Events by Month

June 2020

June 6, 2020

Dabl’s MBAD Museum

10:00am to 11:30am

Limited tickets still available!

Spring has sprung and the color that marks the season is perfectly reflected in the sprawling 17,500 square foot campus of Dabl’s MBAD Museum. Immerse yourself in artifacts, textiles, pottery, sculpture and beadwork inspired by and directly from Africa. Discover the creativity of such a singular space right in the heart of the city!

June 13, 2020

Rescheduled! Windsor Masonic Temple

10:00am to 11:30am

Limited tickets still available!

 

Please note that due to the situation around COVID-19, this tour has been rescheduled from its original date.

Detroit isn’t the only city along our waterways with amazing 1920s architecture! Discover Windsor, Ontario’s neoclassical revival gem. Nearing its centennial, the Windsor Masonic Temple is a site to see. With an organizational history dating back to 1794, there’s much to explore at this historic landmark, and the famed ballroom is just the beginning!

June 14, 2020

Museum Mixology: Detroit's Prohibition Cocktails

5:00pm to 5:55pm

 

Museum Mixology: Detroit's Prohibition Cocktails 

Zoom Virtual Class

Sunday, June 14, 2020

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

 

June 19, 2020

Museum Mixology: Detroit's Prohibition Cocktails

7:30pm to 8:30pm

 

Museum Mixology: Detroit's Prohibition Cocktails 

Zoom Virtual Class

Friday, June 19, 2020

7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

 

June 20, 2020

Postponed - Detroit Yacht Club

10:00am to 11:30am

Limited tickets still available!

Founded in 1868, the Detroit Yacht Club is one of the nation’s very first. Its current home, built in the 1920s, is a Mediterranean style villa designed by acclaimed architect George Mason. Join us for a peek at this landmark of Detroit’s nautical past.

June 25, 2020

Postponed - New Members' Reception

10:00am to 11:30am
Dossin Great Lakes Museum

New to the Detroit Historical Society in the last few months? Welcome! 

You and a guest are invited to join us for a casual reception to meet new members while enjoying music, refreshments and docent-led gallery tours. This invitation includes complimentary parking during the event.

Open to all membership levels. Advance registration is required. Guests names must be listed at time of registration.

June 27, 2020

Postponed - Piquette Plant

10:00am to 11:30am

Tickets will be available to all members starting at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. No tickets will be sold before this time! Public registration for any remaining tickets begins on March 24. 

Get a special look at the birthplace of the Model T with a tour of the Ford Piquette Plant. Nearly razed in 2000, it now sits as a testament to Detroit’s ingenuity and innovation.