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Tuesday 12pm - 5pm Thursday 12pm - 5pm Saturday 12pm - 4pm

Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw

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The Carnegie Museum shows changing exhibits about the cultural and natural history of the Keweenaw. JOIN US!!
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Become a Member today!

$30.00 "Friend" Membership entitles you to admittance for one to Night at Museum* and and 20% discount on all fee-paid events.

$60.00 "Patron" Membership entitles you to entrance for two to Night at Museum* and and 20% discount on all fee-paid events. Email [email protected]; send Facebook message, or stop by the museum for more information. The Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw is a Heritage Site of the Keweenaw National Historical Park.

*Unfortunately, our annual Night at the Museum membership gala is currently on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

10/28/2026

Torch Lake Legacies reception - NOV 5, 6:30pm

10/24/2026

Potato Festival at Carnegie (12-4) and pier (3-7)
Enjoy our exhibits, potato crafts and games, then head to the pier for food, music, and more fun!

The Houghton Potato Fesitval makes a grand return to the community on Saturday. https://keweenawreport.com/2026/10/23/houghtons-potato-festival-makes-a-grand-return-to-the-carnegie-museum-and-waterfront-pier/

09/30/2026

BREW STREET: FRI, OCT 2, from 5-9 pm:
Pick up a to-go-beverage at The Ambassador, Beviamo W**e & Cocktail Lounge, The Den, Douglass House Saloon, or Keweenaw Brewing Company and join us on Brew Street (AKA Lakeshore Dr.) just behind KBC for Houghton's annual block party to benefit the Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw. There'll be food trucks and live music by "Beautiful Problem" and "Chad Borgen & The Collective" from 5 - 9. For every Social District beverage purchased from participating vendors, $1 donation will be made to the Museum. All donations support the Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw's mission to connect the communiity to the Keweenaw's cultural and natural history through free exhibits, events, and programs.

Brew Street is an annual block party held in the same block once dominated by the historic Haas Brewery.

More information about Brew Street: https://www.facebook.com/events/1462868842054958/

06/08/2026

You may have missed the party, but you don't have to miss supporting the Carnegie Museum! JOIN or RENEW TODAY and help us continue to connect the community to the Keweenaw's cultural and natural history by providing exhibits and programs for free. https://forms.gle/YW6tmVPRyzzDLmJSA

06/02/2026

Starting this week we will be OPEN 5 DAYS A WEEK!

05/18/2026

Be sure to join us Tuesday, May 19, at 6:30 (talk begins at 7) for our next Fungi in the North Woods talk -- this one about Fungus in Literature with Andrew Fiss showing images from the “Mushroom Book” of 1821 as part of scientific illustrators’ work on fancy fungi; Mark Lounibos discussing Emily Dickinson, H.P. Lovecraft, and fearful fungi; and Laura Fiss discussing the funny fungi of Sylvia Plath’s “Mushrooms” and its musical setting. (image courtesy Wikipedia)

05/14/2026

Night at the Museum auction opens THU, 10am - https://mailchi.mp/8d4e4ed6b75c/silent-auction

Address

105 Huron Street (NE Corner Of Huron & Montezuma)
Houghton, MI
49931

Opening Hours

Tuesday	12pm - 5pm
Thursday	12pm - 5pm
Saturday	12pm - 4pm

Telephone

(906) 482-7140

Website

http://www.carnegiekeweenaw.org/

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