Arab American National Museum
13624 Michigan Avenue
Dearborn, MI
313-582-2266
The first of its kind in the U.S., the AANM documents, preserves, celebrates and informs the public on the history, life, culture and contributions of Arab Americans. Admission is $6 for adults; $3 for students, seniors and children. Beginning May 8, families (minimum of one adult and one child 12 or younger) can visit the museum for free on Sundays.
Automotive Hall of Fame
21400 Oakwood Boulevard
Dearborn, MI 48124
313-240-4000 Located next to Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village
Walter P. Chrysler Museum
One Chrysler Drive
Auburn Hills, Michigan 48326
Call 248-944-0001 or toll-free 1-888-456-1924 3 floors of automotive history. The museum also offers group tours. Please call for more information on tours.
Cranbrook Art Museum
39221 Woodward Avenue
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-0801
Call toll-free 1-877-GO-CRANBrook (1-877-462-7262) Let your children explore Cranbrook, from the ancient world of gods and heroes represented in park sculpture to the world of today reflected in contemporary art!
Cranbrook Institute of Science
39221 Woodward Avenue
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-0801
248-645-3200
Call toll-free 1.877.GO.CRANBrook (1.877.462.7262)
Dennos Museum Center
1701 East Front Street
Traverse City, MI
231-995-1055
A center for the visual arts, sciences and performing arts on the campus of Northwestern Michigan College with an extensive schedule of changing exhibitions, gallery tours, artist lectures, hands-on workshops and school outreach activities.
Detroit Institute of Arts
5200 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202
313-833-7900
The DIA is the fifth largest fine arts museum in the country! A must see. There's plenty of cool stuff at their website too.
Detroit Science Center
5020 John R St.
Detroit, MI 48202
313-577-8400
The New Detroit Science Center features 110,000 square feet of scientific exploration, including IMAX Dome Theatre, planetarium, learning resource center, an 8,700 square-foot Science Hall for traveling exhibits, five exhibit laboratories, children's gallery and a whole lot more.
Flint Institute of Arts Programs include both permanent and traveling exhibits with many masterworks from well-known artists, as well as concerts, films, lectures, family events and educators workshops.
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
1000 Beal Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
734-205-0555
With the passing of Former President Gerald Ford, the only Michiganian to ever become president, you might be interested in a publication that gives kids some information about the life of this leader. Go to the Michigan History magazine website and download the Gerald Ford issue of The Mitten for FREE. They no longer have copies to sell. http://www.michiganhistorymagazine.com/kids/mitten_topics.html Note: Scroll down to almost the bottom of the page, in the pink section, this is where you'll find President Ford's info. Don't forget to d/l the teacher's supplement also.
Thanks to: Kristin M. Phillips, Marketing Manager. Michigan History, 702 W. Kalamazoo, Box 30741, Lansing, MI 48909-8241. Ph: 517-335-2747, Fax: 517-241-4909,
, michiganhistorymagazine.com
Grand Rapids Art Museum, housed in a hute Beaux Arts building, fosters the cultural enrichment of patrons through a strong collection of art, as well as traveling exhibitions, and educational programs.
Holocaust Memorial Center
28123 Orchard Lake Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
248-553-2400
The country's first memorial dedicated exclusively to the horrors of the Nazi's persecution of Jews and others. It was developed to be a historical, educational institute that would introduce visitors to Jewish culture and let them witness its destruction.
Impression 5 Science Center
200 Museum Drive
Lansing, MI
517-485-8116
One Thursday a month during the school year Impression 5 holds a special homeschool programs day. They have developed a series of workshops especially for homeschooling families. Each workshop is tailored for four different age groups ranging from preschool to fifth grade and up. Homeschool families attending workshops receive the group rate for admission. The group admission rate is $3.50 per person. Also, each workshop (except the first in October) will have a $3 per child lab fee.
Homeschool Science Days Schedule for 2007: January 11 - Light Discovery, February 8 - Microscopes, March 8 - Gems, April 12 - Magnetic Force, May 10 - Biospheres
For more information about the Homeschool programs or to register please call Micaela Balzer at (517)485-8116 ext 44 or email
Krasl Art Gallery, in St. Joseph, provides the southwest Michigan area with a wide variety of programs and inludes three galleries, six studios, a gallery shop, art library, and an outdoor sculpture collection.
Kresge Art Museum, at Michigan State University, exhibits about 10 changing shows a year. There are also online exhibits.
Leila Arboretum
Michigan Ave at 20th
Battle Creek, MI
616-969-0270
Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum
31005 Orchard Lake Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
248-626-5020
Just south of 14 Mile Road tucked in a strip mall (next to a California Pizza Kitchen), Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum has new games, old favorites and many oddities. This is a fun way to spend a couple of hours. Call to check group tour availability.
Pewabic Pottery
10125 E. Jefferson Ave
Detroit, MI 48214
313-822-0954
Nationally renowned for its handcrafted ceramic vessels and architectural tiles and its unique glazes. Pewabic Pottery is a non-profit ceramic arts center and "living" museum that continues to produce handcrafted vessels and architectural tiles for public and private installations. The Pottery's giftshop offers a wide range of items that are fabricated on site.
Alfred P. Sloan Museum
1221 E. Kearsley Street
Flint, MI 48214
810-237-3450
Featuring regional history, historic automobiles and hands-on science. Educational programs at every grade level will showcase local innovations in ways that connect with lessons across the curriculum.
Troy Museum & Historic Village
60 West Wattles Road
Troy, MI 48098
248-524-3570 Free admission. There may be a fee for some special programs and lectures.
University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Be sure to check this museum's links page for links to art museums all over the world. UMMA, community museum in a university setting, has the 2nd largest collection of art in MI.
Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History
315 E. Warren Ave.
Detroit, MI 48201
313-494-5800 Exhibits explore the rich legacy and heritage of African Americans in the arts, sciences, literature, philosophy, labor and politics. And Still We Rise is a new permanent exhibit which features Benin market, slave dungeon, two-tier slave ship, Annapolis Warf streetscape (circa 1780s), dwelling on a southern plantation, Ford Rouge Plant, businesses in Detroit's famed Black Bottom, an homage to Detroit churches, a walk up Woodward Avenue (circa 1960s).
