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Holland Museum makes progress on exhibit with beloved business signs

The Holland Sentinel reported that ARTifacts at the Armory had reached roughly 75% installation progress and that the museum had met its $50,000 fundraising goal for the project’s first phase.

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Holland Museum to close Spark!Lab; announces expansion of family learning spaces

Ottawa News Network covered the conclusion of the Holland Museum’s seven-year Spark!Lab Smithsonian partnership and plans for expanded family learning spaces and the return of the Wichers Gallery.

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Holland Museum rebounds with fiscal surplus, secures first-ever federal arts grant for $19K

Ottawa News Network reported on the Holland Museum ending FY2026 with a modest surplus and receiving the first National Endowment for the Arts grant in the museum’s history.

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Michigan exhibit explores immigration and American identity

Public News Service featured We the People, the Holland Museum and Zeeland Historical Society’s America 250 exhibition exploring immigration, identity, belonging, and the changing meaning of “We the People.”

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Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands promotes cultural ties, the powerful migration story

Ottawa News Network covered Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands’ March 17 visit to the Holland Museum, including her museum tour, conversations about migration, and the enduring cultural relationship between Holland and the Netherlands.

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Holland Museum celebrates Laotian history, culture through new ‘Sabai Dee’ exhibit

Ottawa News Network explored Sabai Dee: Celebrating Holland’s Laotian Community and the museum’s work with local families, businesses, and community members to document a vital part of Holland’s history.

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Holland roofer donates massive artifact collection to preserve local history

FOX 17 highlighted Art Tolsma’s donation of roughly 5,000 pieces of Holland history and the Holland Museum’s work to preserve and display the collection through ARTifacts at the Armory.

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LEDA legacy lives on in museum exhibit curated by interns

The Lakeshore West Michigan| Andrea Goodell | July29 , 2024 | READ THE ARTICLE The Holland Museum is helping the Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance (LEDA) to pass the torch. The longtime West Michigan nonprofit closed its doors earlier this year, but in a statement released to the public, LEDA leaders

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Holland, Coldwater Receive Historic Preservation Grants

WOODTV.COM| Ottawa County | Corinne Moore | July 11, 2024 | READ THE ARTICLE HOLLAND, Mich. (WOOD) — The cities of Holland and Coldwater have been awarded historic preservation grants from the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). They join five other communities that will each get a chunk of $250,000.

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Holland Museum’s Levine to Retire in 2024

WHTC-AM/FM| Events | Gary Stevens | January 30, 2024 | READ THE ARTICLE HOLLAND, MI – Add the name of Holland Museum to that of entities along the Lakeshore looking for a new leader in 2024. On Tuesday, Ricki Levine announced her intention to retire as Executive Director of the

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