Port Huron Museum

I really enjoyed the time I spent here and did not have any expectations upon going to it. My husband picked this museum out for me because I am a fan of Great Lakes shipwreck history and there was an exhibit going on for the great storm of 1913. Although we only had 1 hour to check out the exhibits, I found the place very charming and I greatly enjoyed the maritime rooms. The gift shop was also very good and I found 5 more shipwreck books that I had not been able to find in other stores (yes, I know I can get them online).

Maybe I’m just blasé from having grown up in this town and visited this museum so many times, but I do feel it could be a bit more compelling. The toy exhibit they had a while back was pretty fun! Too bad this whole area was a shallow sea when dinosaurs roamed, or we might be able to see the bones of a dead creature or two. There’s some good local history, but you’ll learn the real fun secrets of this town outside of those walls. If all I were rating it on were content, it’d be more like three stars. There are, however, sometimes classes offered by the museum for childrens and adults that I feel are great. Especially for kids. My appreciation for art would have been stunted without this institution.

The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases From A State Hospital Attic exhibit is well worth a visit. My group was on a short time line, so I did not have enough time to see all that I wanted to see. The volunteer at the front gave me a slip to return again to finish the exhibit without having to pay a second admission fee. I will be back to see the rest of the exhibit.
I hope many others visit so that we can ensure history does not repeat itself. Sad & tragic the way so many were institutionalized for the majority of their adult lives even while their medical records indicated their behavior was normal.

Decent History of the PH area. And other special displays. Artwork and pictures of Port Huron in old days. Main Gallery features change Quarterly. $ 7 for adults. This building used to be the Port Huron Library. It was designed by Andrew Carnegie. The Keynote Speaker at the Ribbon Cutting was Melville Dewey. Historical marker at East of building.