Detroit Historical Society Events Listing
Free Admission for School and Library Staff!
August 1 2024 (All day) to August 31 2024 (All day)
Celebrate Educator Appreciation Month with FREE ADMISSION for all school and library staff at the Detroit Historical Museum and...
Free Admission for School and Library Staff!
August 1 2024 (All day) to August 31 2024 (All day)
Celebrate Educator Appreciation Month with FREE ADMISSION for all school and library staff at the Detroit Historical Museum and...
Book talk: Sam Lovall
August 1 2024 | 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Meet Sam Lovall, author of the new book Mud Lake, a collection of short adventure stories about children living in Haslett,...
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...
The Whitney
August 2 2024 | 6:00pm to 7:00pm
SOLD OUT! Built by lumber baron David Whitney Jr., Detroit’s richest man and one of Michigan’s wealthiest citizens, this 25,...
Signal-Return
August 3 2024 | 10:00am to 1:00pm
On sale now! Go behind the scenes at Signal Return, a working letterpress studio dedicated to teaching, creating, and producing,...
Film Screening: Honour Before Glory
August 4 2024 | 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Honour Before Glory is an award-winning docudrama film about the No. 2 Construction Battalion, Canada’s one and only all-Black...
Camp Detroit - Summer 2024
August 5 2024 (All day) to August 9 2024 (All day)
SOLD OUT! August 5 - 9, 2024 | 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Dossin Great Lakes Museum | Belle Isle, Detroit Ages 8-10 Capacity: 40 campers...
Camp Detroit - Summer 2024
August 5 2024 (All day) to August 9 2024 (All day)
SOLD OUT! August 5 - 9, 2024 | 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Dossin Great Lakes Museum | Belle Isle, Detroit Ages 8-10 Capacity: 40 campers...
The Turkel House
August 9 2024 | 10:00am to 11:30am
SOLD OUT! Architect Frank Lloyd Wright coined the term “Usonian” to describe the style of the Dorothy G. Turkel House,...
Bayview Yacht Club
August 10 2024 | 10:00am to 4:00pm
On sale now! In conjunction with our newest exhibition at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, join us to explore Bayview Yacht Club. ...
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 ...
Labor Day Holiday Hours
September 2 2024 | 1:00pm to 5:00pm
The Dossin Great Lakes Museum will be open with special holiday hours from 1-5 p.m. on Monday, September 2. Even better -...
Society to Society
September 13 2024 | 10:00am to 11:30am
On sale now! Visit the other historical societies of metro Detroit in a new series, beginning at the Dearborn Historical...
Dequindre Cut
September 14 2024 | 10:00am to 11:30am
On sale now! Formerly a Grand Trunk Railroad line, this urban recreational path opened to the public in May of 2009 and is...
Frederick Stearns House Historic Inn
September 18 2024 | 10:00am to 11:00am
SOLD OUT! Tour the historic Frederick Stearns house, a tudor-style structure on E. Jefferson Avenue that is now a fully...
Book Tower Tour #1
September 20 2024 | 10:00am to 11:00am
SOLD OUT! Two tour dates! The wait is over. . . Book Tower has been restored to its former glory and is officially open. The...
Belle Isle's Indigenous History Walking Tour
September 21 2024 | 10:00am to 11:30am
On sale now! Join us on an important journey through Wanabeezee, known to most as Belle Isle, and explore the Indigenous...
6th Annual Course of History Golf Classic Presented by Burns & Wilcox
September 23 2024 | 11:00am to 7:00pm
The event is SOLD OUT. As we know things change, to join our wait list, please contact Jack Donnelly (jackd@detroithistorical.org...
Book Tower Tour #2
September 27 2024 | 10:00am to 11:00am
SOLD OUT! Two tour dates! The wait is over. . . Book Tower has been restored to its former glory and is officially open. The...
