Grand Rapids Public Museum
The Grand Rapids Public Museum, located on the bank of the Grand River in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, is among the oldest history museums in the United States. It was founded in 1854 as the "Grand Rapids Lyceum of Natural History". In 1971, the Public Museum became the first museum to be accredited by the American Association of Museums.The museum includes a cafe, a gift shop, and a 1928 Spillman carousel, which is situated in a pavilion over the Grand River. A Wurlitzer #157 Band Organ that plays 165 rolls provides the carousel's music. The Museum building also houses the Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium.
The current Pearl Street N.W. location, built in 1994, replaced the former Art Deco location on Jefferson Avenue S.E.; that building now serves as a high school and is connected to the GRPM Collections and the City of Grand Rapids Archives.
The GRPM brings in a variety of traveling exhibitions annually ranging among topics related to science, history and culture. Provided by Wikipedia
-
1
The Norton Mounds site : a description and history of a prominent cultural national historic landmark
Jackson, Mich. : Commonwealth Cultural Resources Group, 2003“…Grand Rapids Public Museum…”
Format: Book
-
2
Grand Rapids furniture : the story of America's furniture city
Grand Rapids, Mich. : Public Museum of Grand Rapids, 1998“…Grand Rapids Public Museum…”
Format: Book
-
3
Beads : their use by Upper Great Lakes Indians : an exhibition
Grand Rapids : The Museum, 1977“…Grand Rapids Public Museum…”
Format: Book
-
4
Beads : their use by Upper Great Lakes Indians : an exhibition produced by the Grand Rapids Public Museum and the Cranbrook Academy of Art/Museum.
Grand Rapids : Grand Rapids Public Museum, 1977“…Grand Rapids Public Museum…”
Format: Book
-
5
Beads their use by Upper Great Lakes Indians : an exhibition produced by the Grand Rapids Public Museum and the Cranbrook Academy of Art/Museum.
Grand Rapids : Grand Rapids Public Museum, 1977“…Grand Rapids Public Museum…”
Format: Book
-
6
Artists of Grand Rapids, 1840-1980 : a cooperative exhibition, the Grand Rapids Art Museum and the Grand Rapids Public Museum : September 14-November 30, 1981
[Grand Rapids, Mich.] : Grand Rapids Art Museum, Grand Rapids Public Museum, 1981Format: Book
-
7