Grand Rapids Public Museum

The Grand Rapids Public Museum has been building our collections of 245,000 artifacts and specimens for over 155 years. Although some of these objects were purchased with fundraising campaigns, at auctions, or collected by curators in the field, most of them were donated to the Museum by people like you. Because we collect "everything in the whole wide world" we have always depended on the people in our community to share the treasures that they have collected from around the world and from right here at home.

Do you have something that you would like to donate to the Grand Rapids Public Museum?

The Collections and Preservation Department is always accepting new objects for the Museum's collections. If you have something that you would like to donate, please contact our staff BEFORE you bring your donation to the Museum. You can do this in three ways:

• Send an email to our Collections Curator. Please be sure to include your name, your contact information, and a detailed description (including pictures) of the item(s) you would like to donate.
• Call the Collections and Preservation Department at 616-929-1809. Please leave a message with your name, your contact information, and a detailed description of the item(s) you would like to donate.
• Send a letter addressed to "Collections Curator", Grand Rapids Public Museum, 272 Pearl St NW, Grand Rapids MI 49504. Please be sure to include your name, your contact information, and a detailed description (including pictures) of the item(s) you would like to donate.

Guidelines for donating to the collections of the Grand Rapids Public Museum:

• Always make arrangements with Museum staff BEFORE bringing your donation to the Museum. We have special procedures and legal paperwork that must be filled out to document all donations.
• Donation offers are reviewed periodically by Museum staff. Please note, we cannot possibly accept every donation that is offered. Museum staff will notify potential donors whether or not their donation has been accepted.
• Because the Grand Rapids Public Museum is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, donations accepted are tax-deductable. Donors are responsible for establishing the value of their donation for tax purposes, the Museum cannot provide appraisals or recommend specific appraisers.
• For more information, please see our Frequently Asked Questions page.