Located on Pearl Street, this triangular building displays both the private life and public career of President Gerald R. Ford. Exhibits include a re-creation of the Ford Paint & Varnish Company where the future President worked as a boy as well as information about the October 1973 vice-Presidential confirmation hearings when Ford served as House Minority Leader. Visitors also can take a holographic tour of the White House, observe foreign policy procedures in the White House Situation Room and view the Convention in 1976. Open Monday through Sunday 9am-5pm; closed major holidays.
Location:
303 Pearl St. N.W., Grand Rapids Michigan 49504
Telephone
616-254-0400
Other History nearby:
(Holland) Dutch Village
(Grand Rapids) Gerald R. Ford Museum
(Grand Rapids) Grand Rapids Children's Museum
(Hastings) Historic Charlton Park Village & Museum
(Muskegon) Muskegon County Museum
(Grand Rapids) Van Andel Museum Center
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04/18 Coming to The Grand Rapids area
Mayfest Chicago IL May17-19 Chicago Mayfest brings in three days of celebration - featuring; Chicago's BEST Bands, Festival Cuisine, pretzels, beer, and a broad spectrum of super cool entertainment...
Green Festival Chicago IL May18-19 Celebrate community with the largest, most diverse and most trusted place for learning, shopping, networking and having fun. The festival will feature favorites, including the organic, vegetarian and vegan food court; the Sierra Club Green Cinema; eco-fashion exhibits; hands-on DIY workshops; live music; an organic beer and wine garden; inspiring keynote presentations and a nationally renowned Green Marketplace featuring products and services from local and national green and sustainable businesses and organizations.
Electric Daisy Carnival Chicago IL May24-26 Insomniac produces innovative music festivals and events featuring immersive multisensory environments enhanced by state-of-the-art lighting and sound design, large-scale art installations, interactive circus and theatrical performances, boundary-pushing special effects and pyrotechnics, and fan participation.
Do-Division Street Fest Chicago IL May31-June2 What makes the Do-Division Street Fest and Sidewalk Sale unique is that all elements of this festival are local: the food, the vendors, the music, even the featured beer is selected based on it's popularity in the 'hood. Given the status of West Division Street as the hottest, hippest most cutting edge neighborhood in Chicago, the events' 60,000 attendees wouldn't want this festival any other way but local.
57th Street Art Fair Chicago IL June1-2 Come down and participate in the popular Art Buying Boot Camp, a guided tour through the fair with art-buying experts who can help you with everything from determining the best price for a piece or the best colors to match your living room.
Chicago Blues Festival Chicago IL June6-9 The Chicago Blues Festival is the largest free blues festival in the world and remains the largest of Chicago's Music Festivals. During three days on five stages, more than 500,000 blues fans prove that Chicago is the "Blues Capital of the World." Past performers include Bonnie Raitt, Ray Charles, B.B. King, the late Bo Diddley, Buddy Guy and the late Koko Taylor.
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