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What's New
Toledo science center reinvents itself: COSI to be Imagination Station
The Toledo Blade (6/29)
When Toledo's science center reopens this fall, there will be a refreshed look, unique exhibits, and the promise of a brand new experience of fun and science.
The Great Lakes Storm of 1913: Michigan museums, Ontario communities create tributes
Great Lakes Echo (1/29)
Plans are underway in Great Lakes communities in the U.S. and Canada to commemorate the worst maritime disaster to hit the Great Lakes: the Great Lakes Storm of 1913.
Museum prepares for centennial of 1913 Great Lakes storm that left more than 250 dead
Lansing State Journal (1/15)
The Great Lakes Storm of 1913 claimed more than 250 lives from Nov. 7 through Nov. 10, 1913. A century later, the Port Huron Museum in Michigan has plans to commemorate the storm’s centennial on an international scale.
Chicago discovers local Asian carp, Shedd Aquarium puts them on display
Great Lakes Echo (1/9)
The invasive Asian carp is once again in Chicago waters – this time safely behind glass at the city’s Shedd Aquarium.
Plans in the works for Keewatin’s upcoming tourist season
The Holland Sentinel (1/2)
The first tourist season for the historic Great Lakes steamer Keewatin at its new home in Canada was a success with big plans for the new year.
Great Lakes Shipwrecks exhibit at Public Museum tells stories of 13 ships
Michigan Live (11/5)
A new exhibit,“Great Lakes Shipwrecks, Storms and Stories,” is opening at Grand Rapids Public Museum on Saturday, Nov. 10.
General Resources
Great Lakes Museums and Historic Vessels
Marine museums, associations and historic vessels in the Great Lakes region.
Lake Superior Marine Museum Association
LSMMA seeks to acquire, preserve and exhibit marine artifacts and to present programs pertaining to Lake Superior and to disseminate such information to the general public through museum attendance, newsletters and meetings.
Muséocapitale
Provides a listing of Québec's museums.
The Biosphère
Environment Canada
Opened in 1995 as the only museum of water in America dedicated to the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes, the Biosphère heightens public awareness of water's importance and the necessity to protect it.
U.S. Coast Guard Museum
Exhibits in the small and selective U.S. Coast Guard Museum span the two hundred year history of America's premier maritime service.
State and Provincial Resources
ILLINOIS
Chicago Children's Museum
Hands On! Children's Art Museum of Chicago
Illinois State Museum System
Museum of Science and Industry
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
The Art Institute of Chicago
The Dusable Museum of African-American History
The Field Museum
INDIANA
Evansville Museum of Arts and Science
Indiana State Museum
Indiana University Art Museum
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Snite Museum of Art
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
MICHIGAN
Dennos Museum Center
Detroit Institute of Arts
Great Lakes Children's Museum
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts
Kresge Art Center
Michigan Historical Museum
University of Michigan Museum of Art
MINNESOTA
Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum
Great Lakes Aquarium
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Minnesota Museum of American Art
Science Museum of Minnesota
NEW YORK
American Museum of Natural History
Brooklyn Museum of Art
Buffalo Museum of Science
Guggenheim Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum of Modern Art
New York State Museum
Strong Museum
OHIO
Cincinnati Art Museum
Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art
Columbus Museum of Art
Great Lakes Science Center
Inland Seas Maritime Museum
The Kent State University Museum
The Miami University Art Museum
The Toledo Museum of Art
ONTARIO
Art Gallery of Ontario
Burlington Art Centre
Canadian Aviation Museum
Canadian Museum of Nature
Canadian Science and Technology Museum
Canadian War Museum
London Museum of Archaeology
Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston
McMichael Canadian Art Collection
Museum for Textiles
National Gallery of Canada
Ontario Science Center
Royal Ontario Museum
Thunder Bay Museum
PENNSYLVANIA
Andy Warhol Museum
Carnegie Museum of Art
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Institute of Contemporary Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art
U.S. Brig Niagara
QUEBEC
Canadian Centre for Architecture
Canadian Museum of Civilization
McCord Museum of Canadian History
Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History
Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal
Musée de L'abeille (Honey Economuseum)
Musée de Québec
Museum of Civilization, Quebec City
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
WISCONSIN
Geology Museum
House on the Rock
Kenosha Public Museum
Kenosha Public Museum
Madison Art Center
Madison's Children's Museum
Milwaukee Art Museum
Milwaukee Public Museum
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Related Resources
GLIN: Arts in the Great Lakes Region
GLIN: Festivals in the Great Lakes Region
GLIN: Historic Sites in the Great Lakes Region
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