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...
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...
Exciting news! Out of 29 finalists, the Detroit Historical Society has been selected as one of 10 recipients of the 2018 National Medal for Museum and Library Service for Detroit 67: Looking Back to Move Forward. The IMLS National Medal recognizes libraries and museums that...
From April 2 to April 7, 2018, 11 talented Detroit-area high school students joined us at the Detroit Historical Museum for an intensive Spring Break immersion program, Detroit Design 2067. Working with four Detroit-serving community groups - Karasi Development Group, Detroit Police Department, Belle Isle Conservancy and...
The Detroit Historical Museum has been named one of 29 national finalists for the Institute of Museum and Library Services’ 2018 National Medal for Museum and Library Service for Detroit 67: Looking Back to Move Forward. The National Medal is the nation’s highest honor given...
Today we join organizations and individuals across the country in recognizing the National Day of Racial Healing. Part of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation effort, NDORH is opportunity for people, organizations, and communities to call for racial healing, bring people together...
The Detroit Historical Society has been preserving Detroit's stories, and the artifacts that make those stories tangible, for almost 100 years. This year, we told an especially difficult Detroit story with the help of over 500 voices from our community. Detroit 67: Looking Back to...
By Sarah Rose Sharp August 17, 2017 Originally published at CultureSource Any longtime resident of Southeast Michigan has a story about the Summer of 1967 and the infamous events that escalated to a citywide state of civil disobedience, known alternately as the Detroit Riots and the Detroit Rebellion....
The work has already started, but the trick will be maintaining the momentum. As August began, 12,000 volunteers have been cleaning up 300 city blocks and boarding up 300 vacant homes near Central High School. The Ann Arbor News reported on the work, as neighbors...