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Make Your Next Event An Historical One!

Host it at the Michigan Historical Museum 

And enjoy a unique after-hours experience in 30,000 square feet of exhibits at the Michigan Historical Museum. 

The Michigan Historical Museum is a state-of-the-art working museum that features exhibits showcasing the state’s distant and not-so-distant past. Its 45,000 square feet of exhibition space feature everything from Civil War flags to tie-dyed dresses; Model Ts to cornflakes; and arrowheads to the sounds of Motown. The Museum hosts more than 160,000 visitors a year, over 90,000 of those being school children.

Imagine:  

• Hors d’oeuvres with rugged Paleo-Indian hunters under a
  four-story map of Michigan
• Drinks while strolling through an 1870s copper mine
• A banquet in the woodlands of 17th century Michigan
• Dessert in an 1890s one-room school house or
  the1957 Detroit Auto Show

Also:

• A 200-seat auditorium
• Private meeting rooms
• Free after-hours parking
• Staff and volunteers on site

Your donation to the Michigan History Foundation may entitle you and your associates or clients to a unique after-hours experience among the exhibits of the Michigan Historical Museum.  Use of the facility is also available according to a fee schedule.

You will enjoy your event all the more knowing that you have helped support the education and exhibit programs of the organization devoted to protecting and sharing your state's heritage.

For more information on reserving the Michigan Historical Museum for your next after-hours event, please telephone the Michigan History Foundation at (517) 373-2565 or send an e-mail inquiry to mhfoundation@michigan.gov .

To find out more about how to plan your event and arrange a visit to the Center, contact the Michigan History Foundation at (517) 373-2565 or e-mail paynec@michigan.gov .