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Address:
Michigan State University Museum, West Circle Dr., East Lansing, Michigan, MI 48824-1045, USA
Opening Hours:
9-17h Mon-Fri
10-17h Sat
Closed in July and August
Contact:
Phone: +15173552370
Links:
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan State University
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Description:
The museum, founded in 1857, is one of the oldest museums in the Midwest and is accredited by the American Association of Museums.
Designated an anchor organization by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, the museum is Michigan's leading public natural and cultural history museum.
The museum is a public steward for 2.5 million objects or specimens of cultural and natural history from around the world.
It serves as a major state repository for the Department of Natural Resources (biological collections) and the Bureau of History (archaeological collections) and is the home of the Michigan Traditional Arts Program, a statewide program in partnership with Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.
The Museum reaches a broad and diverse audience through strong, varied, and accessible collections, field- and collections-based research, public service and education programs, traveling exhibits, and innovative partnerships with Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA), the Great Lakes Fisheries Trust, and Michigan State University Extension (MSUE).
As Michigan's largest public natural and cultural history museum and the state's only land-grant university museum, Michigan State University Museum "is committed to understanding, interpreting, and respecting natural and cultural diversity through education, exhibitions, research, and the building and stewardship of collections that focus on Michigan and its relationship to the Great Lakes, and the world beyond."
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