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Nights at the Museums

In-person events at museums across the state.


  • Nights at the Museums and Potter Park Zoo logo

    Saving Species with Potter Park Zoo

    Friday, April 15, 5:00 - 8:00 PM at Potter Park Zoo 1301 S. Pennsylvania Avenue Lansing, MI 48912

    Appropriate for: Elementary school age, Middle school age, High school age, Over 21 years only

    Head to Potter Park Zoo to visit your favorite animals and learn about the important work zoos do to save endangered species around the world. Learn about simple things you can do every day to help protect animals and the natural world!

    Please check the venue website for the most up to date COVID-19 protocols.

    Learn more about Saving Species with Potter Park Zoo

    • Nights at the Museums 5
    • Outdoors 34
    • In-person 80


  • Nights at the Museums and MSU Museum logo with fossils

    Michigan's Life of the Past at the MSU Museum

    Friday, April 22, 6:00 - 8:00 PM at MSU Museum

    Pre-register at https://bit.ly/Night_MSUM

    Requires pre-registration

    Appropriate for: All Ages

    Come time-travel with MSU paleontologist Dr. Danita Brandt and students from the Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences as we explore Michigan’s ancient plants and animals and the environments they lived in, preserved by the rocks and fossils we find under our feet. The Fossil Hall at the MSU Museum will be our portal back 400 million years when Michigan was covered by a shallow tropical ocean and trilobites ruled the seas. No scuba gear necessary, but bring your imagination and any fossils you would like to learn more about.

    Please check the venue website for the most up to date COVID-19 protocols.

    Learn more about Michigan's Life of the Past at the MSU Museum

    • Nights at the Museums 5
    • Indoors 46
    • In-person 80


  • Nights at the Museums MSU Museum and Broad Art Museum logos

    MSU Museum and Broad Art Museum Night at the Museum

    Friday, April 22, 6:00 - 8:00 PM at MSU Museum & Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum

    Pre-register at https://bit.ly/Night_MSUM

    Requires pre-registration

    Appropriate for: All Ages

    Enjoy an all-ages evening of science and art-inspired activities offered in celebration of the MSU Science Festival. Jointly hosted by the MSU Museum and the MSU Broad Art Museum, activities range from behind-the-scenes tours to art-making!

    Please check the venue website for the most up to date COVID-19 protocols.

    Learn more about MSU Museum and Broad Art Museum Night at the Museum

    • Nights at the Museums 5
    • Indoors 46
    • In-person 80


  • Nights at the Museums and MSU Museum logo with shark

    Sharks 101

    Friday, April 22, 6:00 - 8:00 PM at MSU Museum

    Pre-register at https://bit.ly/Night_MSUM

    Requires pre-registration

    Appropriate for: All Ages

    Come discover the rich variety of shark specimens in the MSU Museum collections, including fossils and a preserved shark. Discover the special anatomical features and adaptations of sharks that have enabled them to survive for over 400 million years.

    Please check the venue website for the most up to date COVID-19 protocols.

    Learn more about Sharks 101

    • Nights at the Museums 5
    • Indoors 46
    • In-person 80


  • Nights at the Museums and MSU Museum logo with penguins

    What Is It About Penguins?

    Friday, April 22, 6:00 - 8:00 PM at MSU Museum

    Pre-register at https://bit.ly/Night_MSUM

    Requires pre-registration

    Appropriate for: All Ages

    Why does everyone love penguins? Even people who are not interested in other birds love penguins, for reasons that are not always clear to ornithologists (people who study birds). Get a closer look at the special adaptations of penguins to their flightless cold-water lifestyle and explore penguin biology. Study specimens from the MSU Museum in an attempt to solve this mystery of what makes penguins so loveable.

    Please check the venue website for the most up to date COVID-19 protocols.

    Learn more about What Is It About Penguins?

    • Nights at the Museums 5
    • Indoors 46
    • In-person 80


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