Events by Month
May 3, 2024
Book Tower Tour #1
SOLD OUT!
Two tour dates! The wait is over. . . Book Tower has been restored to its former glory and is officially open. The restoration and renovation embrace century-old design and modern amenities, revealing a collection of spaces for visitors to live, work, dine, celebrate, and stay. Join us to explore this exquisite space in person.
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May 4, 2024
Opening Day: Kresge at 100 - Free Admission!
Celebrate the new exhibition Kresge at 100: A Century of Impact, a Future of Opportunity with free admission to the Detroit Historical Museum on Saturday. May 4!
May 5, 2024
Family Program: Scrap-enger Hunt
Try your hand as a Hastings Street peddler! Go on a “Scrap-enger” hunt throughout In the Neighborhood: Everyday Life on Hastings Street, Jewish Historical Society of Michigan’s exhibition located in the Robert and Mary Ann Bury Community Gallery (2nd floor).
May 5, 2024
Lecture: Catherine Cangany, PhD, "Kosher Meat Riot of 1910"
To feed their families amid rapid inflation, fed-up Orthodox women took on the Gilded-Age robber barons' "Beef Trust." Join JHSM Executive Director, Catherine Cangany, PhD as she takes a deep dive into this forgotten event in Detroit’s past.
May 7, 2024
Homeschool Day
Ages 6+
Families are invited to join us for a group tour of the museum, featuring our Origins: Life Where the River Bends, America's Motor City and Streets of Old Detroit exhibitions. After the tour, participants are welcome to stay and explore the rest of the galleries.
$6 per child, $10 per adult (includes admission and programming for all participants)
Pre-registration is required
May 11, 2024
2024 Detroit Historical Society Ball: A Salute to the Legends
Join the Detroit Historical Society Board of Trustees and Event Co-Chairs Margery Krevsky-Dosey, Leslye Rosenbaum, Linda Schlesinger-Wagner, and Lois Shaevsky for the 2024 Detroit Historical Society Ball, a Salute to the Legends, beginning the next 100 years!
May 15, 2024
Homeschool Day
Ages 6+
Families are invited to join us for a group tour of the museum, featuring the S.S. William Clay Ford Pilot House; the restored Gothic Room from the S.S. City of Detroit III; and the newest permanent exhibit, Built by the River. After the tour, participants are welcome to stay and explore the rest of the museum at their leisure.
May 16, 2024
Panel Discussion: Black Bottom & I-375: Past, Present, and Future - Free Admission!
Black Bottom was a thriving Black neighborhood when it was torn down to create a freeway in the name of “urban renewal.” Sixty years later, I-375 is slated to become grade level, presenting an opportunity for 31 acres of new development where Black Bottom once stood. What will that new development look like, who will benefit, can we repair past harms, and who decides and how?” Panelists include Jamon Jordan (City of Detroit Official Historian), Adena Hill (Kresge Foundation’s Detroit Program), and a Downtown Detroit Partnership representative.
Book Talk: Michigan's Venice
Join author Daniel F. Harrison as he discusses his new book Michigan's Venice: The Transformation of the St. Claire Maritime Landscape 1640-2000.
6:30 - 6:50 PM Book Talk
6:50 - 7:15 PM Q&A
7:15 - 8:00 PM Networking
May 17, 2024
Guernsey Dairy
Limited tickets remaining!
We’re taking “eating local” to where it all starts – the farm! Join us at Guernsey Dairy Farm, a third-generation, family-owned dairy processor in Northville, where we will learn about the animals and how dairy products are made. Our tour will include tasty samples and a take-home treat bag
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May 27, 2024
Memorial Day Holiday Hours - Free Admission!
The Dossin Great Lakes Museum will be open with special holiday hours from 1-5 p.m. on Monday, May 27. Even better, admission is free!
Walk-in visitors are welcome, no pre-registration is necessary.
