Port Huron Museum of Arts and History’s Carnegie Center, Michigan, United States
4.0 (15 reviews) Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #13 in Port Huron Speciality Museums • History Museums
If You Enjoy Museams, This Is A Good One
The Port Huron Museum Carnegie Center is housed in a 1904 Carnegie Library in downtown Port Huron,just south of the Black River. The main floor hosts various special exhibits, 3-4 times per year. The marine gallery has one of the best model ship collections in the state of Michigan and an actual pilot house from a freighter. The mezzanine and other areas are rich in local heritage displays.
Address
1115 6th St, Port Huron, MI 48060-5346
Mobile
Website
http://www.phmuseum.org
Current local date and time now
Tuesday, May 14, 2024, 9:31
User Ratings
4.0 based on (15 reviews)
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4Janet S 5:00 PM Aug 26, 2018
Great repurposing of the old library building
Renovations on the building and museum continue. The architecture is a very interesting part of the museum. There is a nice variety of exhibits that include marine, city history, local art, and more. The staff is friendly and it is nice to have an elevator to go from floor to floor. It is part of the Port Huron Passport so costs $7 if you are a senior and have one.
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4interceptpubs 5:00 PM Aug 20, 2018
Maritime exhibit upstairs is the real attraction
Like many towns, Port Huron benefited from a gift by Andrew Carnegie of a beautiful library. Built around 1900, the building today houses the area's main museum. The first floor gallery is somewhat mundane - not that different than many a county museum, in fact if anything a little more sparse. The most interesting object that we found was a Civil War saddle belonging to Gen. Phil Sheridan. Apparently his famous war horse Rienzi hailed from the Port Huron area, and after the horse's demise, he sent the saddle back as a thank you. Another display on important fires in town also caught our eye, but otherwise there wasn't much here. Although disappointed, we decided to go upstairs to see if things would get better - boy did they! The second floor houses an excellent collection dedicated to the maritime history of the area with a large selection of artifacts, documents, paintings, photos, and ship models. Indeed, they claim to have the largest collection of ship models in the state. Off to the side of this large display is a small, but interesting gallery of music related material including a local violin maker's antique workshop. We spent about an hour total here - mostly upstairs! The admission is $10 for an adult or $35 if you buy a passport to see the city's four museums and historical attractions. We rated the upstairs five "stars" and the downstairs three (mostly for content, but also because it was being setup for a wedding reception so was a little hard to navigate with all the workers, tables, etc. and the fact that they didn't knock off anything from the admission price) for an average of four.
