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The Detroit Historical Museum is located at 5401 Woodward Avenue in the city's Cultural Center Historic District in Midtown Detroit. It chronicles the history of the Detroit area from cobblestone streets, 19th century stores, the auto assembly line, toy trains, fur trading from the 18th century, and much more.
Augustus Woodward's plan for the city following 1805 fire. Detroit, settled in 1701, is one of the oldest cities in the Midwest. It experienced a disastrous fire in 1805 which nearly destroyed the city, leaving little present-day evidence of old Detroit save a few east-side streets named for early French settlers, their ancestors, and some pear trees which were believed to have been planted by ...
Detroit Institute of Arts. This list of museums in Michigan encompasses museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Kresge store merchandise sits in a display for the Kresge at 100 exhibition at the Detroit Historical Museum in Detroit on Thu., May 2, 2024. “We’d been doing things kind of the same way for ...
After Italy's surrender, the POWs were given the chance to return to Italy, but many chose to remain and settle in Detroit. At the end of World War II, plans were made to close the fort. In 1948, the fort and original barracks were turned over to the City of Detroit's Historical Commission for operation as a military museum.
The Holocaust Memorial Center's stated mission is to "engage, educate, and empower by remembering the Holocaust. [8] In doing so, the Memorial Center engages in a number of community activities, [9] hosts tours for public schools, universities, institutions and interested tour groups, [10] curates an expansive library archive [11] and a gallery dedicated to art and historical exhibits, [12 ...
Now the Detroit Historical Museum is bringing back a little bit of that Christmas magic with a pop-up exhibit celebrating Hudson's at Christmas, including Hudson's Christmas mascot, Santa Bear.
Pages in category "Museums in Detroit" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... Detroit Historical Museum; Detroit Institute of Arts;