French artist James Tissot moved to London in 1870 because of the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War. Quickly he became one of London's most popular and successful artists. His works are of residents...

This exhibit features 54 paintings from the American Impressionism Collection of Duncan Phillips. He was one of the earliest collectors of this genre of paintings.

The Chaffee Plenatarium presents 'Discover Your Universe,' a new multimedia history of astronomy's most innovative thinkers.

More than 45 ethnic groups now call West Michigan their home. 'Newcomers: The People of This Place' includes more than 600 artifacts and images, dating from the first French fur traders to the latest...

Many direct descendants of the original Ottawa, Potawatomi and Chippewa people of West Michigan still live in the region today. Here is the story of the Anishinabek -- "the people" -- in their own...

Born in Lowell, Massachusetts and educated at West Point Academy, James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) left America in 1855 to become a truly international artist. He made his home in London, with...

The Public Museum has been collecting things since 1854, and now has more than a million objects in the collection. Many of these artifacts are on display in small, permanent exhibits throughout the...

Stroll through a full-scale detailed re-creation of Grand Rapids in the 1890s, featuring eleven shops based on actual businesses and buildings. The storefronts and interiors are stocked with real...

'Habitats' is a large, meandering exhibit that transports young and old alike through the natural environments of Michigan. The life-like exhibits of mounted animals and plants in their natural...

Early Grand Rapids earned the nickname "the furniture city," because it was the first center of mass-produced furniture in North America. 'The Furniture City' exhibit is the Museum's largest and...

This exhibit includes 40 machines made based on those in his notebooks by modern scientists. Compare them to their modern equivalents and learn how they work.