National Geographic Live 2/26/23 - 3:00 PM

Explore the remarkable ways people around the world are adapting to our changing planet with environmental anthropologist and filmmaker Alizé Carrère. View More

Paradise Valley and Black Bottom 3/1/23 - 11:00 AM

Please join Official City of Detroit Historian and Tour Leader of Black Scroll Network History & Tours, Jamon Jordan, as he takes us through a virtual history tour and discussion on the origins of Black Bottom and Paradise Valley. View More

Nathan Johnson, Black Architect 3/3/23 - 11:00 AM

Nathan Johnson was a prominent Detroit architect who designed and updated many of the churches in the city. View More

Downtown Detroit’s Magnificent Movie Palaces 3/8/23 - 11:00 AM

Michael Hauser, author of Detroit’s Downtown Movie Palaces of the Images of Detroit series, gives an overview of the theatres that have been repurposed for today’s audiences and revisits those that have been forgotten. View More

Detroit’s “Design DNA”: The DIA’s 1949 For Modern Living Exhibition – and Why it Matters Today 3/9/23 - 11:00 AM

How can the legacy of Detroit’s past – its “design DNA” – inspire Detroit artists, institutions and civic/business leaders of today and tomorrow? View More

Museum Theatre 3/11/23 - 1:00 PM

This original play, commissioned by the center and performed by local professional actors, will enhance your visit to the exhibit. View More

Mid-Michigan Modern: From Frank Lloyd Wright to Googie 3/14/23 - 11:00 AM

This talk will present an overview of domestic, public and church architecture that comprises the exciting and innovative modernist heritage in mid-Michigan. View More

Auto Design Post-WWII 3/15/23 - 11:00 AM

Join us as Ben Colman, associate curator of American art at the DIA, speaks about the auto design world in Michigan after WWII. View More

The Scene Changes: Reinventing Classical Music and its Institutions in Michigan, 1950-1990. 3/16/23 - 11:00 AM

A sweeping look at Michigan’s key contributions to post-war classical music, including the legendary avant-garde ONCE Festivals in Ann Arbor. View More

It’s Timeless. It’s Classic. It’s Midcentury Furniture. 3/17/23 - 1:00 PM

Join us as Chris Eitel and Gayle DeBruyn lead a conversation on what contributed to making Midcentury furniture seemingly never go out of style. View More