Enjoy your own night at a museum. The 54 Jefferson "Old" Grand Rapids Public Museum building is being recycled into a new and unique exhibition.
"Michigan- Land of Riches: Re-examining the Old Grand Rapids Public Museum," is a collaborative effort between students and professors from 7 different area universities. The show will open to the public April 16, with a reception and longer hours.
Among the student and faculty installations will include the Hope College Team's deep and artistic examination of UFO's and crash sites, Kendall College's new use for sheep's shears, and an 80-foot whale suspension, and much more.
The display will also incorporate the exhibitions and dioramas already present at the 54 Jefferson location. Access to the museum's collection is part of what makes this experimental idea so inspired. GVSU Professor Paul Amenta, the project director and curator, says it is an "effort to re-imagine and re-examine future uses" of the museum. President and CEO of the GRPM Dale Robertson hopes the step, and partnership with area higher-ed may one day lead to a permanent re-opening.
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