Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum

The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum is the presidential museum and burial place of Gerald Ford, the 38th president of the United States, and his wife Betty Ford.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: presidential museum and library for U.S. President Gerald Ford in Grand Rapids, Michigan
  • Also known as: “Ford Museum”, “Gerald R Ford Museum”, and “Gerald R Ford Presidential Museum”
  • Address: 303 Pearl Street Northwest, Grand Rapids, MI 49504

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include DeVos Place Convention Center and Van Andel Arena.

Convention center
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, erected on the Grand River in downtown , is a multi-purpose convention center. It is named for Richard DeVos, who donated $20 million towards its construction. is situated 1,100 feet east of Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose arena situated in the Heartside district of , United States. The arena attracted over five million patrons in its first 5 years, 1996–2001. is situated 2,700 feet southeast of Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum.

Museum
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The is an art museum located in , United States, with collections ranging from Renaissance to Modern Art and special collections on 19th and 20th-century European and American art. is situated 2,100 feet southeast of Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Grand Rapids and Heritage Hill Historic District.

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is in , in the . is the second largest city in Michigan with a population of just under 200,000 in the city limits, and nearly 570,000 in the surrounding county.

Neighborhood
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Heritage Hill is a residential neighborhood in . It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is one of the largest urban historic districts in the United States.

Town
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is a city in in the state of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,371. The city is part of the , including and , but the city is administered autonomously. is situated 4 miles southeast of Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum.

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum

Latitude
42.96843° or 42° 58′ 6″ north
Longitude
-85.67743° or 85° 40′ 39″ west
Elevation
604 feet (184 metres)
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
86JPX89F+92
Open­Street­Map ID
way 163042756
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
6340380
Wiki­data ID
Q3103913
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swedish—“Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Muséu del Presidente Gerald R. Ford”
  • Asturian: “Muséu Presidencial de Gerald R. Ford”
  • Belarusian: “Музей Джэральда Форда”
  • Chinese: “フォード大統領記念館”
  • Chinese: “傑拉爾德·福特總統博物館”
  • Chinese: “杰拉尔德·福特博物馆”
  • Dutch: “Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum”
  • French: “Gerald R. Ford Museum”
  • French: “Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum”
  • French: “Musée Gerald Ford”
  • French: “Musée Gerald R. Ford”
  • Hebrew: “המוזיאון הנשיאותי על שם ג’רלד פורד”
  • Japanese: “ジェラルド・R・フォード大統領博物館”
  • Japanese: “フォード大統領記念館”
  • Spanish: “Museo del Presidente Gerald R Ford”
  • Spanish: “Museo del Presidente Gerald R. Ford”
  • Swedish: “Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum”

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