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 and up (children ages 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult).

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 and up (children ages 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult).
 

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 and up (children ages 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult).
 

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 and up (children ages 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult).
 

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 and up (children ages 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult).
 

Noel Night is an open house of the Midtown Detroit and Cultural Center districts that celebrates diverse holiday traditions amid the state’s premier arts and cultural institutions, historic churches, galleries, and a growing number of small businesses. Noel Night is the perfect backdrop for an evening packed with performances and holiday experiences—all free of charge.

Hours

• The Cultural Center (North of Woodward) 5–9 p.m.
• Midtown Detroit (South of Woodward) 5–10 p.m.

At the DIA

Detroit Film Theatre 

• Mosaic Youth Theatre Singers | 5–5:45 p.m. 
• Frisson Ensemble Performance - A Classic Christmas | 6:15 p.m. & 7:30 p.m. 

Crystal Gallery

• Free holiday make-and-take crafts | 5–9 p.m. 

Rivera Court

• Montreal Guitar Trio Performance - Holiday Music | 6 p.m. & 8 p.m. 

Great Hall

• Visit with Santa | 5–9 p.m. 

Only the Detroit Film Theatre, Crystal Gallery, Great Hall, and Rivera Court will be open to the public. 

Noel Night features:

• Live music and interactive holiday experiences
• Holiday shopping at local businesses and pop-up marketplaces
• Make-and-take activities for families
• Visits with Santa throughout the Noel Night area
• Lots of restaurants and bars to visit
• Food trucks and hot beverage stands
• Free shuttle service

Noel Night is produced by Midtown Detroit Inc., a nonprofit planning and development organization that supports the maintenance and revitalization of the Midtown Detroit and New Center neighborhoods.

For a schedule of all Noel Night events and performances at the DIA, visit their website.

The Recognizing Women Project is a monthly community workshop that uses dance, theater, and music to illustrate our stories and experiences of the women in our lives. Join us every first Friday in November, December, and January to discover our common understandings, while co-creating them into a live culminating performance that illustrate the wisdom, power and passion of the women that have touched our lives.  

Who can participate? Daughters, sons, mothers, fathers, grandmothers, grandfathers, great-grandmothers, great-grandfathers… anyone who knows a woman is invited to participate.

How do you participate? Share your stories, experiences, and perspectives through our monthly workshops. 

Want to be a part of the culminating March 22, 2024 performances? Join the January workshop and our rehearsal.

Space is limited and registration is required.

Join us for a day-long celebration of the transformative bequest from the Sidney R. Knafel Collection of French Faience with special guest Camille LePrince, expert in French and Italian ceramics.

• 10:30 a.m. Seminar with Camille LePrince
• 12:15 a.m. 2-course French inspired meal with wine service
• 2:00 p.m. Public Lecture with Camille LePrince

The DIA Teen Arts Council invites teens ages 13–19 for an opportunity to unleash their artistic talents by crafting landscape pictures using vibrant oil pastels. Teens will experiment with innovative techniques and gain fresh perspectives on the art of the landscape.

In addition to hands-on artmaking, attendees will have the unique chance to explore landscape art within the museum's inspiring collection. Expect a night of fun, exploration, and discovery (and snacks)!