ART & CULTURE

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Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park Mad Mom by Tom Otterness

Best in Show. Celebrating 25 years in 2020, this botanical garden and outdoor sculpture park is one of the world’s 100 most visited art museums. See & Save. Grand Rapids is home to an astonishing variety of art and culture attractions – visit CulturePassGR.com to see more for less.

Grand Rapids Public Museum

Grand Rapids Art Museum

Dear Johns. Grand Rapids Art Museum hosts a major exhibition of Jasper Johns prints starting Oct. 24.

Native Son. The life and times of President Gerald R. Ford come alive at his namesake museum.

Grand Rapids African American Museum & Archives

Culture of Community. Explore the legacies of local African Americans, Native Americans and other groups.

Equal Opportunity. Local museums strive to make facilities and exhibits accessible to those with special needs.

Robert Indiana, LOVE (Blue Outside Red Inside), 1966-1999 ©2019 Morgan Art Foundation Ltd / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

We Love PDAs. See Public Displays of Art throughout downtown – get started by downloading the free app at Vamonde.com/Grand-Rapids.

Bursting with Pride. The city’s first official street mural celebrates the vibrancy of the LGBTQ+ community. Beauty Contest. ArtPrize® 2020 blankets downtown with art – and you vote for the winner, Sept. 16 - Oct. 4.

The Nutcracker - Grand Rapids Ballet Photo by Ray Nard Imagemaker Hamilton National Tour - Broadway Grand Rapids

Performing Miracles. Ballet, opera and symphony companies present new takes on classic and contemporary works. Class Acts. Local theatres and touring companies stage one crowd-pleaser after another – including Hamilton, Jan. 21 - Feb. 9.

More at ExperienceGR.com/Arts

ART & CULTURE

Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park • 1000 East Beltline Ave. NE • (616) 957-1580 • meijergardens.org Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum • 303 Pearl St. NW • (616) 254-0400 • fordlibrarymuseum.gov Grand Rapids African American Museum & Archives • 87 Monroe Center NW • (616) 540-2943 • graama.org Grand Rapids Art Museum • 101 Monroe Center NW • (616) 831-1000 • artmuseumgr.org Grand Rapids Children’s Museum • 11 Sheldon Ave. NE • (616) 235-4726 • grcm.org Grand Rapids Public Museum • 272 Pearl St. NW • (616) 929-1700 • grpm.org John Ball Zoo • 1300 W. Fulton • (616) 336-4300 • jbzoo.org • Open March-Nov. Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts • 2 Fulton St. W. • (616) 454-7000 • uica.org PERFORMING ARTS

Actors’ Theatre • (616) 234-3817 • actorstheatregrandrapids.org Broadway Grand Rapids • (616) 235-6285 • broadwaygrandrapids.com Circle Theatre • (616) 456-6656 • circletheatre.org Dog Story Theater • (616) 452-9234 • dogstorytheater.com Grand Rapids Ballet • (616) 454-4771 • grballet.com Grand Rapids Civic Theatre • (616) 222-6650 • grct.org Grand Rapids Symphony • (616) 454-9451 • grsymphony.org Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids • (616) 234-3595 • jtgr.org Opera Grand Rapids • (616) 451-2741 • operagr.com St. Cecilia Music Center • (616) 459-2224 • scmc-online.org