Muskegon Museum of Art

     This museum is located at 296 Webster Ave. Muskegon, MI.  It opened in 1912 as the Hackley Art Gallery.  It is of the few art galleries in Western Michigan that was planned to house works of art.

     The Museum was built with funds from Charles Hackley in a 1905 bequest that called for purchase of pictures to be placed in the Hackley Public Library.   Architect was Beman from Chicago.

Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI

     The exterior walls are yellowish white brick trimmed with limestone.  There are marble columns framing the front entrance. Stairs lead from the vestibule to the art gallery and down to a 200 seat auditorium.  Overall building style is Beaux artes.

    There was an expansion in 1979 to 1980.