Kalamazoo Valley Museum
Kalamazoo Valley Museum
4.5
Speciality MuseumsScience MuseumsObservatories & PlanetariumsHistory Museums
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
About
The Kalamazoo Valley Museum features exhibits on science, technology and the history of Southwest Michigan. The Museum is currently open limited hours with registration. Please visit our website for more information and to register.
Duration: 1-2 hours
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318 reviews
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bobx77
Florida2,399 contributions
Aug 2022
The admission is free!
But I recommend to buy a planetarium ticket for only $ 3 (including tax!)
The planetarium show was very good; but the star talk afterwards even better.
The museum has a load of hands on exhibits = so the kids will love it.
Me as an adult: I’d liked the history of town on the 2nd floor most.
The only negative thing is:
They don’t offer free parking = so I paid $ 13 in the nearby parking garage
But I recommend to buy a planetarium ticket for only $ 3 (including tax!)
The planetarium show was very good; but the star talk afterwards even better.
The museum has a load of hands on exhibits = so the kids will love it.
Me as an adult: I’d liked the history of town on the 2nd floor most.
The only negative thing is:
They don’t offer free parking = so I paid $ 13 in the nearby parking garage
Written August 13, 2022
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Amanda B
10 contributions
Aug 2023 • Family
We opted to do this smaller museum over a bigger attraction in town, and I’m so glad we did! My kids (ages 12, 10, and 7) had a great time here. So many exhibits are interactive, and there is also a planetarium. We spent at least three hours here, and they could have easily have spent another hour in the map exhibit.
Written August 3, 2023
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Monica H
12 contributions
Feb 2020
How many places are FREE anymore? This place has something for everyone in the family - history, hands-on activities for the kids, rotating exhibits to always bring you back, and a planetarium. Every time we go, we discover something new. A favorite place for our multi-generational family
Written March 5, 2020
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Beth C
Dekalb, United States4 contributions
Jul 2020
We really enjoyed out recent visit here again. It really has great local history. It also has wonderful seasonal exhibitions that we will schedule our yearly visits around. My favorite part is that the Museum is free!! Which makes it affordable for my husband and I to return again and again. Especially with our grandchildren
Written September 10, 2020
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September L
2 contributions
Jul 2019
Nice place.. Great place to be no matter what the occasion... I loved it. It wasn't too busy or not enough people. It was just right and wasn't expensive. I saw a movie in the planetarium room and the person who conducted it was professional a s knowledgeable... It was very clean and I have no complaints about this place what do ever.
Written April 26, 2020
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Kzoo_mom
Kalamazoo, Michigan2 contributions
We love going to the Kzoo Valley Museum. It's one of the best small musuems you could find anywhere. There's a mummy and a few ancient artifacts. But the strength of this museum is local history and interactive science learning for children from preschool through early teens. It's easy to spend at least a couple hours if you try the experiments. Check their schedule for top-notch travelling exhibits for kids. They also have special programs for adults some evenings, ranging from foreign films and documentaries to live folk music or jazz. Park in the ramp at Rose and Water streets (by the Radisson) and walk north to the entrance, or the ramp at Rose and Eleanor and walk south. Summer festivals are a block east. They don't validate parking, but if you walk a couple blocks south to do some shopping, bring your parking ramp ticket. Don't walk further north or west unless you're brave and want to see local innercity.
Written February 5, 2008
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crose75
Montague, MI82 contributions
Feb 2012 • Family
I can't believe this museum charges no entrance fee! It's three floors of all sorts of hands on science and history exhibits, with some great information on the history of Kalamazoo. We could have easily spent another hour or two there, and will definitely be back!
Written February 26, 2012
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Hk Miller
Kalamazoo, MI344 contributions
Mar 2015 • Family
This is a five star Museum and Planetarium. Great shows about the stars with a high quality projector. Very interactive museum for children. Positive learning experience for all ages!
Written January 2, 2016
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Lori B
Kalamazoo, MI2 contributions
Apr 2012
The museum is free first off. How great is that? Even when they have special stuff going on most of the time it is free. There are three floors of great things for kids and adults with the 3rd floor changing every few months. They also have the cool planetarium which is a couple dollars extra but is very awesome.
Written April 6, 2012
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sherrylmc
Kalamazoo, MI4 contributions
Feb 2012
We go to KVM 3-5 times a year because it is free and close. You will have to pay for parking on weekdays. There is also a playground and soak park a block away for summer months. You can eat lunch near the playground on nice days and KVM will let you eat lunch in the lobby area as well. They have locker rentals that are very reasonable too. My kids 5 and 8 love the place. They also have a very nice 5 and under area adjacent to the big kid area. You can watch both age groups at the same time if you stand at the entryway to the little kids area. They have movies and a planetarium too but they cost extra.
Written March 19, 2012
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It's right across from the Radisson.
You might prefer the Kalamazoo House, which would just be a short walk..
Written June 11, 2018
The street address and the hours
Written March 7, 2017
The Kazoo Valley Museum is a great place to go:
1. It is located at 230 North Rose St -in downtown
Kalamazoo
2. The hours are 9-5 most days.
3. Phone: (269) 373-7990
4. Cost: free !! (some programs have a cost)
Enjoy
Written March 7, 2017
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