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Families can enjoy a drop-in workshop at the DIA. Make your own lion or dragon face out of tag board, paper, and raffia.
Event cost: Free w/museum admission; Free for all Macomb, Oakland and Wayne County residents
Event times: Noon-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 25-26, 2025
This traveling exhibit allows visitors to craft toy vehicles and put them through different challenges in the world of trial and error.
Event cost: Free w/museum admission
Event time: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays, Jan. 16-April 2025
Families can join Cranbrook Institute of Science, astronomers and members of the Warren Astronomical Society as they guide you through a galactic planetary alignment. This event features cosmic chats, close-up views of the celestial event and more. Pre-registration is recommended.
Event cost: Non-members: $14/ages 13-plus, $10.50/ages 2-12, free/under 2 and...
Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep: Shear Genius! is a hands-on exhibit designed for ages 3-9. Visitors will step into the environments of Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep such as 62 West Wallaby Street and Mossy Bottom Farm. See props from the film, learn about the...
Explore Black History at The Henry Ford through musical, dramatic and dance performances, through to With Liberty and Justice for All exhibit and more all month long.
Event cost: Free w/museum admission
Event times: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 1-28, 2025
Come out to U-M Museum of Natural History to meet scientists of color and learn about their research through interactive tabletop activities.
Event cost: Free
Event time: Noon-3 p.m. Jan. 20, 2024
The theme this year is, “The Strength to Dream.” Families can enjoy an MLK event that features educational workshops and programming, lecture, film and a prayer breakfast.
Event cost: Free with museum admission
Event time: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Jan. 20, 2025
Families can immerse themselves in a variety of scientifically jolly ologies with engaging exhibits and interactive workshops. The experience includes Entomology, Microbiology, Paleontology, Geology, Anthropology, Biology, Cosmology, Zoology, Rheology, Robotics, Engineering, Physics and more.
Event cost: Free w/general admission
Event time: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and noon-3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 26-29,...
Shop from Pewabic's historic landmark pottery building, which blossoms with festive ceramic displays during the holiday season.
Event cost: Free admission
Event times: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8-Dec. 29, 2024 (10 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 23; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Christmas Eve; closed Christmas...
Swing by the museum to learn about the contributions Dr. King made to the civil rights movement and other civil rights artifacts, including the Rosa Parks bus. It offers musical performances, an original play, live performances and more.
Event cost: $36/ages 12-plus, $25.50/ages 5-11, free/ages 4 and under; Free museum...
The Mid-Day Morsel tour at the Kelsey Museum is a 30-minute taste of ancient Mediterranean history and artifact highlights in the Kelsey collection. Visitors will learn about the feasts, festivals, religious ceremonies and revelries that people of the ancient Mediterranean participated in as they entered the winter season. This...
This LEGO event features hands-on attractions for all ages, including life-size models, a giant brick pit, special guest appearances, a glow zone, graffiti wall and more. Guests will have the chance to participate in the building of the Guinness World Record-setting mosaic.
Event cost: $34.99/ultimate admission, $24.99/general admission
Event times: 9...
