Plan Your Visit

The Museum has something for every age group!

  • Click here for a full listing of Museum programs, events and exhibitions.
  • FREE Prescheduled virtual field trips for classes or private guided tours for individuals, families, or groups are available and can be scheduled by contacting the Museum at 989-964-7125.
  • For groups larger than 6 people, including field trips and specialty groups, please call our Curator of Education to discuss virtual and in-person options at 989-964-7096.
  • Grab your lunch and relax in The Jo Anne and Donald Petersen Sculpture Garden! It’s a great place to take a break or catch up with a friend.
  • Sculpture Selfie! Take a picture of yourself in front of one of Marshall’s sculptures or recreate one yourself and share it on social media with the hashtag, #mfsmuseum and #americaspublicsculptor. We can’t wait to see your sculptures! 
  • Treat your self or a loved one to a one-of-a-kind gift from our Museum Store. You can also purchase items online! 

HOURS:  Monday – Saturday, 11am – 5pm. 

FREE ADMISSION: The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum is FREE and open to the public. Donations are always appreciated.

The Museum offers self-guided experiences during all open hours. Guided tours are available FREE of charge with advanced reservations. To schedule a guided tour please click here.

MUSEUM HOURS:  Monday – Saturday, 11 am – 5 pm.  

Note: The museum will be closed in observance of the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day,  Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

PARKING: Parking for the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum is FREE and several marked spaces are available near the Museum entrance and along Fine Arts Drive. If all of those spots are full, parking is available in lots J and D on campus. Download Official Campus Map.

DIRECTIONS: The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum is located on the campus of Saginaw Valley State University at the Arbury Fine Arts Center.

Take I-75 to exit 160 (M-84/Saginaw Road). Turn south onto M-84 (Bay Road) and travel south 3.5 miles to Saginaw Valley State University on your left. Turn left onto College Drive and you will be on campus. Go to the second stop sign and turn right (Fine Arts Drive). The museum is on the left at the end of the circle drive.

GPS: Marshall Fredericks Sculpture Museum, Saginaw Valley State University

MAILING ADDRESS:

Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum

7400 Bay Road

University Center, MI 48710

PHONE: Please call the Museum during open hours for more information at 989-964-7125.

EMAIL: For more information please email MFSM@svsu.edu

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Accessibility

The Museum meets federal requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

  • Galleries, Sculpture Garden, Classroom, Offices, and Restrooms are wheelchair and amigo accessible.
  • One Wheelchair is available for use. Please see Visitor Experience Assistant for help.
  • Amigos are available for visitors temporary or occasional use. More information can be found at the SVSU Conference and Events page.
  • Labels in all galleries are at a height and font size that are easily readable by visitors in wheelchairs or with visual impairments.
  • Education information for in-person and online visitors is in available in multiple formats–audio, visual, print-text based, and interactive.