Arts and Culture in Greater Grand Rapids

In addition to traditional museums with substantial collections, West Michigan has a lively underground fine arts scene, with galleries in downtown Grand Rapids and several other communities. We also have a vibrant performing arts community, anchored by three well-regarded regional theatres and several other more specialized companies bringing productions to inspire audiences virtually every weekend.

Museums and other Arts and Cultural Attractions

Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM), the world's first LEED-certified art museum
Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA), a dynamic, multidisciplinary laboratory for the advancement of contemporary art
Holland Area Arts Council, for more on the lakeshore art scene
Saugatuck Center for the Arts, year-round arts programming in a renovated pie factory
Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, a 125-acre botanical garden and 30-acre sculpture park
More Grand Rapids sculpture
More Saugatuck sculpture
The Public Museum, one of the country's leading public museums
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
Heritage Hill, tour of one of the largest urban historic residential districts in the country
Meyer May House, a restored Frank Lloyd Wright design in Heritage Hill

Performance Arts

Grand Rapids Symphony, one of America's leading regional orchestras
Opera Grand Rapids, Michigan's longest-running professional opera company
Grand Rapids Ballet Company, Michigan's only professional ballet company
Grand Rapids Civic Theatre, the country's second largest community theatre
Actors' Theatre, the off-Broadway of Grand Rapids
Circle Theatre, the largest presenting organization for schools and families in West Michigan
Jewish Theatre Grand Rapids, presenting quality theatrical productions with Jewish themes
Holland Civic Theatre
Park Theatre in Holland
Frauenthal Center for the Performing Arts, a fully restored historic motion picture palace in Muskegon
Mason Street Warehouse, an uptown theatre in downtown Saugatuck