Grand Rapids Public Museum

Grand Rapids Public Museum opens bilingual early-childhood exhibit

Hosting the exhibit

The Grand Rapids Public Museum will open a bilingual traveling exhibit on November 14. Called 'AlgreMENTE | Happy Brain: Celebrating Early Connections,' it is designed for children ages 0-6 and their caregivers.

Updated Yesterday

Kent County voters renew zoo and museum millage

Rule Changes

Receives renewed millage funding

Kent County voters approved a 10-year renewal of the property tax that funds John Ball Zoo and the Grand Rapids Public Museum. Unofficial results from the Kent County Clerk's Office show 198,946 votes for and 98,364 against, a 67% to 33% split, FOX 17 reported.

Updated 7 days ago

Anishinaabek exhibit returns to Grand Rapids Public Museum after renovation

Built World

Reopened its Anishinaabek exhibit to the public on October 12, 2026

The Grand Rapids Public Museum reopened its Anishinaabek exhibit on Indigenous Peoples' Day, October 12, 2026, after taking it off the floor in January 2025. The gallery is now called "Anishinaabek: The Original People of This Place," still built around the theme "We are Still Here."

Updated Oct 29