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MLK Day 2024: How Can You Change the World?

Graphic to represent the January 15, 2024 MLK Day celebration at the Holland Museum.

Join us for this annual free day at the Museum to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s enduring message of peace, equity, and inclusion and how we can continue his legacy in our community. Enjoy crafts, gallery scavenger hunts, and activity packets to take home. Listen to Dr. King’s Detroit speech in our Newsflash! The Story of Journalism in Holland exhibition and watch the video Our Friend Martin in our Spark!Lab Smithsonian education space at 12:00 noon. There will also be MLK-inspired story times throughout the day with invited community guests: Professor Fred Johnson (Hope College), Yadah Ramirez (Holland-Zeeland Community Foundation), Samuel Vega (Holland Museum), and Jennifer Becksvoort Corewel Health).

This program took place on Monday, January 15, 2024
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Holland Museum
Cultural Lens family program
FREE ADMISSION

Activities Included

  • MLK-inspired craft activities
  • Storytimes
  • Coloring sheets
  • Visit Spark!Lab Smithsonian for fun STEAM activities
  • Gallery scavenger hunt. Participants will be entered to win a children’s book about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life and his teachings.

 

A picture of a child participating in Spark!Lab Smithsonian Activities on MLK Day 2023

Fun Spark!Lab Smithsonian STEAM activities

Storytime Schedule

10:30 AM   Jennifer Becksvoort, Corewell Health
11:30 AM   Samuel Vega, Holland Museum
12:00 PM   Video, Our Friend Martin
1:30 PM   Joe Matthews, Gentex
2:30 PM   Professor Fred Johnson, Hope College
3:30 PM   Yadah Ramirez, Holland Zeeland Community Foundation
4:30 PM Ricki Levine, Holland Museum
Storytime

Storytime

A picture of people exploring the Holland Museum galleries on MLK Day 2023

Exploring the Museum galleries

A picture of a child writing on a whiteboard to express a dream for the Holland community on MLK Day 2023

MLK Day activities to inspire participants

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  • January 15, 2024 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
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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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