Exhibits
Winter 2013
The Gilded Age to the Great War: America at the Turn of the Century
February 23–May 5, 2013
Regular exhibit hours are: Wed.-Sat., 10 am - 4 pm, Sun., 1-4 pm
The Lorenzo Cultural Center examines the social issues, culture and events that moved the country forward into the 20th century. Through artifacts and displays, visitors can explore topics like World War I, the birth of labor unions, segregation, the wealth and philanthropy of industrialists, politics, immigration, art, music and architecture of the time period, and much more.
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Petticoat Patriots: How Michigan Women Won the Vote Show/Hide Details
Michigan Women’s Historical Center and Hall of Fame
Spanning a period of more than 70 years, the women’s suffrage movement altered the political and social fabric of the country. Michigan played a major role in women’s suffrage. “Petticoat Patriots” explores how the women’s suffrage movement unfolded in Michigan, featuring engaging stories, images and artifacts, as well as interactive elements including a voting booth and visitor dialogue area.
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So I Come To America: Detroit Pre-World War I Immigrants Show/Hide Details
Robert Gordon Photo Collection
Between 1890 and 1914, millions of European people left their homes seeking new lives and opportunity in the United States. This exhibit presents black and white photographs and interview excerpts from the 1980s of immigrants who came to the Detroit area prior to World War I.
Past Exhibits
Changing Gears: The Birth of American Industry
September 21st – November 18th
Becoming Michigan: From Revolution to Statehood
February 25 - May 5, 2012
Becoming Michigan
Great Lakes Native Quilting
Michigan's Harvest: Food, Farming and Community
September 24 - November 20, 2011
America's Agricultural Fairs: Educating Community
Tableware from the Detroit Institute of Arts
Michigan Eats: Regional Culture Through Food
Michigan's Harvest
Michigan's Heritage Barns: An Artist's Perspective
The 1950s: Affluence and Anxiety in the Atomic Age
February 26 - May 7, 2011
Atoms for Peace
Affluence and Anxiety in the Atomic Age
American Ingenuity: Embracing the Freedom to Dream
September 25 - November 21, 2010
American Ingenuity
Kites to Kitty Hawk
Yesterday's Tomorrows: Past Visions of the American Future
And Still They Prospered: Living Through the Great Depression
February 27 - May 8, 2010
The Way We Worked
Uneasy Years: Michigan Jewry during Depression and War
Clarke Family Quilt Collection
More Than a Game: How Sports Shape Culture
September 16 - November 22, 2009
SuperWomen
The Sixties: A Decade that Defined a Generation
February 28 - May 16, 2009
A Dream Achieved
Bobby, Martin & John: Once Upon an American Dream
Ferry Cross the Mersey: The British Invasion
Michigan Moving Wall
Oh Freedom Over Me
Technicolor Dreaming: Psychedelic Posters
Viola Liuzzo: An Exemplary Woman in Extraordinary Times
A Journey of Hope: Michigan's Immigrant Experience
September 27 - November 23, 2008
America's Heritage: A History of U.S. Immigration
Immigration & Caricature: Ethnic Images from the Appel Collection
A Community between Two Worlds: Arab Americans in Greater Detroit
Michigan's Fight for Freedom: The Civil War Era
February 27 - May 4, 2008
Answering the Call: Captain John C. Hardy
Blue & Gray in Black & White: Michigan and the Civil War in Print
Currency in Conflict: Money of the Civil War
Frederick Douglass from Slavery to Freedom: The Journey to New York City
Great Lakes, Great Stories: Michigan's Maritime Heritage
October 6 - December 2, 2007
Era of Elegance
Great Lakes China
Michigan's Great Lights
Exotic Aquatics of the Great Lakes Region
Life on the Lakes
A Legacy of Service and Courage: The World War II Generation
February - May 2007
The Tuskegee Airmen
Faith & Courage: U.S. Chaplains' Service in WWII
When Humanity Fails
The Anne Frank Story
Michigan Women Who Served in WWII
GRAND OPENING · Science and Space Exploration: Imagining the Future
September - December 2006
Yesterday's Tomorrows: Past Visions of American Future
Children's Science Book Fair
