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

 May 16-June 30:  Photography exhibit by Karl Grundemann

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.

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

Historic Holiday Tours-Nov 23, 24 5-8 pm; Nov 25 Noon to 4 pm; Dec 1,2, 8,9, 15, 16, 27, 28 Noon to 4 pm

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.

800-250-9283

Dreese Fine Arts and Framing,
8 N. Ferry,
Grand Haven

616-402-4868

dreesefineart@sbcglobal.net

Fine art and framing

231-722-0278

Seasonal Hours –

May through October, Noon to 4 pm Wednesday through Sunday. 

Holiday tours held between Thanksgiving and New Year’s.

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

Natural Influence, will be shown from June 5 - June 29 in the Walburg Gallery adjacent to the Gallery Uptown

Graffia Gallery,
215 W. Savidge,
Spring Lake

616-844-7006.

Artist, Linda Dimitroff.

616-842-2285

231-722-0278

Seasonal Hours – May through October, Noon to 4 pm Wednesday through Sunday.  Holiday tours held between Thanksgiving and New Year’s.

Admission $5 for guests 13 and older, visitors 12 and younger are admitted free.

Free admission for moms on Mother’s Day Weekend.

Free admission for all Muskegon County residents during the month of October.

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.

Lavish woodcarvings, outstanding stenciling and glorious stained glass windows greet visitors as they tour the homes. 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

231-821-2773

Saturday - Sunday through October

1:00 - 3:30 pm

231-722-0278

Weekdays: 9:30 – 4:30

Weekends: Noon to 4 p.m.

FREE ADMISSION

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.

On display until September of 2013. The latest Collector's Corner at the Lakeshore Museum Center is a collection of Abraham Lincoln memorabilia, on loan from Marcia Van Dyke who has been collecting Lincon items since she was a child. Items on display include everything from 1865 newspapers about Lincoln's assassination to an avon bottle shaped like Lincoln's head.

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

May 18 TO Sept 11, 2013: 49th Annual MCC Student Art & Design 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.

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.

85th Regional Exhibition
May 23, 2013 to Wed Aug 21, 2013
The Muskegon Museum of Art's Regional Exhibition holds a respected position within Michigan's art tradition, representing the best in our artistic community. The exhibition opens on May 23 and will be on display through August 21, 2013. The public is invited to join the artists at an opening reception on Thursday, May 23, from 5:30pm to 8:00pm. Awards will be announced and given to the artist during the event at 7:00 pm. www.muskegonartmuseum.org

May 30 – August 11, 2013
BLACK/WHITE: Works from the Permanent Collection
Black/White highlights the possibilities artists can achieve with black and white, using it not just as color, but more importantly as light. The exhibition includes drawings and photography by West Michigan area artists, Chinese and Japanese prints, photographs by Ansel Adams, sculpture, and newly acquired works of glass.

Through August 24, 2013
SOME LIKE IT HOT: Color from the Collection
Some Like it Hot brings together art from the Museum’s holdings that celebrate color. Paintings, prints, sculpture, tapestry, and glass have been selected for their vibrant use of color to convey both form and emotion. Underwritten by the Hines Corporation.

August 15 through October 27, 2013
ANDREA KOWCH: DREAM FIELDS
Kowch’s paintings are narratives that provoke dreamlike musings. Dream Fields features 12 paintings and related preliminary drawings that explore the artist’s compelling realms of inquiry and intrigue. As Kowch explains, “The real and unreal; history and the present; opposing emotions, endings and beginnings; nature’s seasons and cycles—all of it is present at the core of my work.” The exhibition has been organized by the Muskegon Museum of Art in cooperation with Richard J. Demato Fine Arts Gallery of Sag Harbor, New York, and builds upon the Museum’s longstanding tradition of featuring some of the finest creations in all media by contemporary Michigan artists. Part of the 2013 MADE IN MICHIGAN Artist Series organized by the MMA. Sponsored by PNC Bank and Ally for Contemporary Art, the Alcoa Foundation. Media partners: WGVU Public Radio and MLive/Muskegon Chronicle.

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

Wings
May 30-July 13, 2013; “Meet the Artists” reception: May 30, 5:00-7:00 p.m.
Try a little birdwatching this summer at the Nuveen Center! Our fine, feathered friends are the focus of this exhibit, interpreted in a variety of mediums by community members of all ages. From the majestic to the diminutive, this exhibit takes an artistic look at these diverse and beautiful creatures of the sky.
*Visit our website for information on how to enter your artwork in this show.*

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
Shppottery4200@aol.com

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, Noon to 4 pm Wednesday through Sunday.

Holiday tours held between Thanksgiving and New Year’s.

Admission at the Scolnik House is free.

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.

231-755-1230

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.

OPENING MAY 25 AT 11:00 AM
BRAND NEW EXHIBIT about West Michigan’s ENSIGN ALVIN JACOBSON and the whole brave crew of the USS FLIER!

231-894-8659

Tuesday-Friday  10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.,

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