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With two great museums, the Detroit Historical Society offers engaging opportunities to learn about and explore the city's rich history, from its automotive legacy to its maritime heritage.

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Detroit Historical Museum

Dossin Great Lakes Museum

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Enjoy a variety of events, from lectures, book talks, and film screenings to family-friendly activities, behind-the-scenes tours, concerts, and more!

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Vintage white car stored in a transparent bubble cover inside a dimly lit warehouse.

Car Storage Tour

DHS Collections Resource Center

June 20, 2026, 12:00 - 1:30pm

Vintage white car stored in a transparent bubble cover inside a dimly lit warehouse.

Car Storage Tour

DHS Collections Resource Center

June 20, 2026, 10:00 - 11:30am

Postcard - Harbor, Detroit, Mich.

Detroit History College Symposium - session 2

Detroit Historical Museum

October 29, 2026, 6:30 - 7:45pm

Postcard - Detroit Skyline.

Detroit History College Symposium - session 1

Dossin Great Lakes Museum

July 9, 2026, 6:30 - 7:45pm

8th Annual Course of History Golf Classic Presented by Burns & Wilcox

Country Club of Detroit

September 14, 2026, 11:00am - 7:00pm

Outdoor concert stage with musicians, city skyline in the background, and a crowd gathered below.

Members Morning at the museum

Detroit Historical Museum

May 27, 2026, 10:00 - 11:00am

Print, Photographic - Family on Belle Isle

Preserving Your Family History - Quad anniversary lecture series

Detroit Historical Museum

December 6, 2026, 2:00 - 3:15pm

Print - Early Detroit Landscape

Slavery, Abolition, and Freedom in Early Detroit - quad anniversary lecture series

Detroit Historical Museum

December 13, 2026, 2:00 - 3:15pm

Map - Carte Nouvelle de L'Amerique Angloise Contenant La Virginie, Mary-Land, Caroline, Penssylvania, Nouvelle Iork, N: Iarssey, N: France, et Les Terres Nouvellement Decouerte Dresse fur les Relations les Plus Nouvelles

defining conquest: early maps of the great lakes - quad anniversary lecture series

Dossin Great Lakes Museum

October 15, 2026, 6:30 - 7:45pm

Postcard - Flag of the City of Detroit

Why 1701? - Quad anniversary lecture series

Detroit Historical Museum

September 17, 2026, 6:30 - 7:45pm