Public Museum: Grand Rapids, Michigan

2008 Cub Scout and Boy Scout Events

Public Museum

Van Andel Museum Center

272 Pearl St. NW

Grand Rapids, MI 49504

Phone Registration: (616) 456-3977

Program Information: (616) 456-3537

The Public Museum is offering a variety of events during winter and spring of 2008 to enhance your Scouting program. Special Museum activities will be presented and knowledgeable instructors will be on hand to help your Scouts earn their pins, belt loops and badges. (Some Boy Scout programs include a registered merit badge counselor.)

Paid advance registration for all programs is required as space is limited, so call early. The event fee includes Museum admission, supplies, and special exhibit surcharges. Parking is available in the Museum ramp for a fee. Cancellation policies apply (please check registration form for details).

Cub Scout Events

Monday, April 21, 2008

Academics: Map and Compass

5:30pm to 8:00pm

$7.00 per scout

Registered leaders free, one extra adult for every five Scouts is free

Additional adults are $11.00

Event capacity: 200 Scouts

Special evening hours are being provided for Scouts to tour the temporary exhibition MAPS: Tools for Adventure. National Geographic and the Indianapolis Children’s Museum have teamed up to put together a highly interactive exhibition that introduces the visitor to the world of maps and exploration.  There are five major sections: Explorers Mapping School, Explorations on Land, Explorations in Air & Space, Explorations at Sea, and NGS Explorers Headquarters.

At the close of this event Cub Scouts will have completed Academic Belt Loop requirements 1 and 2, Academic Pin requirements 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 9.

Saturday April 26, 2008

Language and Culture

9:30am to 11:30am

$7.00 per scout

Registered leaders free, one extra adult for every five Scouts is free

Additional adults are $8.00

Event capacity: 75 Scouts

            This event includes a tour through the recently opened permanent exhibit “Newcomers: The People of This Place”, which presents to the visitor the rich cultural heritage of West Michigan.

            At the close of this event Cub Scouts will have completed Academic Belt Loop requirements 1, 2 and 3, and Academic Pin requirements 2, 6, 7, 10, and 12. Scouts are encouraged to bring with them a list of things around their home that were made in other counties, specifying the countries.