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Drop-in Workshop: Make a Mask!

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Friday, Oct 17, 2025
6 – 8:30 p.m.

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Saturday, Oct 18, 2025
12 – 4 p.m.

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Sunday, Oct 19, 2025
12 – 4 p.m.

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Free with general admission

*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

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Art-Making Studio

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

Families Free Artmaking

Have fun creating a colorful, expressive mask using feathers, ribbons, collage paper, paint markers, and more!

Examples of celebration masks made in the DIA's Artmaking Studio

Have fun creating a colorful, expressive mask using feathers, ribbons, collage paper, paint markers, and more!

Drawing in the Galleries: British & Decorative Arts

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Friday, Oct 24, 2025
6 – 8:30 p.m.

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Sunday, Oct 26, 2025
12 – 4 p.m.

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Free with general admission

*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

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In the Museum

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

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Families Free Artmaking

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at works from the collection. No experience is necessary, and all supplies are provided.

For ages 6 and up. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Capacity is limited.

Galleries

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at works from the collection. No experience is necessary, and all supplies are provided.

For ages 6 and up. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Capacity is limited.

Drawing in the Galleries: Arts of Africa

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Friday, Oct 17, 2025
6 – 8:30 p.m.

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Free with general admission

*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

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In the Museum

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

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Families Free Artmaking

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at works from the collection. No experience is necessary, and all supplies are provided.

For ages 6 and up. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Capacity is limited.

Dad and daughter drawing

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at works from the collection. No experience is necessary, and all supplies are provided.

For ages 6 and up. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Capacity is limited.

Drawing in the Galleries: American

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Friday, Oct 10, 2025
6 – 8:30 p.m.

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Sunday, Oct 12, 2025
12 – 4 p.m.

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Free with general admission

*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

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In the Museum

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

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Families Free Artmaking

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 through adult (children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult). Space is limited.

An adult and a young child sit together on separate easel stools

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 through adult (children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult). Space is limited.

Drawing in the Galleries: Rivera Court

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Friday, Oct 3, 2025
6 – 8:30 p.m.

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Sunday, Oct 5, 2025
12 – 4 p.m.

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*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

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Rivera Court

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

Families Free Artmaking

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 through adult (children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult). Space is limited.

Rivera

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 through adult (children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult). Space is limited.

Drawing in the Galleries: Great Hall

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Friday, Sep 26, 2025
6 – 8:30 p.m.

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Sunday, Sep 28, 2025
12 – 4 p.m.

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Free with general admission

*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

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Art-Making Studio

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

Families Free Artmaking

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 through adult (children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult). Space is limited.

Great Hall

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 through adult (children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult). Space is limited.

Drop-in Workshop: Sugar Skulls

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Friday, Oct 31, 2025
6 – 8:30 p.m.

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Saturday, Nov 1, 2025
12 – 4 p.m.

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Sunday, Nov 2, 2025
12 – 4 p.m.

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Free with general admission

*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

Location:

Art-Making Studio

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

Families Free Artmaking

Learn how sugar skulls are used in Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexican and Mexican American communities, then decorate one of your own.

All materials are provided; capacity is limited.

An example sugar skull made in the DIA's art-making studio

Learn how sugar skulls are used in Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexican and Mexican American communities, then decorate one of your own.

All materials are provided; capacity is limited.

Drop-in Workshop: Sugar Skulls

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Friday, Oct 24, 2025
6 – 8:30 p.m.

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Saturday, Oct 25, 2025
12 – 4 p.m.

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Sunday, Oct 26, 2025
12 – 4 p.m.

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Free with general admission

*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

Location:

Art-Making Studio

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

Families Free Artmaking

Learn how sugar skulls are used in Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexican and Mexican American communities, then decorate one of your own.

All materials are provided; capacity is limited.

An example sugar skull made in the DIA's art-making studio

Learn how sugar skulls are used in Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexican and Mexican American communities, then decorate one of your own.

All materials are provided; capacity is limited.

Public Opening Celebration - Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation

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Sunday, Sep 28, 2025
12 – 2 p.m.

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Free with general admission

*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

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In the Museum

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

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Families Adults Free Artmaking

Come together to celebrate the public opening day of the new exhibition Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation. This special event will feature an official dedication ceremony for artist Jason Quigno’s sculpture Maawandoonan (Bring Them Together) on the Woodward lawn, along with performances, hands-on activities for all ages, and self-guided tours.

Artmaking in the studio will run from 12 – 2 p.m.

Holly Trevan (Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi), Zibé, 2024. Courtesy of the artist

Come together to celebrate the public opening day of the new exhibition Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation. This special event will feature an official dedication ceremony for artist Jason Quigno’s sculpture Maawandoonan (Bring Them Together) on the Woodward lawn, along with performances, hands-on activities for all ages, and self-guided tours.

Artmaking in the studio will run from 12 – 2 p.m.

Sensory Friendly Saturdays

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Saturday, Nov 1, 2025
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.

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Free with registration

*Registration is free for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb Counties.

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Art-Making Studio

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

Families Adults Free Artmaking

A welcoming, inclusive art-making experience for neurodivergent children, teens, adults, and their families and friends. Each session features a thoughtfully designed project in a comfortable, supportive environment.

This session’s project: Sugar Skulls

Learn about the role of sugar skulls in Day of the Dead celebrations within Mexican and Mexican American communities, then decorate one of your own. The workshop is free with museum admission, but space is limited.

Registration is required, and all materials are provided. Open to all ages; children under 16 must be accompanied by a guardian.

Note: These sugar skulls are for decorative purposes only.

 

An example of sugar skulls made in the DIA's Artmaking Studio

A welcoming, inclusive art-making experience for neurodivergent children, teens, adults, and their families and friends. Each session features a thoughtfully designed project in a comfortable, supportive environment.

This session’s project: Sugar Skulls

Learn about the role of sugar skulls in Day of the Dead celebrations within Mexican and Mexican American communities, then decorate one of your own. The workshop is free with museum admission, but space is limited.

Registration is required, and all materials are provided. Open to all ages; children under 16 must be accompanied by a guardian.

Note: These sugar skulls are for decorative purposes only.

 

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