Historical Museum Events Listing

Kresge Second Sundays - Free Museum Admission!
June 9 2024 | 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 ...

View Event

Juneteenth Family Program - "These Flowers Belong to Me"
June 19 2024 | 1:00pm to 4:00pm

Join us for a family celebration featuring artist and activist Kwaku Osei-Bonsu and his exhibition These Flowers Belong to Me....

View Event

Juneteenth Kresge Conversation - Lunch Counters and Activism
June 19 2024 | 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Join us for a thought-provoking panel discussion in connection with the new exhibition Kresge at 100: A Century of Impact, a...

View Event

Late Nights at the Museum - Free Admission!
June 20 2024 | 5:00pm to 8:00pm

MAY 16 | JUNE 20 | JULY 11 | AUGUST 1 Admission to the Detroit Historical Museum is free from 5:00 - 8:00 pm, courtesy of the...

View Event

Still from the 1932 film Uncle Moses, showing a man with a beard wearing a vest and bow tie, holding a cigar.
Yiddish Film Night: "Uncle Moses" - Free Admission!
June 20 2024 | 6:30pm

When poverty and persecution compel his Polish landsmen (person from the same town or region) to leave their shtetl, "Uncle"...

View Event

Family Program: Shopping for Shabbat
June 30 2024 | 1:00pm to 3:00pm

Outfit the dinner table before sunset! Explore In the Neighborhood: Everyday Life on Hastings Street, Jewish Historical Society...

View Event

Lecture: Julia DiLaura "Schlussel Bathhouse Archaeology"
June 30 2024 | 2:30pm to 4:00pm

In 1907 Louis Schlussel opened a bathhouse at the corner of Alfred and St. Antoine streets, featuring Detroit’s first documented...

View Event

Late Nights at the Museum - Free Admission!
July 11 2024 | 5:00pm to 8:00pm

MAY 16 | JUNE 20 | JULY 11 | AUGUST 1 Admission to the Detroit Historical Museum is free from 5:00 - 8:00 pm, courtesy of the...

View Event

Panel Discussion: Immigration Past & Present - Free Admission!
July 11 2024 | 6:30pm to 8:00pm

From its 1701 origins through today, Detroit has been enriched by and depended on immigrants.  In partnership with JCRC/AJC, our...

View Event

Kresge Second Sundays - Free Museum Admission!
July 14 2024 | 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 ...

View Event

Late Nights at the Museum - Free Admission!
August 1 2024 | 5:00pm to 8:00pm

Admission to the Detroit Historical Museum is free from 5:00 - 8:00 pm, courtesy of the William Davidson Foundation! No advance...

View Event

Kresge Second Sundays - Free Museum Admission!
August 11 2024 | 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 ...

View Event