Changing Exhibitions
American Black Journal
NOW OPEN in Center Stage in the Allesee Gallery of Culture American Black Journal, Detroit Public Television’s weekly public affairs show, marks its 50th anniversary in 2018, making it the longest running public affairs program dedicated to ...
Aretha
Aretha: Aretha Franklin (1942 – 2018) NOW OPEN in the Kid Rock Music Lab “Nobody embodies more fully the connection between the African American spiritual, the blues, R&B, rock and roll – the way that hardship and sorrow were transformed into...
Automotive Showplace
The Automotive Showplace is a rotating exhibit space at the Detroit Historical Museum that features rare and unique vehicles from the Detroit Historical Society’s collection, presented by Warner Norcross & Judd. NOW OPEN in the Automotive...
Community Gallery: Salvaging Sound
The Robert and Mary Ann Bury Community Gallery is a changing exhibition space made available to local historical societies, museums, non-profit organizations and educational institutions, selected for their contributions to the metro Detroit...
Detroit 67: Perspectives
NOW OPEN in the Booth-Wilkinson Gallery On display through 2019 Winner of the 2018 National Medal from the Institute for Library and Museum Services (ILMS), the 2018 Leadership in History Award from the American Association for State and Local...
Images of Black Detroit
NOW OPEN through March 3, 2019 on the Lower Level Images of Black Detroit: From the Collections of Orlin Jones and Clyde Hopkins Orlin Jones and Clyde Hopkins have spent their lives collecting, preserving and sharing Detroit’s rich African American...
Lindell AC: America's First Sports Bar
OPENING ON March 16, 2019 in Wrigley Hall The Lindell AC was Detroit’s original watering hole for athletes, entertainers, hometown heroes, blue and white-collar workers alike. They would share stories with John and Jimmy Butsicaris while feasting on...
Pedal to the Metal
NOW OPEN in America's Motor City Showcase While Detroit is mainly known for getting around on four wheels, the city has a long history involving transportation of the two-wheeled variety – bicycles! Many early automotive pioneers were cycling...
WWI: An End to War
NOW OPEN in the Detroit Artists Showcase The year 2018 marks the centenary of the end of World War I, at the time called the “War to End All Wars.” Though the United States intervened late in the war, Detroiters played their part in the...
