Where in Northeast Michigan Can You Find...
A Picasso
A Planetarium
Two Renoirs
Ancient Indian Artifacts
A water pumper that fought the great fires of Chicago and Alpena 
An 1890s Avenue of Shops
And A Remarkable collection of mounted Michigan mammals?

The Besser Museum
That's Where!

Historic Outdoor Structures

1912 Spratt Church 1881 Green School 1872 Maltz Exchange Bank 1863 Lousada Homestead

Cabin

Hours of Operation
The Museum is open year round
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday-Saturday

Public planetarium shows are given on
Saturday at 2:00 p.m.

The "Avenue of Shops" allows visitors to walk through a reproduction of downtown Alpena in the 1890's.


The museums exhibits encompass Sculpture, paintings, Michigan wildlife, Indian artifacts, lumbering, outdoor historic structures and changing exhibits throughout the year.

Visit the Museums Gift Nook and take a little piece of Art-History-Science home with you! We have a large selection of items for all ages of visitors.