Kalamazoo Valley Museum

Welcome to the Kalamazoo Valley Museum,
where there is always something new!

Looking for something fun to do in Kalamazoo? Discover the Kalamazoo Valley Museum in Downtown Kalamazoo! With free general admission, families of all ages can spend a day--rain or shine--at our amazing, awe-inspiring, and ever-changing exhibits. Planetarium shows, hands-on crafts, lectures and musical performances round out the offerings.

Innovation Lab: Water Table

Free
August 19, 2018
1-4 p.m. Sun
Visitors design and build various ships that can carry weight. The boats are placed in the water table to see if they will sink or float. <more>
Kalamazoo A-Z

Free
April 28, 2018 - August 26, 2018
Museum hours Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat
Dive into some of the KVM’s rarely-seen collections as the story of Kalamazoo unfolds one letter at a time. Kalamazoo A – Z features artifacts <more>
Perfect Little Planet

$3/ticket
June 17, 2018 - September 9, 2018
2 p.m. Sun
Imagine the ultimate space vacation. Discover our solar system through a different set of eyes – a family from another star system seeking the perfect <more>
Journey to Space

$3/person
June 23, 2018 - September 9, 2018
3:00 p.m. Sun, Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat
Man has an inherent need to explore what lies beyond the next horizon. This drive combined with emerging technologies from sailing ships, air travel <more>
SEEING!

$3/person
August 19, 2018 - September 9, 2018
4 p.m. Sun
SEEING! follows a photon’s creation and journey across the galaxy to a young stargazer’s eye. Viewers learn the structures of the eye and their <more>
Cats & Dogs

Free
May 16, 2018 - September 9, 2018
Museum hours Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur, Fri, Sat
Cats and dogs have lived alongside us for 15,000+ years, and during that time, they have had many different roles in our world. In the exhibit Cats <more>