Events by Month

April 2024

April 7, 2024

Black Heroes of Detroit’s Eastside, 1900-1990: Presentation, Workshop & Panel Discussion

1:30pm to 4:00pm
Detroit Historical Museum

Join us for an enriching afternoon discussing the Black Heroes of Detroit’s Eastside, 1900-1990: Where they lived, worked, played, and prayed.

This program will explore efforts since 1971 to identify the eastside people and places associated with Black civil rights and the struggle for equality.

April 8, 2024

Little Caesars Arena & The Fox

10:00am to 2:00pm

SOLD OUT!

Join us for a dual Behind the Scenes tour: Little Caesars Arena and The Fox Theatre! The fun-filled day will start with a tour at LCA, followed by a break for optional lunch, and then a tour of the historic Fox Theatre, the largest surviving movie palace of the 1920s.

Itinerary:

April 11, 2024

Freep Film Festival - Nam June Paik

3:30pm
Detroit Historical Museum

The quixotic journey of Nam June Paik, one of the most famous Asian artists of the 20th century, who revolutionized the use of technology as an artistic canvas and prophesied both the fascist tendencies and intercultural understanding that would arise from the interconnected metaverse of today’s world.  

April 11, 2024

Freep Film Festival - Jeanette Lee Vs.

7:00pm
Detroit Historical Museum

April 12, 2024

Windsor Masonic Temple

10:00am to 11:00am

Limited tickets remaining!

Cross the border with us to visit the 100-year-old Windsor Masonic Temple. We’ll explore the historic building and discuss its use as a Masonic meeting place, community center, and host to many social celebrations for Canadians and Michiganders alike.

Please note: This tour will require crossing the border into Canada via the bridge or the tunnel. Proper documentation is required to enter; a passport is recommended. Please allow extra travel time.

April 13, 2024

Freep Film Festival - Works-in-Progress

11:00am to 12:30pm
Detroit Historical Museum

Directors of two in-progress documentaries will be on hand to show off short samples of their work at this year’s Works-in-Progress event. At this free event, the filmmakers will talk about their films while showing clips of the in-process docs. They will then receive feedback from a panel of documentary filmmakers and producers.  

 The participating films:

April 13, 2024

Freep Film Festival - Try Harder!

2:00pm
Detroit Historical Museum

Lowell High School is the top-ranked public high school in San Francisco – and the seniors are stressed out. As they prepare for the emotionally draining college application process, students are keenly aware of the intense competition for the few open spots in their dream schools.

April 13, 2024

Freep Film Festival - Shorts "We Do the Work"

5:00pm
Detroit Historical Museum

This shorts collection intertwines the narratives of five distinct stories, each navigating the complexities and challenges of life, work, family and tradition through the prism of the labor of their characters. From a bustling emergency room to the methodic confines of a traditional Japanese confectionery shop, from Iowa to California to New York, these films illuminate the diverse experiences and meanings embedded within the work we do.

 

April 13, 2024

Freep Film Festival - Q

8:00pm
Detroit Historical Museum

April 14, 2024

Freep Film Festival - Nowhere Near

1:00pm
Detroit Historical Museum

April 14, 2024

Freep Film Festival - Liquor Store Dreams

4:00pm
Detroit Historical Museum

Growing up a daughter of Korean immigrants who ran a liquor store in a South LA neighborhood, So Yun Um decided that what she wanted to do more than anything else, was become a filmmaker, much to the bemusement of her father. In this vibrant and bold film, So turns the camera on herself, her community and her friends, and documents a rarely seen slice of the American dream as she struggles with creating her own path in life.

April 14, 2024

Freep Film Festival - Starring Jerry as Himself

7:00pm
Detroit Historical Museum

The true story of Jerry, an ordinary immigrant dad retired in Florida, who becomes a spy for the Chinese police. As his family documents his story, they discover a darker truth.

April 20, 2024

Concrete Canvas: Cultural Center Walking Tour

10:00am to 12:00pm

Limited tickets remaining!

City of Champions Day - Free Admission!

10:00am to 5:00pm
Detroit Historical Museum

April 21, 2024

Earth Day

10:00am to 3:00pm
Dossin Great Lakes Museum

Join us for a celebration of Earth Day 2024! The Dossin Great Lakes Museum will host a free family day with activities centered around the natural habitat and human history of Belle Isle.

April 26, 2024

The Coloring Museum Pop Up

10:00am to 5:00pm
Detroit Historical Museum

Kick off NFL Draft weekend with a day of coloring at the Detroit Historical Museum!

Featuring custom, sports-themed illustrations by Sherrie Savage, proprietor of The Coloring Museum by Naturally ILLustrated. Coloring kits will be free of charge and available to all. No pre-registration is necessary.