Ann Arbor, Michigan

Culture, History

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Science

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Art

Saline, Michigan

Historical Society

Ypsilanti, Michigan

History, Specialized

The Museum is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan in a historic firehouse constructed in 1898 and used by the city of Ypsilanti until 1975. Museum founders Howard and Norma Weaver purchased the firehouse in 1999 with the vision to establish a museum. A new 10,000 square foot addition to the historic building was completed in the summer of 2002 as part of the Museum.

Our exhibits focus on the history of fire fighting in the State of Michigan and fire fighting technology. We actively collect Michigan fire fighting equipment and related archival materials. Our collections include fire trucks, extinguishers, emblems, bells, hats, helmets, ladders, breathing apparatus, clothing, hose carts, nozzles and toy fire trucks.

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Art, University

One of the leading university art museums in the country, the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) is a dynamic meeting place for the arts at the heart of a great university. In 2009, UMMA opened a landmark 53,000-square-foot expansion, named the Maxine and Stuart Frankel and the Frankel Family Wing for its lead benefactors, and a major restoration of its 41,000-square-foot Beaux-Arts home, Alumni Memorial Hall.