Current Exhibitions

Centerpoint: Mapping Detroit’s Ceramic Legacy is an exhibition that traces Detroit's deep history with clay and the institutions that shaped it, such as Pewabic, the College for Creative Studies, and Cranbrook. Artists include Mary Chase Perry Stratton, Horace Caulkins, Maija Grotell, and others.

Leni Sinclair arrived in Detroit from East Germany in 1959 with only a suitcase and a Zeiss Ikon 35mm camera. She was drawn to Detroit at a moment when the city’s cultural and activist voice was coming into focus, and jumped right in. She recorded creativity around her, from cultural and political events of the time to daily life and street people, police interactions, and musical performances of all kinds. 

Founded in 2010, the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame was created to honor and preserve the legacy of R&B artists and influencers whose impact has often gone under-recognized. The Hall was founded by LaMont Robinson, a former professional basketball player, R&B historian, and collector whose passion for the music grew from Cleveland’s storied R&B club scene and decades of collecting rare artifacts.

Celebrate the pioneering and inventive work of Palladium Books and the wider tabletop roleplay gaming community in Detroit in this new exhibition. Founded in Detroit by Kevin Siembieda, Palladium has grown into a premier publisher of tabletop role-playing games.

On November 18, 1926, the Detroit Cougars played their first game in the National Hockey League. In the century since, the Cougars became the Red Wings, the most storied of all American hockey clubs, winning 11 Stanley Cup championships. The Red Wings have produced some of the game's all-time greats and created a distinctly Detroit hockey culture. 

Come explore how Detroit became Hockeytown in this special centennial exhibition!

Explore the work of five photographers whose images have shaped the visual legacy of the Detroit Red Wings: Troy Anderson, Monica Bradburn, Allison Farrand, Dave Reginek, and Zack Silver.

Through their unique perspectives, these creators capture the speed, precision, and emotion that define Red Wings hockey. 

From the Bottom Up presented by Black Bottom Archives, is a love letter to Black Bottom written through memory, movement, and the voices of the community. 

This immersive exhibition invites all to experience the collective remembrance and collective dreaming facilitated by the Sankofa Community Research Project, which for the past two years has been recording the stories of past residents, descendants, and community members about the harm inflicted by the destruction of Black Bottom and their hopes for the 30 acres of land to be created in the redevelopment of I-375.  

In the 1960s, Chrysler hand-built 50 turbine-powered vehicles at their Highland Park Design Studio for an intensive two-year research test program. The identical cars featured an eye-catching “turbine bronze” metallic paint finish and aircraft-inspired styling by designer Elwood Engle and Italian body fabricator Ghia. Consumers across the country were given the opportunity to drive the revolutionary cars for their day-to-day needs and report their findings. When the test program concluded in 1966, the cars were rounded up and most were destroyed. Our Chrysler Turbine is one of only nine remaining.