J L.
10/30/2020
This is a wonderful little museum in Alpena with some unique exhibits. They have a Foucault pendulum (only one of 5 in Michigan), a fine collection of Great Lakes Native American Artifacts, the...
Besser Museum
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491 Johnson St
Alpena, MI 49707
Besser Museum for Northeast Michigan is an educational institution dedicated to providing the public with enriching cultural experiences in art, history and science. The Museum’s eight-acre campus offers a modern 42,000 square foot facility containing a collection of over 47,000 artifacts. The Museum houses a full dome planetarium and a two-story Foucault pendulum. Besser Museum also offers the unique opportunity to dig and keep all the Devonian period fossils you find in our outdoor Lafarge Fossil Park exhibit. Besser Museum art exhibits rotate through an extensive collection of fine art with works from local, regional, national, and world renowned artists such as Dali, Cezanne, Renoir, Picasso, Warhol, Rivera, Chihuly, Clewell and more!
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4.55 reviewsSam M.
3/7/2023
I've gone back multiple times, I enjoy it, I enjoy the new exhibits that they keep rotating, it's a great value.
Chris H.
9/7/2015
For a small to medium size city this was a very nice museum. There is plenty of diversity in it's exibits. From paintings to Indian artifacts. Old Alpena exhibits to Geological samples. A rick...
Marcy R.
4/7/2017
The hidden gem in Alpena, Michigan, once you know where it is, look for the installation art on the front lawn. Currently, there is an ironwork statue of a soldier, so aptly placed there during...
Janet S.
9/30/2018
Cost was only five dollars for an adult. A variety of things to see, such as Native Americans, fine art, and natural history displays. Paid extra for the planetarium show and would not recommend that.
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