Grand Rapids Public Museum

Van Andel Museum Center

• Special exhibition and program fees will be charged at regular rates in addition to student discount general admission fees.
• If a professor wishes to pay in advance for class members who will visit the Museum individually, he or she may do so.  Tickets will be kept for students in "will call" at the Museum's front desk.
• No general admission fee will be charged for faculty accompanying a group, or for faculty on a pre-visit in advance of a class trip.
• For groups of 20 or more and for all museum-led special programs, faculty should pre-schedule by contacting the Museum's Group Scheduling Office at 616.929.1754 or groupsscheduling@grmuseum.org.

Community Archives and Research Center

• To schedule a behind-the-scenes or special interest tour of Museum collections for groups of 20 or more, contact the Museum's Group Scheduling Office at 616.929.1754 or groupsscheduling@grmuseum.org.
• The Museum's online collections database can be found through the Museum's website, www.grmuseum.org/collections/research.
• Guidelines and fees for access to collections and collections research are the same for all individual students, faculty, or the general public.  For more information contact Associate Curator Alex Forist at aforist@grmuseum.org or 616.929.1809.

Voigt House Victorian Museum

• Voigt House tours and access are subject to limited availability.
• To schedule a tour of the Voigt House Victorian Museum for groups of 20 or more, contact the Museum's Group Scheduling Office at 616.929.1754 or groupsscheduling@grmuseum.org.

Offsite Programs

• Faculty wishing to schedule a guest lecturer should contact the Museum's Group Scheduling Office at 616.929.1754 or groupsscheduling@grmuseum.org.
• Faculty may request a short-term loan of objects from the Museum's collections for use in a class.  Loans may be granted subject to special conditions.  A fee will be assessed based on the amount of preparation and on-site Museum staff time required.  Inquiries should be directed to Marilyn Merdzinski, Director of Collections and Preservation at mmerdzinski@grmuseum.org or 616.929.1801.

Collaborations

• The Grand Rapids Public Museum encourages mutually beneficial research, exhibitions, publications, planning, and other collaborative projects with academic faculty and student classes.  To discuss your ideas or present a proposal for collaboration, please contact Chris Carron, Director of Education, Interpretation, and Research at ccarron@grmuseum.org or 616.929.1715, or, Marilyn Merdzinski, Director of Collections and Preservation at mmerdzinski@grmuseum.org or 616.929.1801.
• Standard fees may be waived for collaborative visits or projects at the discretion of Museum department directors.
• The Grand Rapids Public Museum welcomes proposals from colleges and universities to negotiate fee rates for student access.  Inquiries may be directed to Chris Carron, Director of Education, Interpretation, and Research at ccarron@grmuseum.org or 616.929.1715.

Meetings, Retreats and Events

• The Grand Rapids Public Museum offers a variety of meeting rental spaces and catering options for all types of daytime and evening meetings or events.  Visit this page for fees, facility and equipment information, and menus, or contact the Facility Use Office at pthiel@grmuseum.org or 616.929.1739.