Events by Month

In partnership with City Institute, celebrate the Kresge Foundation on this inspiring educational journey complementing our exhibition Kresge at 100: A Century of Impact, A Future of Opportunity. 

Visit the Shiver on the River eco fair! Friends of the Detroit River, in partnership with the Detroit Historical Society, will host the event inside the beautiful Dossin Great Lakes Museum from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. The typical $5 admission fee to visit the museum will be waived during the event. Enjoy indoor and outdoor activities for the whole family! Concessions available for cash purchases. 

No pre-registration is necessary for the eco fair.

Michelle Adams, Henry M. Butzel Professor of Law at the University of Michigan and author of The Containment: Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the North, will be joined by Paul Dimond, Ann Arbor attorney and former Special Assistant to President Clinton for Economic Policy, in a conversation moderated by Peter J. Hammer, A. Alfred Taubman Endowed Chair at Wayne State University Law School. This discussion will delve into the 1974 Supreme Court case Milliken v.

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This 22,000 square foot canal-front stucco mansion was built by Lawrence Fisher at a cost of $2.5 million in 1928. In 1975 it was jointly purchased by Alfred Brush Ford (great-grandson of Henry Ford) and Elisabeth Reuther Dickmeyer (daughter of UAW President Walter Reuther) for the Bhaktivendanta Cultural Center.

Tour the magnificent site and traditional Vedic Temple.

Join us to celebrate the opening day of 10 Years Back, 10 Years Forward: Black Bottom Archives in Center Stage in the Allesee Gallery of Culture. 

Join us at the Detroit Historical Museum this winter to warm up with a monthly series of red-carpet premiere events!

Tales from the D, hosted by Detroit musician Tino Gross and produced by award-winning film-maker Tony D’Annunzio, will take you on a musical journey into the lives, careers, and songwriting skills of iconic Detroit musicians. 

SOLD OUT! Please email education@detroithistorical.org to be added to the waitlist.

In 1959, Berry Gordy purchased the house on Detroit’s Grand Boulevard that would become known as Hitsville USA. Tour the global tourist destination that preserves Motown’s legendary Studio A in addition to an extensive array of Motown artifacts, photographs, apparel, and memorabilia.

Join us for an all-ages celebration celebrating Black history!

High school students from Detroit Community Schools will bring history to life throughout the museum by portraying notable African Americans from Detroit, as well as influential figures who have made significant contributions to American history.

A vendor fair featuring local entrepreneurs will take place in the Streets of Old Detroit.

Admission is free! No registration required.