The Besser Museum is a 501 (c)(3), non-profit, membership corporation stewarded by its own Board of Trustees.
The museum receives no continuing financial support from federal, state, or local government entities or millage.
Operational support is generated through admission fees, membership dues, awarded grants and donations.
Besser Museum is an accrediated museum by the American Alliance of Museums.
Our vision is a community that can explore the dynamic story of Northeast Michigan's interconnected natural resources and cultural heritage
through the ability to navigate the past, illuminate the present, and imagine the future.
Institutional History
Most recent Bylaws - Revised June 21, 2016
2003 Property Expansion Proposal
1971 The History of Jesse Besser Museum by Russel Wilson
1970 Besser Foundation Letter of Commitment Jan 22, 1970
1966 APS Museum Lay Advisor Committee Building Policy
1965 Alpena Museum Advisory Committee