Detroit Historical Society Events Listing

City of Champions Day - Free Admission!
April 20 2024 | 10:00am to 5:00pm

The 1935–36 seasons were a special time for Detroit's athletes, teams and especially, Detroit sports fans. The Detroit Tigers...

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Concrete Canvas: Cultural Center Walking Tour
April 20 2024 | 10:00am to 12:00pm

Limited tickets remaining! Coinciding with our Concrete Canvas exhibition, we’re partnering with Preservation Detroit for a...

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Earth Day
April 21 2024 | 10:00am to 3:00pm

Join us for a celebration of Earth Day 2024! The Dossin Great Lakes Museum will host a free family day with activities centered...

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Earth Day
April 21 2024 | 10:00am to 3:00pm

Join us for a celebration of Earth Day 2024! The Dossin Great Lakes Museum will host a free family day with activities centered...

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Members-Only Reception & Tour
April 25 2024 | 5:30pm to 7:00pm

Join us at the Detroit Historical Museum for our monthly member reception. This month we will be highlighting one of our newest...

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The Coloring Museum Pop Up
April 26 2024 | 10:00am to 5:00pm

Kick off NFL Draft weekend with a day of coloring at the Detroit Historical Museum! Featuring custom, sports-themed illustrations...

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Women in Public Art Lecture & Discussion
April 28 2024 | 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Join us for a lecture and discussion on Women in Public Art - Women Artists & Sculptors presented by Preservation Detroit in...

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Women in Public Art Lecture & Discussion
April 28 2024 | 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Join us for a lecture and discussion on Women in Public Art - Women Artists & Sculptors presented by Preservation Detroit in...

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Book Tower Tour #1
May 3 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...

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Family Program: Scrap-enger Hunt
May 5 2024 | 1:00pm to 3:00pm

Try your hand as a Hastings Street peddler! Go on a “Scrap-enger” hunt throughout In the Neighborhood: Everyday Life on Hastings...

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Woman and baby walking in front of a Kosher butcher shop.
Lecture: Catherine Cangany, PhD, "Kosher Meat Riot of 1910"
May 5 2024 | 2:30pm to 4:00pm

To feed their families amid rapid inflation, fed-up Orthodox women took on the Gilded-Age robber barons' "Beef Trust." Join JHSM...

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Woman and baby walking in front of a Kosher butcher shop.
Lecture: Catherine Cangany, PhD, "Kosher Meat Riot of 1910"
May 5 2024 | 2:30pm to 4:00pm

To feed their families amid rapid inflation, fed-up Orthodox women took on the Gilded-Age robber barons' "Beef Trust." Join JHSM...

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Homeschool Day
May 7 2024 | 10:00am to 11:30am

Ages 6+ Families are invited to join us for a group tour of the museum, featuring our Origins: Life Where the River Bends,...

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2024 Detroit Historical Society Ball: A Salute to the Legends
May 11 2024 | 6:00pm to 10:00pm

Join the Detroit Historical Society Board of Trustees and Event Co-Chairs Margery Krevsky-Dosey, Leslye Rosenbaum, Linda...

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2024 Detroit Historical Society Ball: A Salute to the Legends
May 11 2024 | 6:00pm to 10:00pm

Join the Detroit Historical Society Board of Trustees and Event Co-Chairs Margery Krevsky-Dosey, Leslye Rosenbaum, Linda...

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Homeschool Day
May 15 2024 | 10:00am to 11:30am

Ages 6+ Families are invited to join us for a group tour of the museum, featuring the S.S. William Clay Ford Pilot House; the...

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Black and white aerial photograph depicting a view along I-75, looking south from the Division Street pedestrian bridge, with the I-375 interchange under construction. In the lower right is the Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects. In the lower left is Bishop Union School. In the background is the downtown skyline.
Panel Discussion: Black Bottom & I-375: Past, Present, and Future
May 16 2024 | 6:30pm to 8:00pm

Black Bottom was a thriving Black neighborhood when it was torn down to create a freeway in the name of “urban renewal.” Sixty...

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Black and white aerial photograph depicting a view along I-75, looking south from the Division Street pedestrian bridge, with the I-375 interchange under construction. In the lower right is the Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects. In the lower left is Bishop Union School. In the background is the downtown skyline.
Panel Discussion: Black Bottom & I-375: Past, Present, and Future
May 16 2024 | 6:30pm to 8:00pm

Black Bottom was a thriving Black neighborhood when it was torn down to create a freeway in the name of “urban renewal.” Sixty...

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Guernsey Dairy
May 17 2024 | 10:00am to 11:00am

Limited tickets remaining! We’re taking “eating local” to where it all starts – the farm! Join us at Guernsey Dairy Farm, a third...

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Alger Theater
June 8 2024 | 10:00am to 11:00am

Limited tickets remaining! Tour the historic theater, currently under renovation, and learn about its evolution from a...

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