Celebrating the contributions of women artists to the international movement of studio glass making. Enhancing the Muskegon Museum of Art’s own permanent collection with loans by contemporary women artists, this exhibition showcases a range of interests and design in glass, revealing the innovations and vision that women have contributed over the decades. Discover glass shaped […]
Women at the Forefront: Stories from the Permanent Collection presents artworks by women who were highly influential and successful during their lifetimes, exhibiting, teaching, innovating, advocating, and pioneering. Today, many of their stories are being rediscovered and shared with new audiences. This exhibition highlights the stories of these women through their art and biographies, calling […]
Ages 16+ $140 $126 for ACWL-Nuveen Members Come explore the graphic process of relief printmaking using linoleum! A relief print is inking the raised surface of the linoleum after areas have been carved away. We will cover the steps of how to transfer a drawing or photograph to the block, carving and inking the block, […]
Think turtles have an easy life? Here’s your chance to try being one for a while. In this unique hands-on, interactive exhibit, you’ll have a chance to experience life as they know it. Built around a life-sized board game, you’ll face the same obstacles and dangers turtles face in their day-to-day life. You’ll experience everything […]
Go where no visitor has gone before on this ALL ACCESS tour of the Hackley and Hume Historic Site. Explore behind closed doors including attics, porches, and basements of both houses. Join us on the third Friday of the month from 7-8:30 pm to enjoy learning about various topics such as restoration, preservation, family stories, […]
You are invited to join a special Play and Learn program at the Lakeshore Museum Center on the fourth Thursday of each month (note Nov & Dec are on the third Thursday due to holidays). “Little Learners” is a free literacy-based program for Muskegon County infants and toddlers ages 0-4. During this program, participants will […]
Ten women from across the country who paint in the figurative realist style were named finalists for the $50,000 Bennett Prize®, the largest art award ever offered solely to women figurative realist painters, and now in its second round of awards. The finalists were selected from among 674 entrants, a number that surpasses the entrants […]
The Outdoor Muskegon Farmers Market is Open for the Season! The Muskegon Farmers Outdoor Market will be open Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from May 2 through November 30, 2020. Hours are 8 am to 2 pm Per Michigan DHHS recommendations, face coverings are no longer required for vendors and customers at the Farmers Market. We ask all visitors […]
This is an all levels yoga class appropriate for beginners as well as advanced practitioners. Instructors will give lots of ways to make poses appropriate for all! Please bring your own yoga mat or towel/blanket. The class is donation based, pay as you can. Class will be guided by E-RYT 500~Kristine Mast and YT 200~Fred […]
We will be offering weekly Swing dance events every Wednesday in June. The events will be a beginner's lesson and open dancing. Take the lesson or just come and dance. Your choice. No partner or experience needed. SPECIAL: Everyone that attends will be entered in that week's drawing for a pair of tickets to one […]
Ages 16+ $115 $103.50 for ACWL-Nuveen Members For beginners and those with some experience! Pottery wheel class includes preparing clay, working on the wheel, and reconstituting clay. Students will learn how to center, make a cylinder, and make a bowl. Selected pieces will be trimmed, bisque-fired and glazed. 20 lbs of clay, firings, and glazes […]
The artist describes the exhibit as, “Depictions on how the familiar and commonplace can take on new interest when one unlocks the light, shapes, and patterns in them.” The Reception Gallery showcases a variety of art from local and regional artists. Admission is FREE and exhibits change on a regular basis. The Reception Gallery is […]
