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During the late 1960s the Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Association began a project to construct a new dark sky observatory in the Grand Rapids area. A site was leased to them on Kissing Rock Hill and the James C. Veen Observatory was constructed by the Association members, with some support from the Public Museum and Chaffee Planetarium ...
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". [1] In 1971, the Public Museum became the first museum to be accredited by the American Association of ...
The nine-day-long event will give eaters the chance to check out specially-crafted menus at more than 70 establishments in the area. ... The Grand Rapids Public Museum will be the site for the ...
Grand Ledge Area Historical Society Museum: Grand Ledge: Eaton: Central Michigan: Local history: website: Grand Rapids Art Museum: Grand Rapids: Kent: West Michigan: Art: Renaissance to Modern art, with strength in European and American 19th- and 20th-century painting and sculpture Grand Rapids Children's Museum: Grand Rapids: Kent: West ...
The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum is the presidential museum and burial place of Gerald Ford, the 38th president of the United States (1974–1977), and his wife Betty Ford. It is located near the Pew Campus of Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Supporters of the Democratic Party attend the Tim Walz rally at Grand Rapids Public Museum on Sept. 12. Along with the Thursday rally, Walz had another event planned for Friday morning in Grand ...
Bodies: The Exhibition is an exhibition showcasing human bodies that have been preserved through a process called plastination and dissected to display bodily systems. [1] It opened in Tampa, Florida on August 20, 2005. [2] It is similar to, though not affiliated with, the exhibition Body Worlds (which opened in 1995). The exhibit displays ...
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park is a 158-acre (64 ha) botanical garden, art museum, [3] and outdoor sculpture park located in Grand Rapids Township, Michigan, United States. Opened in 1995, Meijer Gardens quickly established itself in the Midwest as a major cultural attraction jointly focused on horticulture and sculpture.