Celebrate the Earth: Trash Trout Demonstration

Dr. Brian Bodenbender will give a demonstration of the Trash Trout, a device to collect garbage from Lake Macatawa. Create your own upcycled inventions to help clean up the environment in the Museum’s Spark!Lab Smithsonian. Family Program.

Monday, April 10, 2023
Holland Museum Spark!Lab Smithsonian
4:00-7:00 PM
Family Program
No registration is needed, just drop in.
FREE Second Monday sponsored by The Meijer Foundation (FREE admission)


About Celebrate the Earth Programs

To celebrate Earth Month 2023, the Holland Museum and Explore Hope/Hope College have joined forces to organize a series of 3 programs where people of all ages learn ways to help take care of our land and water as well as opportunities to appreciate the natural beauty all around us.  


Upcoming Celebrate the Earth Programs

Beach Clean-up and Walking Dune Tour

Saturday, April 15, 2023
Holland State Park
Beach Clean-up from 9:00-11:00 AM
Dune Walking Tour from 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
Free Family Program; Registration required
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Nature Tour of Paw Paw East County Park

Saturday, April 22, 2023
Paw Paw East County Park, 1230 Paw Paw Dr. Holland, MI 49423
10:00-11:30 AM
The program is limited to 15 attendees.
Free Family Program – Registration required
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Holland Museum

Holland Museum
31 W. 10th Street
Holland, MI 49423

The Holland Museum tells the story of Holland, Michigan, from its settlement by Dutch immigrants to today’s innovative, successful, and diverse community. Featuring thousands of fascinating historic objects, as well as artwork from the Netherlands from the 1600s through the 1900s, our permanent History and Dutch Galleries are not to be missed.


MUSEUM HOURS
Open Monday, Friday, and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

SPARK!LAB SMITHSONIAN
Spark!Lab Smithsonian encourages children and families to create, collaborate, explore, test, experiment, problem-solve, and invent. Enjoy hands-on STEAM activities that combine traditional science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) with art, history, and creativity.

FALL SPARK!LAB HOURS 

FREE Second Mondays* from 4:00–7:00 PM only
Friday: 11:00–5:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00–4:00 p.m.

Spark!Lab is included with Museum admission


*FREE SECOND MONDAYS
In addition to regular hours, join us for our “FREE Second Mondays” from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m each month. Check our calendar for specific dates. Sponsored by The Meijer Foundation.


ADMISSION AND DISCOUNTS

Admission 
$7.00 for adults
$6.00 for senior adult
$4.00 for students with a valid college ID and kids 6-18 
FREE: Holland Museum members and children ages 5 and under are free.
$1.00 Museums for All admission (EBT or WIC card holder, $1.00/person, up to 4 people per card).

Discounts
The Holland Museum offers an admission discount to Veteran’s, active military, and educators. If you are active military, the discount applies each person in your party. If you are a veteran or educator, the discount applies to that person only. Admission for veterans, active military, and educators is $5.


CLOSED IN OBSERVANCE OF THESE 2023 HOLIDAYS 

  • Memorial Day, May 27
  • Independence Day, July 4
  • Labor Day, September 2
  • Thanksgiving Day, November 28
  • Christmas Eve, December 24
  • Christmas Day, December 25
  • New Year’s Eve, December 31
  • New Year’s Day, January 1, 2025


ACCESSIBILITY
The Museum has a handicapped-accessible entrance on the east side of the building next to the circle drive. To access the building, please press the button to the right of the door and the front desk will buzz visitors in. Take the elevator from the ground floor (G) to the first level (1L) and you will arrive behind the reception desk. There is also a wheelchair available for patron use. Each level of the museum is handicapped accessible, as are the restrooms. If you have any specific needs, please call the front desk at (616) 796-3329.

PARKING 
The Holland Museum is located at the corner of 10th Street and River Avenue, across from Centennial Park. Please use the parking lot behind the museum on 9th Street or street parking is available along 10th Street. Handicap accessibility is available from the east side of the building.

BLUE STAR MUSEUM 
We are a Blue Star Museum and offer free admission to active military and their families from Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 20, 2023, through  Labor Day weekend, Saturday, September 2, 2023.

MUSEUM BUILDING RENTALS
For information about Museum building rentals, please contact David Hawley-Lowry at dhawley@hollandmuseum.org

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