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Muskegon Art Museum

Muskegon Art Museum, a museum in Michigan
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Muskegon Art Museum is a museum in Michigan, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. The nearest named place is Soldier’s Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away.

The story

The Muskegon Museum of Art is an art museum in Muskegon, Michigan. Founded as the Hackley Art Gallery in 1912 through a bequest by lumber magnate Charles Hackley, the museum is located in the Muskegon Historic District. Highlights from its collection of 5,500 works, including paintings like Tornado over Kansas (1929) by John Steuart Curry and New York Restaurant (1922) by Edward Hopper, have been displayed across 18,675 sq. ft. (1,730 m²) of galleries since the museum unveiled an expansion in 2025.

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Dates from 1912.

Wikidata Q18342548, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Fee
Yes
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates43.23445, -86.25104

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hackley Park: 0.1 mi
  • Downtown Volleyball Courts: 0.1 mi
  • Root Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Alcoa Celebration Square: 0.2 mi
  • The Monet Garden of Muskegon: 0.2 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves: 28
Historic sites: 18
  • Soldier’s Monument: 0.1 mi
  • Vietnam War Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Hedgehog: 4.1 mi
  • Airforce: 4.1 mi
  • Coast Guard: 4.1 mi
Museums: 15
Beaches: 10
  • Harbour Towne Beach: 3.8 mi
  • Sunset Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Duck Lake State Park Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Lakeside Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Sylvan Beach Kids Beach: 12.6 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Sails: 11.8 mi
  • Butterfly Statue: 12.1 mi
  • Sailboats/Trees: 13.2 mi
  • Opus in 3 Movements: 13.6 mi
  • North Bank Trail—Nunica Junction—Trailhead Train: 14.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • Headwaters: 11.9 mi
  • Marl Springs: 12.5 mi
  • Shrew Springs: 13.1 mi
  • Eagle Springs: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Fairchild Park: 2.7 mi
  • The Pines: 2.8 mi
  • Leader's Patio: 13.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Muskegon Rest Area 501: 8.3 mi
  • Fruitport Rest Area 502: 12.4 mi
  • Rothbury Rest Area 529: 18.1 mi
Peaks: 1
  • OSR Indian Hilltop Fort - 1994: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2019:57
June solstice06:0620:4621:29
September equinox07:3319:0719:44
December solstice08:1516:2717:13

Local time (America/Detroit).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272836475867727164524132
Precip in2.42.12.43.53.43.12.73.13.33.82.92.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Muskegon CO AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/405935168

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