Grand Rapids Public Museum

Mission Statement

The Public Museum will play vital leadership and servant roles in enhancing the lives of those in our communities.  More specifically: 

• As a convener and facilitator, we will partner with and bring institutions and individuals together in the pursuit of insight and understanding, 
• As a collector, we will preserve the treasures of the past and present--to be used for teaching the lessons for the future, 
• As a motivator, we will inspire discovery learning, and 
• As a resource, we will provide life-long learning, in part as an extension of our communities’ formal educational systems.

View the 2008 Annual Report.

Staff contacts

President and CEO, Dale Robertson
Finance and Business Services, Karen Wilburn
Development, Beth Banta
Collections, Marilyn Merdzinski
Exhibits, Tom Bantle
Marketing and Customer Experience, Rebecca Westphal
Research and Interpretation, Christian Carron
School Group / Adult Group Scheduling, Group Scheduling
Group Sales, Tracy Bacigal
Membership Office, Maridell Vander Baan
Curiosity Shop, Wendy Muller
Hospitality and Catering, Hans Dokl

Board of Directors, Friends of the Public Museum Foundation

Danny Gaydou, Chair
Carol Van Andel, Vice-Chair
Rich Noreen, Secretary and Treasurer
Dale Robertson
John Dean
John Canepa
Birgit M. Klohs
Donald Maine
Steele A. Taylor
Larry Titley
Tom Wesholski
John Wheeler
Casey Wondergem
Kaplin Jones, Counsel

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