230 N Rose St
Kalamazoo, MI

Welcome to the Kalamazoo Valley Museum! Discover life’s wonder through the stories and experiences that bring us together. The Kalamazoo Valley Museum was voted the top small museum in Michigan by readers of Michigan Living Magazine. The museum offers "Adventure You Can Touch", celebrating history, science and technology in a highly interactive, hands-on way. It features a Digistar planetarium, a 2,300 year-old mummy, an interactive Kalamazoo Direct to You history gallery and the Innovation gallery. The Kalamazoo Valley Museum is operated by Kalamazoo Valley Community College and is governed by its Board of Trustees General Admission is FREE Monday: Closed Tuesday-Saturday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Sunday 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM

230 N Rose St
Kalamazoo, MI

How do you know a news post is true? What is the difference between a fact and an opinion? Why are social media platforms free to use? This colorfully animated interactive exhibition explores these questions and more. Free 90-minute guided tours for educational groups are available. Recommended for grades 6 and up. Can be adapted for younger audiences with advanced notice.

230 N Rose St
Kalamazoo, MI

SPLAT! The Buzz About Flyswatters! Celebrate summer, and the passion of collecting everyday objects, with this unique display from Iza van Riemsdijk’s collection of over 3,300 flyswatters.

230 N Rose St
Kalamazoo, MI

The Atrium of Artifacts is a large shadow-box wall that can be viewed from all three museum floors This three-story display showcases some of the museum’s most beloved artifacts along with other items that represent the collecting history of the museum.

230 N Rose St
Kalamazoo, MI

Immerse yourself in the stories that made Kalamazoo famous and shaped who we are today in the Kalamazoo Direct to You exhibit!

230 N Rose St
Kalamazoo, MI

Take a walk through history and take a seat at the snack bar of the Douglass Community Center and learn how the dreams of ethnic groups in Kalamazoo, both in the past and today, form a sense of belonging. Stroll through Bronson Park and imagine what it would have been like to hear Abraham Lincoln’s speech in Kalamazoo in 1856. Step into the spotlight as an anchor at the WKVM TV Station.

230 N Rose St
Kalamazoo, MI

An all-new science exhibit and interactive space. The Innovation Gallery includes one-on-one dynamic, technology-rich exploration of four major areas: body, land, mobility and music.

230 N Rose St
Kalamazoo, MI

Who is she? What did she look like? Where was she from? With the aid of scientists, doctors, and scholars you can learn the answers to these questions and more in the "Mystery of the Mummy" exhibit.

230 N Rose St
Kalamazoo, MI

Undertake a quest across land, sea and space to explore the role of mapping and navigation in everyday life in the exciting exhibit Explore Your World!