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.

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The July and August exhibit will feature print work from the following talented Michigan artists: Jean Allemeier Boot, Jonathan Clemens, Cindi Ford, Lee Ann Frame, Erin Hoffman, Andrew Jagniecki and Mat Moore. Art is for sale and can be purchased at the Box Office.

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

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

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

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Featuring 57 artists.

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

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

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

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

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

July 30-Aug 11:  New works by Denna Haut Arnold.

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

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

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.

Part of the Lakeshore Museum Center

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Earth and Lightyears - Wednesday, June 30 through Friday, July 30
Earth and Lightyears is the July exhibition at the Gallery Uptown and features the work of photographers Elizabeth Reynders, Ira Trowbridge, Gale Nobes, Becky Alway, digital painter Matt Nesbary, and potter Rita Shields. The title reflects the progression of work by the artists from pottery and traditional photography to infrared photography and from there to digital photography and digital painting.

Graffia Gallery,
215 W. Savidge,
Spring Lake

616-844-7006.

Artist, Linda Dimitroff.

"International Creations (England to Romania-Artwork From Around the World)," featuring artwork from 10 artists from 10 countries including France, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Italy, Greece and Grenada, July 2-31.

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

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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.

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Hackley and Hume Historic Site Tours:
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.”

Part of the Lakeshore Museum Center

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Saturday - Sunday through October

1:00 - 3:30 pm

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

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

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Weekdays: 9:30 – 4:30

Weekends: Noon to 4 p.m.

FREE ADMISSION

“Thank Goodness for the Red Cross” explores the 93 year history of the local chapter of the American Red Cross with photos, certificates and information about how the organization has served the community. The exhibit is on display in the document case in the Voices of Muskegon Gallery.

“Wish You Were Here” is a collection of travel photos showing some of the exotic places that Muskegonites have visited. Journey with them to South Africa, Great Britain and the 1893 World’s Fair.

Hands on opportunities are available for the visitors of the Lakeshore Museum Center in the Body Works Gallery and Science Center. Guests can build a meal and determine how healthy it is – or isn’t, generate electricity by peddling a bicycle and explore activity drawers.

“Let No Child Be Forgotten” an exhibit of photographs and artifacts relating to the Old Newsies is on display in the corridor at the Museum. For over 70 years, the Old Newsies – formerly the Old Newsboys, have been collecting and distributing holiday gifts to the area’s needy children.

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.

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

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Musical Fountain

Muskegon Community College, Hendrik Meijer Library

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Monday-Friday

9:00 am - 4:00 pm

46th ANNUAL MCC STUDENT ART EXHIBITION
Top work in varied media from art and graphic design classes with cash place awards and the President’s Purchase Prizes for the MCC art collection.  Exhibit Dates: May 15 – September 15, 2010

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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.

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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 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.

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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.

April 29 – August 1, 2010
Color it Bizarre-CLARICE CLIFF: IN HER OWN TIME
Clarice Cliff was an English ceramic artist who worked in the industry from 1922-1963. Cliff’s painted designs and modern forms were revolutionary for her time, and she enjoyed her own product lines throughout her lengthy career. Her designs boast vibrant color and a wide array of patterns and images, as well as unique and distinctly modernist forms. The MMA is presenting an array of works from one of the largest private collections of Cliff’s ceramics.

April 29 – August 8, 2010
A COLLECTOR’S GIFT: WORKS BY WALTER SHIRLAW AND J. FRANK CURRIER
Selection of landscape, genre, still live, and portraiture works by 19thcentury American artists Walter Shirlaw and Joseph Frank Currier from a collector’s gift of more than 80 works given to the Muskegon Museum of Art

May 27 – August 18, 2010
82nd REGIONAL EXHIBITION
Reception and Awards:
Thursday, May 27, 5:30–8:00 pm
The Muskegon Museum of Art contin-es to celebrate the art of West Michigan with its 82nd Regional Exhibition. This large, juried selection of paintings, glass, sculpture, prints, photography, fiber art, ceramics and more by West Michigan artists comprises the state’s longest established regional exhibition.

August 12 – October 31, 2010
REMEMBERING NEWAYGO COUNTY: THE SYMBOLIST PAINTING OF ANNABEL LIVERMORE
A seminal exhibition of paintings by El Paso, Texas-based artist Annabel Livermore, who spent her formative years in West Michigan. Comprised of 20 works whose visionary subjects arise from the artist’s “embellished memories” of the western region of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula and the reverence she feels for the places and people surrounding Pickerel Lake, located between the cities of Fremont and Newaygo. Annabel Livermore is the alter ego of artist Jim Magee. Annabel, conceived as a retired librarian from Newaygo County who took up painting later in life.

September 2 – November 7, 2010
SHOUT FREEDOM! Photo League Selections from the Columbus Museum of Art
Gritty, documentary images of urban life photographed by members of the New York Photo League, a group formed in 1938 whose membership was comprised of early pioneers in the documentary photography field. Novice and professional photographers alike used their camera lens to artistically capture a defining moment in our nation’s history as well as make statements on the social and economic climate of the era. The Photo League was one of the most influential photography movements of the 20th century but was surrounded in controversy and conjecture. It is also paradoxically one of the least known contributors in the history of photography. This exhibition will act as an educational piece for students and community members who are not familiar with its historical significance and the role it plays in contemporary documentary photography.

September 16 – November 7, 2010
DETOUR ART: Outsider, Folk Art, and Visionary Environments Coast to Coast
Over 90 works by visionaries, untrained artists, and folk creators found along the back roads of America, from the collection of Kelly Ludwig. The exhibition honors the creative spirit of artists working outside of the mainstream art world and sometimes well off the beaten paths, and is an informative introduction to contemporary American folk art. includes the art of Thornton Dial, Mose Tolliver, Howard Finster, Minnie Adkins, and James Harold Jennings. Also showcased are photographs of folk art environments such as S.P. Dinsmoor’s “The Garden of Eden,” Leonard Knight’s “Salvation Mountain,” and Simon Rodia’s “Watts Tower” in Los Angeles.

October 21, 2010 – January 23, 2011
SPLENDID TRHREADS, SECRET MESSAGES: THE LANGUAGE OF JAPANESE KIMONOS
This exceptional group of kimonos has been drawn from a private Michigan collection to introduce visitors to the kimono as a work of art and as an instrument of traditional Japanese craft, culture, and personal adornment. The dazzling effects of color and ornamentation will be especially appealing during the winter holiday season, and the exhibition will draw much attention during the MMA’s annual Festival of Trees.

November 11, 2010 –
January 16, 2011
THE ENDURING GIFTS OF MARTIN A. RYERSON
As the MMA moves ever closer to its Centennial, special attention will be focused on great Museum advocates, sharing donated artworks and personal histories with the public that have shaped the past, present, and future of this institution and community. The year 1932 marked the 20th anniversary of the Hackley Art Gallery (now the MMA). In March of that year, director Frank Atwood Almy contacted Chicago art collector and Grand Rapids native, Martin A. Ryerson, Jr., whose family was prominent in the lumber era here, and encouraged him to donate a work of art to the Museum. As a result, Ryerson gifted six major European and American paintings to the MMA before he died in the fall of 1932, including works by French Impressionists including Alfred Sisley, Armand Guillaumin, and Paul Signac; representing “a field entirely untouched” in the collection, Almy noted. The Ryerson estate gifted eight additional pictures in 1938, providing an enduring and significant body of work.

November 18 – 28, 2010
FESTIVAL OF TREES
Community event at the Muskegon Museum of Art features display of themed trees decorated by professional designers to be auctioned to benefit the MMA. Other seasonal décor will be also be on display. Special events include Party in the Pines cocktail party, Teddy Bear Breakfast, and Senior Day. Ongoing attractions include gingerbread village, musical entertainment, raffles, and films.

January 13 – March 13, 2011
WE ARE THE SHIP: THE STORY OF NEGRO LEAGUE BASEBALL
Original paintings by awardwinning artist and author Kadir Nelson, who spent seven years researching, writing, and creating the handsome paintings included in the brilliantly illustrated book, WE ARE THE SHIP: The Story of Negro League Baseball. This exhibition is the story of Negro Leagues—the story of gifted athletes and determined owners; of racial discrimination and international sportsmanship; of fortunes won and lost; of triumphs and defeats on and off the field and is a perfect mirror for the social and political history of black America in the first half of the twentieth century. But most of all, the story of the Negro Leagues is about hundreds of unsung heroes who overcame segregation, hatred, terrible conditions, and low pay to do the one thing they loved more than anything else in the world: play ball. Underwritten by the Verizon Foundation.

January 27 – February 3, 2011
POSTCARD SALON
Up to 1,000 small scale original artworks by artists in the region will be on display, then available for purchase, at low cost, during the annual Postcard Salon Sale on February 3.


March 22, May 1, 2011
JEST FOR FUN: PLAYFUL WORKS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION
A selection of two- and three-dimensional artworks that are playful, boldly and vividly colored, illustrative, or just bring a smile to the viewer’s face, reminding us that art does not have to always be serious to be important. The range of topics and ideas that inspired the artists in this show is very broad, ranging from story illustration to explorations of craft and technical expertise.

April 14 – June 26, 2011
HORSEPOWER: IMAGES OF HORSES FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION
Horses have been used throughout history for such purposes as transportation, labor, entertainment, sport, and war; serving a wide variety of roles in the development of civilizations. For artists, the animal has been used as subject and symbol, helping to detail contemporary life or serving to indicate status and wealth. This exhibition draws from the permanent collection of the Muskegon Museum of Art to portray the roles this animal plays in human experience and the ways that artists have captured them. The beauty and strength of the horse is revealed through prints, sculptures, watercolors, and paintings spanning several centuries, from Albrecht Dürer in the 1500s to contemporary artists Françoise Gilot, Jon McDonald, and Jordi Pedrola.

April 28 – July 31, 2011
FLIPPERS, BUZZERS, AND BELLS: PINBALL MACHINES FROM A MICHIGAN COLLECTOR
Countless collectors worldwide, West Michigan included, enthusiastically treasure pinball machines. Flippers, Buzzers, and Bells, organized by MMA staff, will exhibit as many as ten machines, primarily from the 1980s and 1990s. They have been selected (with an eye to art museum aesthetics) for their design savvy, sound quality, and cultural significance. But it’s not all handsoff! This MMA show will identify the Museum as a major center of summer fun in Muskegon. Through the collector’s generosity, two of the machines will be available for play during regular MMA hours, so come on in and show us your pinball wizardry! Underwritten by AGS.

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

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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

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Tuesday – Friday: Noon – 6 pm

Saturday: 10 am – 2 pm

July 6-29:  A Community's Lens: Photography Exhibit

August 6-26:  Pure Color-A Pastel Exhibit

September 11-30: Crossing Threads-A Weaving Exhibit

October 7-28:  Nature through Artists' Eyes Exhibit

November 6-23:  Whitehall-Past, Present, and Future exhibit

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

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Pottery and woodworking by Flynn Sochon and Halona Gustin.

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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.

Private tours can be arranged.
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.

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

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, listen to radio programs and learn about how families made do during the important time in American history.   The house has been decorated for the holidays to reflect the late 1920s.

Part of the Lakeshore Museum Center

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

"The Power and the Glory", depictions of the life and times of United States Presidents based on a local resident's private collection

"All That Jazz," the Art Deco period and its role in our culture.

"Circles in Motion," a bicycle exhibit, open at the N. Harbor location.

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.

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Monday - Tuesday: 10 am - 8 pm

Wednesday - Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm

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Tuesday-Friday  10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.,

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

Sunday noon-4 p.m.

 Horses and nature scenes will grace the Featured Artist wall at White River Gallery during the month of July. Linda Busse's lovely colored pencil, watercolor and acrylic works and will be on display, along with her jewelry, bead work and stained glass. Of special interest is a set of beaded Cheyenne regalia.

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Open from May 27 to August 31

Tuesday - Friday: 11 am - 5 pm

Saturday - Sunday:  Noon - 6 pm

Lighthouse tours.

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Features original watercolors, prints, and cards of Lake Michigan, dunes, and lighthouses by Karen Kethke.