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Learn about the history and culture of Detroit at the Detroit Historical Museum in Midtown. Find out about admission, parking, hours, events, accessibility and more.
- School Tours & Programs
The Detroit Historical Museum provides engaging field trip...
- Exhibitions
The Detroit Historical Museum's changing or...
- Collections
Our collection contains over 250,000 artifacts representing...
- Membership Levels
Free admission is just the beginning! Detroit Historical...
- Lectures & Films
Film SeriesThe Detroit Historical Society Film Series...
- Our Museums
Cobblestone streets, 19th century stores, an auto assembly...
- Where the past is present
Detroit 67 Project. Browse 500+ oral histories and explore...
- School Tours & Programs
- The Founding of The Museum
- The Museum’s History
- Recent History
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When attorney and historian Clarence M. Burton donated his collection of historical papers to the Detroit Public Library in 1914, he triggered a chain of events that led to the creation of the Detroit Historical Museum. In December 1921, Burton brought together 19 prominent local historians to found the Detroit Historical Society, an organization d...
Although the Great Depression in the 1930s hit the region hard, the 1940s brought success to our efforts to build a permanent museum. In 1942, popular Detroit Newscolumnist George W. Stark became president of the Society. Stark commanded the respect and influence necessary to raise the considerable funds needed to construct a new museum. By 1945, w...
By the 1990s, the Museum rode a wave of success. In 1993, we raised nearly $4 million for exhibits, educational programs and an endowment fund for the Museum. A new permanent exhibit, made possible by the success of the campaign, opened in 1995 -- The Motor City. This exhibit traces Detroit’s development into the Automobile Capital of the World and...
Learn about the history of Detroit and its legends at the Detroit Historical Museum, a cultural institution since 1928. Explore permanent and temporary exhibits, including The Motor City, The Gallery of Innovation, The Allesee Gallery of Culture and Detroit 67.
Explore Detroit's history and culture through the Detroit Historical Museum, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, and the Detroit 67 Project. See photos, oral histories, and artifacts from Detroit's past and present.
When vacationing / visiting Detroit, the Historical Museum should be one of your first stops. The museum provides a very good overview, of the past and present history of the city, and state of Michigan.
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- 5401 Woodward Ave, 48202-4097, Michigan
- Detroit Historical Museum is open:Sun - Sun 1:00 PM - 5:00 PMThu - Sat 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Hotels near Detroit Historical Museum: (0.14 mi) The Inn on Ferry Street (0.76 mi) El Moore Lodge & Residences (1.85 mi) Aloft Detroit at The David...
- Restaurants near Detroit Historical Museum: (0.06 mi) Chartreuse Kitchen & Cocktails (0.05 mi) Wasabi (0.09 mi) Common Pub (0.12 mi) Kresge Court (...
The Detroit Historical Museum is located at 5401 Woodward Avenue in the city's Cultural Center Historic District in Midtown Detroit. It chronicles the history of the Detroit area from cobblestone streets, 19th century stores, the auto assembly line, toy trains, fur trading from the 18th century, and much more.
As a history buff, although I adore the average history museum, this museum makes history come alive! In the "Streets of Old Detroit" exhibit, you can walk through three eras of Detroit history - the 1900s, the 1870s, and the 1850s. Not only can you walk the streets, but you can even enter some of the buildings: a general store, an apothecary ...
Explore the history of southeastern Michigan at this museum with exhibits, films and street scenes. Open Wednesday-Sunday, located at 5401 Woodward Avenue in Detroit.
