Events Calendar

Please join us for the Native American Heritage Month Guest Artist Demonstration, featuring special guest Kelly Church. Church is a Pottawatomi/Ottawa/Ojibwe artist and educator whose work is part of the DIA’s permanent collection.

Taking inspiration from the DIA collection, use a variety of materials to create a multimedia relief artwork depicting a memorable landscape or favorite nature scene.

Create your own pencil drawing to take home while exploring the collection up close. No experience necessary, and all supplies are provided. Open to ages 6 and up (children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult). Space is limited.

Create your own pencil drawing to take home while exploring the collection up close. No experience necessary, and all supplies are provided. Open to ages 6 and up (children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult). Space is limited.

Use your own initials and colorful art materials to create a unique work of art to take home. Inspired by the vibrant geometric pieces in the newly reopened African American galleries!

Get ready for an afternoon of music, culture, and laughter with Helen Peltier Fuhst! Helen reimagines classic hits by artists like Elvis, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, and Tom Petty by interpreting the intentions of their lyrics into Anishinaabemowin, the Indigenous language of the Great Lakes.

Create your own pencil drawing to take home while exploring the collection up close. No experience necessary, and all supplies are provided. Open to ages 6 and up (children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult). Space is limited.

Make a simple book using heavy cardstock, paper, and a rubber band. It’s perfect for sketching and taking notes around the museum!

Gnote~7 is an energetic soulful band with expertise in many genres including funk, jazz, blues and old-school R & B. This performance will explore all of these genres in Gnote’s infectious style. Come prepared for a rollicking good time with high energy provided by a band that embodies what makes Detroit music special.

USA/1978 - directed by Sidney Lumet | 134 min.

Ease on Down the Road as you prepare for Thanksgiving with a chance to see The Wiz on the big screen!

Use a variety of drawing and collage materials to create a portrait of your favorite pet or animal.

Create your own pencil drawing to take home while exploring the collection up close. No experience necessary, and all supplies are provided. Open to ages 6 and up (children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult). Space is limited.

Heraldry emerged during the Middle Ages as a way to visually represent lords and knights. Learn more as you create a miniature coat-of-arms of your own design, inspired by works in the DIA collection.

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience is necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6 - Adult (children ages 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult). Capacity is limited.

Join us for a heartwarming celebration as singer-songwriter Joe Reilly and the All Nations Dancers welcome the winter season with music and movement rooted in Anishinaabe tradition.

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience necessary. All supplies are provided. For ages 6 and up (children 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult). Capacity is limited.

Make a collage using magazines, colorful scrap papers, and photos you take yourself, using a mini digital camera that instantly prints out your photos.

It’s a Hanukkah emergency! A fuzzy troll has stolen the Rabbi’s menorah, and only the most unlikely hero can save the day. Performed in a traditional puppet booth, this whimsical adventure is a silly yet heartwarming celebration of problem-solving, empathy, mindfulness, and friendship.

Bring the beauty of winter indoors by making old-fashioned paper snowflakes. Perfect for adding a handmade touch to your seasonal decor.

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience is necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6 - Adult (children ages 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult). Capacity is limited.

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience necessary. All supplies are provided. For ages 6 and up (children 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult). Capacity is limited.

Use fabric, yarn, and felt to transform a tongue depressor into a character ready for its own puppet show! Get creative as you design and bring your puppet to life, adding personality and charm with every detail.

Enjoy National Marionette Theatre’s adaptation of Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf—a beloved classic that has enchanted audiences since its 1936 premiere, following the adventures of a boy determined to capture a wolf.

USA/1926 — directed by William Beaudine | 109 min.

USA/1925 — directed by Buster Keaton | 88 min.

Filmed on location in the Arizona desert, Go West stars Keaton as a young Midwestern man named Friendless, who takes the advice of newspaper publisher Horace Greeley and hops a freight train bound for the West.

Explore endless patterns and colors by layering tissue paper onto a simple glass jar, which you can later illuminate at home with a small candle, such as a tea light.