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A visit to Michigan's art, science and history museums surround us with brilliance, enlightens us and gives us a richer appreciation for the world around us. Michigan performing arts demonstrate unmatched passion. It can be heard in a Michigan symphony. It can be seen with a Michigan ballet performance. It can be felt in our world-class performing arts centers and venues.

Front Row - Arts & Culture

Front Row - Arts & Culture
Come live the artful life. Pull up a chair, a bench or a seat and take in Michigan’s Art and Culture. It’s casual, up close and personal and you get to experience it – front and center.

Cooks Arts Center - Grand Rapids

Cooks Arts Center - Grand Rapids
Grandville Avenue Arts & Humanities' dance troupe, Grupo Turasco, performs a traditional Mexican folkloric dance. The Cook Arts Center supports and runs many events that celebrate Latino culture in West Michigan.
Photo courtesy of Cook Arts Center

Michigan Legacy Art Park

Michigan Legacy Art Park
The Legacy Art Park is an outdoor sculpture park dedicated to sharing the stories of the people, events and natural resource with over 40 great works of art.
Photo courtsey Michigan Legacy Art Park

Frederick Meijer Gardens

Frederick Meijer Gardens
Beyond the amazing botanical gardens, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park is world renowned for its collection of modern public sculpture, including the world’s largest equine sculpture, “The American Horse.”
Photo courtsey of Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park

Interlochen Center for the Arts

Interlochen Center for the Arts
Young artists from around the world gather at Interlochen Arts Camp each summer to learn, create and perform alongside leading artists and instructors. Visitors can walk the campus using a self-guided tour map or call ahead for a guided tour.
Photo courtsey of Interlochen Center for the Arts

Detroit Institute of Art

Detroit Institute of Art
The Detroit Institute of Arts is home to a world-renowned collection of art from cultures around the world ranging from ancient times to the 21st century. Be sure to see the Diego Rivera wall murals.
Photo Courtesy of Detroit Institute of Arts

Grand Rapids Ballet

Grand Rapids Ballet
The Grand Rapids Ballet Company, celebrating its thirty-eighth season, lifts the human spirit through the art of dance. The season for Michigan’s only professional ballet company runs from September through May. 
Photo courtesy of Andrew Terzes, Terzes Photography

Bay View Association

Bay View Association
Handbell ringers sound the melody during the “Week of Handbells” concert, one of many events held at Bay View in Petoskey. Every summer Bay View offers superb music, worship, lectures and seminars, all open to the public.
Photo courtesy of John Agria
    

Discover Michigan's Arts & Culture

Michigan Museums 
Enlighten yourself and get a richer appreciation for the world around you with a visit to Michigan’s art, science and history museums. Look at the work of masters, see stories of our ancestors and learn first-hand what you’ve only read about.

Michigan Historic Sites 
From bridges to battlegrounds, lighthouses to mansions, museums to maritime military theaters. Michigan’s Historic Sites bring history to life.

Michigan Heritage Tours 
See it in a film, read about it in a book, hear about it from one who was there or just do it with a Michigan Heritage Tour. See where the automotive industry began, where battle lines were drawn and where international borders were formed.

Michigan Performing Arts 
Michigan performing arts demonstrate unmatched passion with dazzling symphonies, a showboat music festival or a ballet performance filled with enchanted moments. Sit center stage at one of Michigan’s world-class performing art centers and theaters.  

Michigan Cultural & Heritage - Things to Do 
Find your favorite symphony’s performance schedule, an itinerary centered around your interests, the next ballroom dancing lesson or what masterpiece of art is now showing. Pick your event, we can help.

    
 
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