While it had been set to close at the end of 2020, the Detroit 67: Perspectives exhibition at the Detroit Historical Museum is becoming permanent. It will be dedicated in honor of Marlowe Stoudamire, entrepreneur, community advocate and Detroit 67 Project Director, who lost his...
The Detroit 67 Project went to Croatia last week when team members Tracy Irwin, Marlowe Stoudamire and Elana Rugh participated in The Best in Heritage 2019 conference in Dubrovnik. At the end of each year's event, a winning Project of Influence is selected from all...
On Saturday, August 3, 2019, guests gathered on Legends Plaza at the Detroit Historical Museum to see the finished Four Freedoms Quilt, that combined squares collected from the community that speak to the question "what does freedom mean in Detroit?" The event was part of...
In 2017, we partnered with the Family Pictures USA team as part of the citywide 50th anniversary commemoration of July 1967. Detroiters shared the history behind their family photos, and some of them will be featured on the new PBS series! On Friday, July 26, the Detroit Historical...
As the Henry Ford presents the internationally touring exhibition “Enduring Ideals: Rockwell, Roosevelt & the Four Freedoms” through January 13, 2019, we are offering a partnership activity to explore how its themes resonate in Detroit. "Enduring Ideals" looks at the power of Norman Rockwell’s iconic paintings...
After the success of our first Detroit Design 2067 Youth Immersion Program in Spring 2018 and Detroit 67 Youth Summit in Fall 2018, the Detroit Historical Society is recruiting high school students aged 14-18 to serve on its first-ever Youth Advisory Council. As a leadership...
This summer and fall, we're excited to partner with the Detroit Public Library to host a series of economic empowerment conversations at library branch locations around the city. The panel series will feature a mix of local business owners from the surrounding neighborhoods as well...
We're thrilled to announce that the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) has selected the Detroit Historical Society for a 2018 Award of Merit for Detroit ’67: Looking Back to Move Forward. The AASLH Leadership in History Awards is the nation’s most prestigious...