Experience our history!

Constructed in 1902 by Pittsburgh-based steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie for $45,000, what is now the Port Huron Museum’s Main Museum was originally the Port Huron Public Library. After the City Library merged with the St. Clair County Library, the building was slated for demolition. Through the dedicated efforts of concerned volunteers, the Museum of Arts & History opened its doors on May 3, 1968. The Port Huron Museum is home to over 45,000 objects and archival items relating to the history, pre-history and culture of the Blue Water Area.

While all of our sites have items from the Port Huron Museum’s collection, the majority of our object, document, and photograph collections are housed at the Carnegie Museum. The Port Huron Museum is proud to display the largest ship model collection throughout Michigan in our continually growing James C. Acheson Marine Gallery. From Whence We Came: Black History in the Blue Water Area is our latest Permanent exhibit. A 6,000+ square feet gallery space houses rotating exhibits and changes routinely, so there is always something new! Click here for information on the current exhibit at the Carnegie Museum.

Our newly renovated Pilot House exhibit offers an interactive and hands-on gaming experience where you can actually steer a freighter up the St. Clair River and into Lake Huron. Test your skills as a frieghter captain during the Storm of 1913! 

Visit the Kammer Cabin located on the grounds of the Carnegie Museum! The 1850's cabin is a living history exhibit depicting rural life in St. Clair County.