Historical Museum Events Listing

Homeschool Day
January 9 2025 | 1:30pm to 3:00pm

Ages 6+ Families are invited to join us for a group tour of the museum, featuring our Origins: Life Where the River Bends,...

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Kresge Second Sundays - Free Museum Admission!
January 12 2025 | 1:00pm to 5:00pm

JUNE 9 | JULY 14 | AUGUST 11 | SEPTEMBER 8 | OCTOBER 13 | NOVEMBER 10 | DECEMBER 8 | JANUARY 12 To celebrate the new exhibition ...

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A museum exhibit featuring sports memorabilia from the Detroit Lions, including jerseys, helmets, and a life-size football player cutout in a glass-enclosed space.
Late Night at the Museum - Free Admission!
January 16 2025 | 5:00pm to 8:00pm

Spend an evening in Detroit with a Free Night at the Museum, compliments of the Kresge Foundation! Featuring a panel discussion...

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Dr. Ken L. Harris, a smiling Black man in a suit and tie posing with his hand on his chin against a gray background.
Panel Discussion on the Black Retail Experience in Detroit featuring Dr. Ken L. Harris, PhD
January 16 2025 | 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Spend an evening in Detroit with a Free Night at the Museum, compliments of the Kresge Foundation! Dr. Kenneth L. Harris,...

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An image of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr marching with a crowd in Selma in 1965 over the words Home of the Brave, the name of the film. Below the words is a close up of a car with a shot out window, the car in which civil rights activist Viola Liuzzo was shot and killed.
Film screening: Home of the Brave
January 19 2025 | 2:00pm

Home of the Brave is about the only white woman murdered in the civil rights movement and why we hear so little about her. Told...

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Sepia toned photo of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr wearing a white shirt, dark tie, and dark suit standing in a group of men. January 20 MLK Day Celebration is written in white text over the image.
2025 MLK, Jr. Day Celebration
January 20 2025 | 10:00am to 2:00pm

Join the Detroit Historical Museum in celebrating the life of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  This year's program is...

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Book cover for Michelle Adams' The Containment: Detroit, The Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the North.
Book Talk: Michelle Adams, The Containment
February 2 2025 | 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Join Michelle Adams, Henry M. Butzel Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, and Paul Dimond, Ann Arbor attorney and...

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