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Kent County voters renew zoo and museum millage

Led museum side of 2026 renewal campaign

Kent County voters approved a 10-year renewal of the property tax that funds John Ball Zoo and the Grand Rapids Public Museum. The millage pays for animal care, artifact preservation, exhibits, infrastructure and school programs.

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Anishinaabek exhibit returns to Grand Rapids Public Museum after renovation

Built World

Oversaw the museum's reopening of the Anishinaabek exhibit to the public on Oct 12

The Grand Rapids Public Museum reopened its Anishinaabek exhibit on Indigenous Peoples' Day, October 12, 2026, after taking it off the floor in January 2025. The gallery is now called "Anishinaabek: The Original People of This Place," still built around the theme "We are Still Here."

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Notable Quotes

We put artifacts and specimens in student hands. That is rare, rare, rare in the museum world. It's even rarer that we even open up our archives.

from Kent County voters renew zoo and museum millage · Updated 2 hours ago

We serve nearly 50,000 students annually, but we are turning students away, which is why we're expanding.

from Kent County voters renew zoo and museum millage · Updated 2 hours ago