Holiday Week Activities

December 26 2017 (All day) to December 31 2017 (All day)

The Detroit Historical Museum and Dossin Great Lakes Museum will be open all week between the 2017 Christmas and New Year’s holidays. This year, the Detroit Historical Museum will feature free programming for the whole family from Tuesday, December 26 – Sunday, December 31, in addition to our Noon Year’s Eve event on Sunday, December 31 

Museum hours:

  • Tuesday - Friday    9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
  • Saturday & Sunday  10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Throughout the week:

  • Take part in a social media history hunt throughout the museum 
  • Make a holiday craft in the Gallery of Culture from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  • We’ll also screen two favorite films from our film series at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily in the auditorium:

Film information:

• 11am “Detroit Remember When: Motor City Memories and Hometown Traditions”

Travel back in time and experience Detroit traditions that live on in rare films, old photographs, and fond memories in this extraordinary documentary. From Briggs Stadium to Boblo, Black Bottom to the Boulevard, this made-in-Detroit documentary captures the spirit of the city in reminiscences of what used to be and remembrances of what once was. Summer days at Belle Isle, the Vernor’s soda fountain, Jefferson Beach and Edgewater Park are among the sites revisited in footage and from Detroit-area family collections and media archives. Running time: 44 minutes. 

 • 1pm “Detroit: Remember When, Made in the Motor City”

Better Made Potato Chips, Sanders Fudge, Velvet Peanut Butter and Gratiot Auto Supply are among the brands, landmarks and people that played a major role in defining Detroit and Detroiters’ identity to the rest of the country. Narrated by broadcast legend Erik Smith, this documentary takes viewers cruising through the Woodward-Gratiot automotive corridor, dining at American Coney Island and Buddy’s Pizza, while listening to the voices of famous Detroit personalities such as Jo-Jo Shutty McGregor and Ken Calvert. The film also includes interviews with the likes of Brian Jefferson, the CEO of Sanders Fudge and Keith Wunderlich, the author of Vernor’s Ginger Ale. Running time: 120 minutes.