The Seafoam Palace – A Museum of Curiosity

A project in Detroit, MI by The Seafoam Palace Team
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Help us restore a historic Detroit building to transform it into a Museum of Curiosity!
Backers: 250
Average Pledge Per Backer: $94

Funded: $23,581 of $23,000
Dates: Jul 17th -> Aug 15th (30 days)
Project By: The Seafoam Palace Team
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Latest News

30 Foam Frenzied Hours!

August 14th - via: kickstarter.com
We are in the last 30 hours of the campaign and so close! But don't let that fool you. We are not out of the woods yet. Huge thanks to everyone for your support and great emails and also for helping to spread the word. Our final push is on and... (Read More)

Gloom and Wonder?

August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
First, Movie Night was incredible. Thanks everyone who came out on Saturday. It was so great to meet so many of you! Next: In 1934 Allen B. Crow (pictured below) became the first President of the Detroit Economic Club (DEC). A lesser-known fact is... (Read More)

Seafoam Presents: Animated Curiosities from Around the World!

August 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We hope to meet YOU, our community, THIS Saturday as we host a FREE curious night of fun at our place at 6460 Kercheval.  Come enjoy a curated set of Animated Curiosities from Around the World. Bryan Papciak, Seafoam Board Vice President and... (Read More)

Seafoam, Born From Fire.

July 31st - via: kickstarter.com
You are an important part of a long history. On Friday August 1st, 1919, 95 years ago tomorrow, the Sibley Lumber company lost its headquarter office on Kercheval in a fire that even back then caused more than $1,000,000 in damage. This fire prompted... (Read More)

Bring Your Bikes!

July 29th - via: kickstarter.com
On the eastern edge of the Sibley Lumber building (Our Seafoam Palace), along Beaufait Street, there is an abandoned rail line. If you are into abandoned rail lines and the trains that go with them, like collaborator Christos is, you will find many... (Read More)

Seafoam Rising!

July 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Seafoamers! We have reached an important milestone. We are 23% funded in just 6 days. That also means we have given life to five of our 23 magical seahorses! They’ve turned seafoam green with delight. With pink balloons! Kickstarter is a little... (Read More)

We are on our way, Thank You!

July 21st - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)

Detroit’s Seafoam Palace Museum of Curiosity Now Raising Funds via Kickstarter

July 18th - via: laughingsquid.com
Back in January we posted about the Seafoam Palace, a museum of curiosities that is currently under construction in Detroit. The project’s creators, including urban explorer and author Julia Solis and Laughing Squid partner John Law, are raising funds for the museum on Kickstarter. The museum is projected to open in summer 2015. (Read More)

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