Apr
27
2:00 PM14:00
Guided Museum Tour
Stop by the PoCo Muse at 2p (new time!) for a free thirty-minute guided tour.
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May
4
2:00 PM14:00
Guided Museum Tour
Stop by the PoCo Muse at 2p (new time!) for a free thirty-minute guided tour.
May
11
10:00 AM10:00
Living History at Hebron’s Stagecoach Inn
Our living history reenactors are taking a field trip to south county to interpret nineteenth century games inside Hebron’s Stagecoach Inn.
May
11
2:00 PM14:00
Guided Museum Tour
Stop by the PoCo Muse at 2p (new time!) for a free thirty-minute guided tour.
May
18
2:00 PM14:00
Guided Museum Tour
Stop by the PoCo Muse at 2p (new time!) for a free thirty-minute guided tour.
May
25
11:00 AM11:00
"Against the Grain" and "The Drama of the Dunes" Public Exhibit Openings
“Carpenter (detail),” by John J. Habela. Wood relief carving, 1991. Donated by Jan & Harley Snyder, 2022.27.1.
Plan your visit to experience two brand new exhibits at the PoCo Muse. Explore the surprising range of objects and artworks made from wooden materials in Against the Grain. View stunning works of the Indiana Dunes by regional artists in The Drama of the Dunes.
May
25
2:00 PM14:00
Guided Museum Tour
Stop by the PoCo Muse at 2p (new time!) for a free thirty-minute guided tour.
May
30
4:00 PM16:00
Extended Evening Hours
Enjoy additional evening hours every Thursday between Memorial Day and Labor Day from 4-6p, an opportunity made possible by our donors.
May
30
4:00 PM16:00
V.I.P. Exhibit Reception for "Against the Grain"
A late nineteenth-century school desk shows the initials “M.J.B.” carved into wooden seat back. Photograph courtesy of Albert Photographic, 2024.
PoCo Muse supporters and special guests are invited to an exhibit reception for Against the Grain and The Drama of the Dunes.
Jun
1
2:00 PM14:00
Guided Museum Tour
Stop by the PoCo Muse at 2p (new time!) for a free thirty-minute guided tour.
Jun
5
5:00 PM17:00
History Happy Hour
“Valpo Bar Flies,” from the Mockler Collection. 2019.2.163.
Talk local history over a drink with friends, history professionals, and amateur historians. Free event for 21 and older; drinks not included.
Free event for 21 and older; drinks not included.
Jun
6
4:00 PM16:00
Extended Evening Hours
Enjoy additional evening hours every Thursday between Memorial Day and Labor Day from 4-6p, an opportunity made possible by our donors.
Jun
8
2:00 PM14:00
Guided Museum Tour
Stop by the PoCo Muse at 2p (new time!) for a free thirty-minute guided tour.
Jun
13
4:00 PM16:00
Extended Evening Hours
Enjoy additional evening hours every Thursday between Memorial Day and Labor Day from 4-6p, an opportunity made possible by our donors.
Jun
15
2:00 PM14:00
Guided Museum Tour
Stop by the PoCo Muse at 2p (new time!) for a free thirty-minute guided tour.
Jun
20
4:00 PM16:00
Extended Evening Hours
Enjoy additional evening hours every Thursday between Memorial Day and Labor Day from 4-6p, an opportunity made possible by our donors.
Jun
22
2:00 PM14:00
Guided Museum Tour
Stop by the PoCo Muse at 2p (new time!) for a free thirty-minute guided tour.
Jun
27
4:00 PM16:00
Extended Evening Hours
Enjoy additional evening hours every Thursday between Memorial Day and Labor Day from 4-6p, an opportunity made possible by our donors.
Jun
29
10:00 AM10:00
Behind-the-Scenes Tour w/ Executive Director
Image credit to Albert Photographic
Mark your calendars for Executive Director Kevin Matthew Pazour’s special guided tour of the PoCo Muse galleries and collection storage facility. RSVP required.
Jun
29
2:00 PM14:00
Guided Museum Tour
Stop by the PoCo Muse at 2p (new time!) for a free thirty-minute guided tour.
Apr
20
2:00 PM14:00
Guided Museum Tour
Stop by the PoCo Muse at 2p (new time!) for a free thirty-minute guided tour.
Apr
18
1:00 PM13:00
DHS: A History of Furnessville School
Our friends at the Duneland Historical Society will meet on Thursday, April 18, at 1p inside the Hawthorne Park Community Center where Roy Krizek of the Schoolhouse Shop will present “A History of Furnessville School,” following the story of the building prior to its housing the shop.
Apr
13
2:00 PM14:00
Guided Museum Tour
Stop by the PoCo Muse at 2p (new time!) for a free thirty-minute guided tour.
Apr
7
12:00 PM12:00
Gallery Talk w/Joan Barghusen
Join us for a special presentation at 1p from Joan Barghusen, the wife of the late Herb Barghusen, whose color photographs of the Indiana Dunes trails are currently on display in The Path That Ventures Within.
Apr
7
12:00 PM12:00
Exhibit Open House
Visit between 12-3p on Sunday, April 7, for an exhibit open house that spotlights The Path That Ventures Within.
Apr
6
2:00 PM14:00
Guided Museum Tour
Stop by the PoCo Muse at 2p (new time!) for a free thirty-minute guided tour.
Mar
31
11:00 AM11:00
Closed for Easter
The PoCo Muse will be closed to the public on Sunday, March 31, in observance of Easter.
Mar
30
2:00 PM14:00
Guided Museum Tour
Stop by the PoCo Muse at 2p (new time!) for a free thirty-minute guided tour.
Mar
30
10:00 AM10:00
Curated Tour w/Quinn Albert
Sign up for this special curated tour with Visitor Experience Manager, Quinn Albert (pictured above). This in-depth tour will include additional local stories and feature other objects not normally on display. Don’t miss it, as no two curated tours will be the same.
Mar
23
2:00 PM14:00
Guided Museum Tour
Stop by the PoCo Muse at 2p (new time!) for a free thirty-minute guided tour.
Mar
23
1:00 PM13:00
WTHM: New Era Guitars Exhibit Opening
Visit the Westchester Township History Museum between 1-4p on Saturday, March 23, for the exhibit opening of New Era Guitars: Making Music in the Dunes.
Mar
21
1:00 PM13:00
DHS: Harriet Colfax Musical Program
Image credit to Dig the Dunes
Our friends at the Duneland Historical Society will meet on Thursday, March 21, at 1p inside the Hawthorne Park Community Building where Marti Pizzini and Suzanne Keldsen will present their musical program about Harriet Colfax, the woman who "fearlessly maintained [Michigan City's] harbor beacon as lighthouse keeper."
This program of the Duneland Historical Society is free and open to the public.
Mar
16
2:00 PM14:00
Guided Museum Tour
Stop by the PoCo Muse at 2p (new time!) for a free thirty-minute guided tour.
Mar
9
2:00 PM14:00
Guided Museum Tour
Stop by the PoCo Muse at 2p (new time!) for a free thirty-minute guided tour.
Mar
6
5:00 PM17:00
History Happy Hour
Aftermath of the Academy of Music Block fire showing the building’s South Washington Street façade, 1926. From the Chuck Worden Collection, 2014.7.16.
Talk local history over a drink with friends, history professionals, and amateur historians at the Washington Street Tap Room in downtown Valparaiso.
PoCo Muse Executive Director Kevin Matthew Pazour will give a brief talk at 6p followed by a general Q&A session about Porter County history.
Free event for 21 and older; drinks not included.
Mar
3
11:00 AM11:00
Valparaiso Fire History Activity Day
Stop by the PoCo Muse during regular Sunday hours to see "The Great Conflagration: Academy of Music Block Fire" exhibit and then embark on a self-guided fire history tour around the courthouse square.
Mar
2
2:00 PM14:00
Guided Museum Tour
Stop by the PoCo Muse at 2p (new time!) for a free thirty-minute guided tour.
Feb
25
11:00 AM11:00
Valparaiso Fire History Activity Day
Stop by the PoCo Muse during regular Sunday hours to see "The Great Conflagration: Academy of Music Block Fire" exhibit and then embark on a self-guided fire history tour around the courthouse square.
Feb
24
2:00 PM14:00
Guided Museum Tour
Stop by the PoCo Muse at 2p (new time!) for a free thirty-minute guided tour.
Feb
17
2:00 PM14:00
Guided Museum Tour
Stop by the PoCo Muse at 2p (new time!) for a free thirty-minute guided tour.
Feb
15
1:00 PM13:00
Duneland Historical Society: Dying in Duneland, 1860-1920
The Duneland Historical Society will meet on Thursday, February 15, at 1p inside the Hawthorn Park Community Building where Serena Ard and Angel Goins will present Dying in Duneland: 1860-1920.
Feb
10
2:00 PM14:00
Guided Museum Tour
Stop by the PoCo Muse at 2p (new time!) for a free thirty-minute guided tour.
Feb
3
2:00 PM14:00
Guided Museum Tour
Stop by the PoCo Muse at 2p (new time!) for a free thirty-minute guided tour.
Jan
27
2:00 PM14:00
Guided Museum Tour
Stop by the PoCo Muse at 2p (new time!) for a free thirty-minute guided tour.
Jan
20
2:00 PM14:00
Guided Museum Tour
Stop by the PoCo Muse at 2p (new time!) for a free thirty-minute guided tour.
Jan
20
10:00 AM10:00
V.I.P. Exhibit Reception: The Path That Ventures Within
PoCo Muse supporters and special guests are invited to an exhibit reception for The Path That Ventures Within.
Jan
13
2:00 PM14:00
Guided Museum Tour
Stop by the PoCo Muse at 2p (new time!) for a free thirty-minute guided tour.
Jan
6
2:00 PM14:00
Guided Museum Tour
Stop by the PoCo Muse at 2p (new time!) for a free thirty-minute guided tour.
Dec
30
2:00 PM14:00
Guided Museum Tour
Stop by the PoCo Muse at 2p (new time!) for a free thirty-minute guided tour.
Dec
30
10:00 AM10:00
Curated Tour w/Quinn Albert
Quinn Albert, Visitor Experience Manager of the PoCo Muse. Image credit to Albert Photographic, 2023
Sign up for this special curated tour with Visitor Experience Manager, Quinn Albert (pictured above). This in-depth tour will include additional local stories and feature other objects not normally on display. Don’t miss it, as no two curated tours will be the same.
RSVP is required for Quinn’s Curated Tour on December 30. Please reserve your spot by phone, (219) 510.1836, or by e-mail (info@pocomuse.org).