Detroit Historical Society | Where the past is present

Hudson's Holidays

Revisit the memories and magic of Hudson’s in pop-up exhibitions throughout the museum, just in time for the holiday season! Read more…

Visit Lafayette Park to experience our Invoking the Spirit: Detroit's Historic Black Bottom tour. Read more…

The Detroit Historical Museum is open Thursday - Sunday! Featuring the new exhibition Boom Town: Detroit in the 1920s Read more…

Visit us on Belle Isle year-round! Open Friday - Sunday. Read more…

Our commitment to racial justice informs everything we do. Read more…

Browse 500+ oral histories and explore the award-winning Detroit Historical Museum exhibition. Read more…

News & Events

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The award-winning exhibition is becoming permanent at the Detroit Historical Museum!

Learn more about the city’s beer barons, neighborhood breweries and beer-drinking customs in the new exhibition Detroit’s Brewing Heritage.

New for Spring 2022 at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum! See more than 150 ship models from the Detroit Historical Society's world class collection.