Places to visit Native American culture exhibits in Michigan

1373 Views

Last Updated: 4 years

List of Native American culture exhibits in Michigan such as art, geology, museums, living history, and more.

Andrew J. Blackbird Museum
368 E. Main St.
Harbor Springs, MI 49740
mailing address:
P.O. BOX 192
Harbor Springs, MI 49740
tel (616) 526-7731
fax (616) 526-7731

Center for Cultural and Natural History
Bellows St.
103 Rowe Hall
Mount Pleasant, MI 48859
tel (517) 774-3829
fax (517) 774-3542

Chippewa Nature Center
400 S. Badour Rd.
Rte. 9
Midland, MI 48640
tel (517) 631-0830
fax (517) 631-7070

Con Foster Museum
181 E. Grandview Pkwy. 
Traverse City, MI 49684
tel (616) 992-4905

Crooked Tree Arts Council
461 E. Mitchell St.
Petoskey MI 49770
tel (616) 347-4337
fax (616) 5414

Dearborn Historical Museum
915 Brady St.
Dearborn, MI 48124
tel (313) 565-3000
fax (313) 565-4848

Dennos Museum Center of Northwestern Michigan College
 Arctic Spirit
1701 E. Front St.
Traverse City, MI 49684
tel (616) 922-1055
fax (616) 922-1597

Detroit Historical Museum
5401 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
tel (313) 833-1801
fax (313) 833-5342

The Detroit Institute of Arts
5200 Woodward Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
tel (313) 833-7900
fax (313) 833-2357 & 3756
TDD (313) 833-1454

Drummond Island Historical Museum
Water St.
Drummond Island, MI 49726
mailing address:
Box 206
Pine St.
Drummond Island, MI 49726 
tel(906) 493-5746

Ella Sharp Museum
3225 4th St.
Jackson, MI 49203
tel (517) 787-2320
fax (517) 787-2933

Fort St. Joseph Museum
508 E. Main St.
Niles, MI 49120
mailing address:
P.O. BOX 487
Niles, MI 49120
tel (616) 683-4702
fax (616) 684-3930

Gerald E. Eddy Geology Center
17030 Bush Rd.
Chelsea, MI 48118
mailing address:
16345 McClure Rd.
Chelsea, MI 48118
tel (313) 475-3170

Historic Bowens Mills & Pioneer Park
200 Old Mill Rd. 
Middleville, MI 49333
tel (616) 795-7350

Historic Fort Wayne
6325 W. Jefferson Ave.
Detroit, MI 48209
tel (313) 297-9360 & 833-1805

Imogene Herbert Historical Museum
Deer St.
Pioneer Park
Manistique, MI 49854
mailing address:
P.O. BOX 284
Manistique, MI 49854
tel (906) 341-8131

International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit
111 E. Kirby 
Detroit, MI 48202
tel (313) 871-8600
fax (313) 871-1651

Isle Royale National Park
800 E. Lakeshore Dr.
Houghton, MI 49931-1895
tel (906) 487-7153 (summer)
fax (906) 487-7170

Kingman Museum of Natural History
W. Michigan Ave. at 20th St.
Battle Creek, MI 49017
tel (616) 965-5117
fax (616) 962-5610

Le Sault De Sainte Marie Historical Sites, Inc.
501 E. Water St. 
Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783
tel (906) 632-3658
fax (906) 632-9344

Luckhard Museum – The Indian Mission
612 E. Bay St.
Sebewaing, MI 48759
tel (517) 883-2539

Mackinac Island State Park Commission
Mackinac Island, MI 49757
mailing address:
BOX 30028
Lansing, MI 48909-7528
tel (906) 847-3328 & (517) 373-4296
fax (906) 847-3815
TDD (906) 847-6044 (May-Oct.) & (517) 373-8403 (Oct.-Apr.)

Manistee County Historical Museum
425 River St.
Manistee, MI 49660
tel (616) 723-5531

Mecosta County Historical Museum
129 S. Stewart St.
Big Rapids, MI 49307
mailing address:
P.O. BOX 613
Big Rapids, MI 49307
tel (616) 592-5091

Menominee County Historical Museum
904 11 Ave.
Menominee, MI 49858
mailing address:
P.O. BOX 151
Menominee, MI 49858
tel (906) 863-9000

Michigan Historical Museum, Michigan Historical Center
717 W. Allegan
Lansing, MI 48918
tel (517) 373-0515 & 3559
fax (517) 373-0851
TDD (800) 827-7007

Montague Museum & Historical Association
Church & Meade Sts.
Montague, MI 49437
mailing address:
8636 Old Channel Trail
Montague, MI 49437
tel (616) 893-8603

Museum of Anthropology at the University of Michigan
        The Hopi Kachina Collection
        Basket Collection
        Acoma and Zuni Pottery

Museum of Ojibwa Culture
500 N. State Street
St. Ignace, MI 49781
tel (906) 643-9161

Muskegon County Museum
430 W. Clay 
Muskegon, MI 49440
tel (616) 722-0278
fax (616) 728-4119

Nokomis Learning Center, Okemos, Michigan

Port Huron Museum
1115 6th St.
Port Huron, MI 48060
tel (810) 982-0891
fax (810) 982-0053

Public Museum of Grand Rapids 
272 Pearl St. NW 
Grand Rapids, MI. 49504 
616-456-3977 
One of the largest collections relating to Native American cultures in the state of Michigan. This includes a permanent exhibition Anishinabek: The People of this Place. They also manage the Norton Mounds site, the only National Historic Landmark in Michigan devoted solely to Native American culture.

Sanilac Historical Museum
228 S. Ridge St.
Port Sanilac MI 48469
mailing address:
P.O. Box 158
Port Sanilac, MI 48469
tel (313) 662-9946

Stuart House Museum of Astors American Fur Co. Trading Post 
Market St.
Box 1194
Mackinac Island, MI 49757
tel (906) 847-3808

Trenton Historical Museum
306 St. Joseph
Trenton, MI 48183
mailing address:
2800 3rd. St.
Trenton, MI 48183
tel (313) 675-2130, 6500 & 1162

The University of Michigan Museum of Anthropology
4009 Ruthven Museums Bldg.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
tel (313) 764-7783 & 0485
fax (313) 763-7783

The University of Michigan – Exhibit Museum of Natural History
1109 Geddes Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079
mailing address:
4502 Exhibit Museum
1109 Geddes Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1079
tel (313) 764-0478
fax (313) 747-2767

Oakwoods Metropark Nature Center
P.O. BOX 332
Flat Rock, MI 48134
tel (313) 697-9181
fax (313) 697-7384

Teysen’s Woodland Indian Museum
P.O. Box 399
415 W. Huron Ave.
Mackinaw City, MI 49701
tel (616) 436-7011

Ziibiwing Center of Anishinabe Culture & Lifeways
6650 E. Broadway
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858
tel (989) 775-4750
fax (989) 775-4770

 

Other Places to Visit:

Alabama | Alaska | Alberta | Arizona | Arkansas | British Columbia | California | Colorado 
Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Florida | Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois 
 IndianaIowa | Kansas | Kentucky |  Labrador | Louisiana | Maine | Manitoba | Maryland 
Massachusetts |Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada 
 New Brunswick | New Foundland | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York 
 North Carolina | North Dakota NW Territories | Nova Scotia | Nunavut | Ohio | Oklahoma 
 Ontario | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Puerto Rico | Prince Edward Island | Quebec | Rhode Island 
 Saskatchewan | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont 
 Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming | Yukon