works by 75 American artists in all mediums.

231-777-7571

Children's books, lighthouses, lamps, lithographs, antler baskets, jewelry, soy products, cards, purses, and photography.

800-250-9283

616-844-4453

dreesefineart@sbcglobal.net

Tuesday and Friday: 10:30 am – 7:00 pm

Wednesday, Thursday, & Saturday: 10:30 am – 5:30 pm

Wine and Works 5-7 pm every Friday. Enjoy wine from East Village Wine Shoppe and works by various artists.

Sherri Russell's Mixed Media Collage Art  & Suzanne Moynihan's Handmade Collage Jewelry

231-722-0278

Seasonal Hours – May through October and Thanksgiving to New Years, Noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.

Historic Holiday Tours-Dec 10, 11, 17, 18, 28, and 29.  Noon to 4 pm

Free admission

Learn about the history of fire fighting in this replica of a 1890s Muskegon Fire Station. A 1923 American LaFrance Pumper Fire Truck is on display along with hose carts, hooks, ladders and photographs of some of the area’s most devastating fires. A display on the second floor depicts the living quarters of the early fire stations. Free admission. During the holidays, visitors will find small gifts and food items which were dropped off to the firefighters by grateful neighbors

Part of the Lakeshore Museum Center

616-846-5460

Winter Art Festival - 15th Annual Juried Art Exhibit
The February show at the Gallery Uptown is a wonderfully diverse exhibit of artwork accepted for the Winter Art Festival - 15th annual juried art exhibit. As in previous years, the gallery is full to overflowing with some of the best and most interesting art in the area. The show runs from January 30 through February 24.
Opening Reception, Friday, February 3 from 5:00 - 8pm. Awards presentation at 7:00.

"Seasons on the Grand" - Fine Arts Show and Sale to benefit the Grand River Greenway
The intent of the “Seasons on the Grand” show is to honor the Grand River, including the north and south banks and parkways, as it flows through Ottawa County. Let us express through Artists' eyes the beauty of the seasons; the glories of the skies, textures of the grasses and ripples of the water. The show will display the blessings of this land with paintings, weavings, pottery, photographs and sculptures, capturing the wonders of our world as homage to our Grand River, which brings joy to all inhabitants along the way.
February 27 through March 31 Opening Reception, Friday, March 2 from 5pm - 8pm

Graffia Gallery,
215 W. Savidge,
Spring Lake

616-844-7006.

Artist, Linda Dimitroff.

616-842-2285

Paintings by Maggie Bandstra, paintings and Giclee prints, and photography by Mark S. Schroeder.

231-755-1230

Tours run from 10:00 am - 5:30 pm through October and 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Monday - Friday through March.

Tickets for the combined tours of the submarine Silversides and US Coast Guard Cutter McLane are $8.50 for adults, $7.50 for senior citizens 62 years and older, $7.50 for students 12-18 years old and $6.50 for children 5-11 years old.

Features tours of the USS Silversides submarine and the former US Coast Guard Cutter McLane.

231-722-0278

The homes of Muskegon’s most famous lumber barons offer guided tours from May to October and Holiday Tours from Thanksgiving to New Year’s.  Visitors will tour the lumber barons’ homes and see period decorations and Museum artifacts.

Lavish woodcarvings, outstanding stenciling and glorious stained glass windows greet visitors as they tour the homes of Muskegon’s most famous lumber barons. Built in the late 1800s, the homes are furnished in the highest tradition of Victorian Decorative Arts and include original family pieces. The Site is on the National Register of Historic Places and was rated by AAA as “one of Michigan’s best examples of Victorian homes.”

“Unsolved Mysteries: The Shipwreck Thomas Hume” is on display in the City Barn at the Site.  The Lumber Schooner mysteriously disappeared in Lake Michigan enroute from Chicago 120 years ago.  Researchers from the Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates and Museum curators conducted extensive research on the history of the schooner and shipping in the late 1800s.  Visitors will learn about some of the treasures found by divers and have an opportunity to view excerpts of a documentary film about the project. The exhibit will be on display through the 2011 season.  There is no charge to visit the exhibit, however there is a charge to tour the Hackley and Home houses.

Tours begin in the City Barn where the Museum Store is located.  The store offers unique items including jewelry and porcelain collectibles. Books on local history, children’s educational items and other gift items are also available. The store is open during normal tour hours. 

Part of the Lakeshore Museum Center

231-821-2773

Saturday - Sunday through October

1:00 - 3:30 pm

616-604-4281

Exhibits of art and fine contemporary craft from nationally known artists.

231-728-1515

Features Dichroic jewelry, whimsical clay, fused glass, driftwood and fused dune glass sun catchers by Jill Barnes.

231-722-0278

Weekdays: 9:30 – 4:30

Weekends: Noon to 4 p.m.

FREE ADMISSION

‘Serving You for 75 Years” celebrates the anniversary of the Lakeshore Museum Center.  In 1937, following the Centennial Celebration and Lumberjack Festival, a historic museum was founded in Muskegon.  Some of the earliest artifacts donated to the museum are on display including ice skates, a top hat, 1837 currency and a chisel. A time line, photographs and artifacts help tell the story of a fledgling museum that grew into the leading historical institution along the lakeshore. 

“Michigan from the Depths of Time” takes visitors on a 400 million year journey through Michigan in the making in this new permanent exhibit. Experience a prehistoric exploration of plants and animals, an underwater habitat, a swampy forest, the last ice age and the Great Lakes and its fascinating creatures. The exhibit is designed in three sections based upon fossil evidence found in West Michigan.  Visitors will see armored fish, nautiloids, trilobites, tree-sized pants, giant insects and huge amphibians. In the Ice Age section, giant mammals now extinct are on display including the beaver which weighed up to 400 pounds and the mastodon.

From Thanksgiving to New Years:The three historic sites of the Lakeshore Museum Center in Muskegon have been decorated for the holidays and are open for tours. At the Hackley & Hume Historic Site, visitors will tour the lumber barons’ homes and see period decorations and Museum artifacts. At the nearby Scolnik House, simple decorations show how families may have celebrated the holidays during the Great Depression. Next door at the Fire Barn Museum, visitors will find small gifts and food items which were dropped off to the firefighters by grateful neighbors.

Visit the Muskegon Mercantile in the Museum for a unique shopping experience. Books and videos on local and Michigan history and topics, Lakeshore Museum Center souvenirs, children’s toys and books and jewelry fill the shelves. Museum members receive a 10% discount on their purchases.

616-847-2540

Features works by local artists in a variety of visual media.

800-303-4097

Musical Fountain

Muskegon Community College, Hendrik Meijer Library

231-777-0324

231-777-0324

Monday-Friday

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

231-739-9500

tmcmoaah@aol.com

Embraces local Black History with historical displays and local artists' displays. Exhibits include African American History in Muskegon County, Freedom Now Party of Michigan, Jim Crow, Black Panther Party, Underground Railroad.  Now showing:  “The History of the African American Church in Muskegon County."

231-722-1363

Fridays and Saturdays from Mid-May to Mid-October 11 am to 4 pm

Fridays Memorial Day to Labor Day  11 am to 4 pm

Admission:  $4.00 for adults, $2.00 for students, children under 5 are free.  Muskegon Heritage Association members and their families are free.

The Muskegon Heritage Museum focus is on the industries that made Muskegon a manufacturing center for more than 100 years.  Preserving that industrial heritage as well as presenting  information about the historic homes and buildings in Muskegon are the features of the museum.  There is a working Corliss Valve steam engine which runs an antique line shaft and machine shop, a vintage printshop, and exhibits about the foundries, patternmakers, Muskegon Brewery, Stuart Hartshorn Roller Shade Company,  the Occidental Hotel and  Sappi Paper MIll to list just a few. Check out the web site at www.muskegonheritage.org for more information and photos.  Group tours for students and adults are available upon request.  The museum is located across from the Amazon Building and is in Heritage Village.  A walking tour of Heritage Village and the historic homes is available at the museum.  The museum has just undergone a complete renovation of the exhibits and an expansion so there are many new features and exhibits.  The museum is run completely by volunteers and is funded through MHA memberships, donations, grants and admissions.  Check out this  museum of Muskegon's fascinating history.

231-720-2570

Sunday: Noon - 4:30 pm

Wednesday: 10 am - 4:30 pm

Thursday: 10 am - 8 pm

Friday - Saturday: 10 am - 4:30 pm

Closed Monday  & Tuesday

(Open Tues. & Thur. 10--6, June 1 through Labor Day)

MUSEUM ADMISSION: Adults $5

Ages 17 & under Free

Students with I.D. Free

MMA Members Free

Additional admission may be charged for special exhibitions.

Sept 8 through Feb 19, 2012: Tiny Treasures, an exhibition of seldom displayed small works from the Muskegon Museum of Art collection, is part of a series of exhibitions celebrating the museum’s centennial anniversary.

The objects in the exhibition have all the artistic integrity of larger works, but are displayed at a more intimate viewing distance so that intricate details can be appreciated.

Tiny Treasures is underwritten by Harbor Steel and Supply Corporation.

February 16-May 7.  1934: A New Deal for Artists.  This nationally touring exhibition celebrates the 75th anniversary of the Public Works of Art Project by drawing on the Smithsonian American Art Museum's unparalleled collection of vibrant artworks created for the program. The paintings in this exhibition are a lasting visual record of America at a specific moment in time. George Gurney, deputy chief curator, organized the exhibition with Ann Prentice Wagner, curatorial associate. Underwritten by the Community Foundation for Muskegon County and Grand Valley State University. www.muskegonartmuseum.org

February 29-April 8.  Expressions 2012:  30th Annual Muskegon County Student Art Exhibit.  Now in it's 30th year, Expressions is organized annually by the Muskegon Museum of Art in partnership with the Muskegon Area Intermediate School District. A visual delight, it celebrates the artistic talents of Muskegon County K-12 students. Two- and three-dimensional artworks in a variety of media are included in the show. The art

May 4-October 8:  New Art for a New Century.  In May of 2012, the Muskegon Museum of Art Foundation Board of Trustees unveils a significant new collection of art that has been assembled in honor of the MMA's 100th anniversary. This collection has been assembled through the leadership of the MMA Collections Committee and with the support of countless donors of art and of resources. It is anticipated that this collection will include about 100 new works of art. These works, in all media and ranging in date from the 17th century to the present, will be displayed for public viewing for the first time at this special exhibition, the premier exhibition of the celebration of the Museum's 100th anniversary.

Ongoing
CONTEMPORARY ARTS SHOWCASE
Ongoing series of temporary small exhibitions highlighting works by artists in the region.

231-773-6411

Features a pictorial history of Muskegon railroading on the walls and three operating model-train layouts including a Polar Express train. Children of all ages welcome. Free admission.

Norton Shores Branch of the Muskegon Area District Library
705 Seminole

231-780-8844

231-894-2787

Tuesday – Friday: Noon – 6 pm

Saturday: 10 am – 2 pm

January 19 through February 18 -Community ART: Throughout the 2011 Summer Fine Arts Festival at the Howmet Playhouse, audience members were invited to make their mark on a series of blank canvasses set up in the lobby. Using a different color palette each week, White Lake area residents and visitors collaboratively created 27 paintings that will be on display.

231-215-48530

Fine art gallery with artists' receptions every Saturday from Noon - 7:00 pm

Red Lotus Gallery,
825 W. Western Ave
Muskegon, MI 49441

231-206-0426

An eclectic gathering of artwork of all types displayed in a relaxing atmosphere.    

231-821-0850
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Pottery and woodworking by Flynn Sochon and Halona Gustin.

231-755-8066 or 231-722-2538

Open May through September

Saturday and Sunday

1:00 - 5:00 pm

Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for students and free for children 5 and under.

Oldest and only surviving American Great Lakes passenger ship. It was rebuilt and redesigned in 1940 by marine naval architect George Sharp of New York and today harbors the world's most complete Art Deco collection of Warren McArthur furniture.

Private tours can be arranged.

231-722-0278

Seasonal Hours – May through October and Thanksgiving to New Years, Noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.

Historic Holiday Tours-Dec 10, 11, 17, 18, 28, and 29.  Noon to 4 pm

Admission at the Scolnik House is free.

The Scolnik House tells the story of families living in Muskegon during the Great Depression.  Guests can listen in on a party line conversation, hear radio programs from the period and learn about how families made do during the important time in American history.  During the Holidays, simple decorations show how families may have celebrated during the Great Depression.

Part of the Lakeshore Museum Center  .

616-842-0700

Feature maritime history, period living, and historic time line displays hightlighting the earliest beginnings of the Tri-Cities area.

231-722-4730 or 231-730-1477

Open May to October

Daily

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Tours are $5 for adults and $3 for students. Family rates available. The LST was used during World War II and the Allied invasion at Normandy, France.

231-744-6080

Monday - Tuesday: 10 am - 8 pm

Wednesday - Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm

231-894-8659

Tuesday-Friday  10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.,

Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.