The Kalamazoo Valley Museum is a "hands-on" museum located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It is mainly for families and focuses on science, technology, and history. The museum is run by Kalamazoo Valley Community College, and there is no cost to visit.

The museum's collection began in 1881 when Horace M. Peck, a local banker, gave corals, shells, and rocks to the Kalamazoo School Board. In the early years, the museum added items from nature, cultural artifacts, and ancient objects. Today, the collection has more than 50,000 items.

The museum features a modern planetarium with 109 seats that shows different presentations and programs for school groups and the general public.

Exhibits

The museum has special exhibition galleries that display changing traveling exhibits. It also has several permanent exhibits, including:

• The Mystery of the Mummy: This exhibit focuses on a 2,300-year-old female mummy from ancient Egypt, who lived during the Ptolemaic era and came from the Akhmim region. The mummy was donated to the museum in 1928. The exhibit shows results from tests such as carbon dating, CT-scans, X-rays, and forensic reconstruction. It also includes artifacts from the museum’s collection of ancient Egyptian items.

• Science in Motion: This gallery has three sections—Energy, Human Body, and Technology. Visitors of all ages can explore science through hands-on activities that involve seeing, touching, feeling, hearing, and discovering.

• On the Trail of History: This exhibit highlights the history and heritage of the city of Kalamazoo.

• Kalamazoo Direct To You: This exhibit showcases products made in Kalamazoo, such as Gibson guitars, Kalamazoo stoves, Upjohn pharmaceuticals, Stryker orthopedic equipment, and many others.