Upcoming Events
February
Embrace by Lynn Olson
Dates: January 08 - March 31, 2019 10am-5pm Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday; 10am-8:30pm Wednesday; Noon-5pm Saturday & Sunday (CT))Steel, steel fibers, and cement. This exhibit is free and open to the public.
Espionage Escape Rooms
Dates: January 01 - December 31, 2019 11am-8:30pm Monday-Thursday; 11am-10pm Friday & Saturday; 11am-8pm SundayEscape rooms are an interactive adventure game where you and your team are locked in a themed room. You have 60 minutes to find a series of clues, solve puzzles, and crack coes to escape...Read More
Line/ Force/ Burn Rubber: Sarah Krepp & Olivia Petrides
Dates: January 08 - March 31, 2019 10am-5pm Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday; 10am-8:30pm Wednesday; Noon-5pm Saturday & Sunday (CT)Explosive energy dominates the work of Sarah Krepp. Krepp locates a powerful gesture in found materials, in blown-out shredded tires which are gathered from highway debris. Blow-outs force the...Read More
Mission Escape
Dates: January 01 - December 31, 2019 3-11pm Monday- Friday; 11am-11pm Saturday; Noon-1pm SundayYou will be tasked with tackling logical problems and puzzles. You will put out little physical effort and your wit and observation will be the key to your success. Everything you need to be...Read More
Paradox Escape Rooms
Dates: January 01 - December 31, 2019 1-7pm Monday, Wednesday, & Sunday; Noon-9pm Thursday & Friday (CT)Room 1: House in the Woods - Everyone in town knows the creepy old house in the woods. No one, however, wants to talk about it or even find themselves nearby. Your friend, Tim the journalist, wanted...Read More
Polar Nights/ and Polar Night II by Olivia Petrides
Dates: January 08 - March 31, 2019 10am-5pm Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday; 10am-8:30pm Wednesday; Noon-5pm Saturday & Sunday (CT)Petrides' drawings are immersive, large-scale abstractions based on her direct observation of the aurora borealis, or northern lights. Petrides utilizes simple tools and the basic element of drawing...Read More
Survival Escape Rooms
Dates: January 01 - December 31, 2019 Call of times
The 3 Dune Challenge
Dates: January 01 - December 31, 2019 Self guided, can be done any day that the Visitor Center and park are open (CT)Hike the three tallest sand dunes on the southern shore of Lake Michigan: Mt. Holden, Mt. Jackson and Mt. Tom. This is a self guided, signed challenge that can be done any time of the year. There is...Read More
The Icons of Ammo Boxes: Art by Sofia Atlantova and Oleksandr Klymenko
Dates: January 08 - March 31, 2019 10am-5pm Tuesday, Thursday, & Friday; 10am-8:30pm Wednesday; Noon-5pm Saturday & Sunday (CT)An artist visiting Edmonton from Ukraine is attempting the magnificent - transfiguring symbols of death back towards the light of life. "The main idea is transfiguration -...Read More
Adventures of Broncho
Dates: January 02 - December 28, 2019 10am-5pm Wednesday - Saturday (CT)"Broncho John" Sullivan was a cowboy, performer, politician, caretaker, and storyteller. He donated his collection to the PoCo Muse in 1949 to ensure that future generations would learn the...Read More
Do Your Part! A County Responds to the First World War
Dates: January 02 - December 28, 2019 10am-5pm Wednesday-Saturday (CT)Immerse yourself in the history of WWI as you step into a setting inspired by a Porter County dining room. In the first part of PoCo Muse's upcoming exhibit, "Do Your Part: A County Responds to...Read More
From a Bailly Point of View
Dates: February 06 - December 28, 2019 10am-5pm Wednesday-Saturday (CT)What do our belongings say about our identity? From a Bailly Point of View take a close look at Frances Howe, the last Bailly family member to live on the Bailly homestead in Porter County. This...Read More
Making Her Place
Dates: January 02 - December 28, 2019 10am-5pm Wednesday-Saturday (CT)Women's history has largely been a silent story. This exhibit unearths some inspirational stories about how women have shaped Porter County.
Prehistoric Porter County
Dates: January 02 - December 28, 2019 10am-5pm Wednesday - Saturday (CT)In 1909, Porter County farmer Myron Benedict was plowing his field when he came across what appeared to be a massive tooth. It was harvest season, and the busy farmer threw the tooth in a corncrib...Read More
World War II
Dates: January 02 - December 28, 2019 10am-5pm Wednesday-Saturday (CT)View the comprehensive World War II collection that commemorates the men and women who served our country and educates visitors of all ages on the important military history.
