DETROIT HISTORICAL SOCIETY

January 2018 News & Events from the Detroit Historical Society

Detroit Historical Society
 
January 2018
News and Current Exhibits
Special Programs
Behind the Scenes and Historic Houses of Worship Tours
January Store Special
 
     
 

 
NEWS
Name A Motor City Paint Color in Wrigley Hall 

Detroit Historical Museum 
January 9 – February 28, 2018 on the Lower Level
Motor City Paint has created a new line of historic paint, and they’ve asked the Detroit Historical Society to help them name their new colors! Visit Wrigley Hall in the Detroit Historical Museum between January 9 and February 28 and look for a display of 25 giant, vibrantly colored paint chips. Enter your ideas for Motor City-inspired names, and Motor City Paint will choose the names for its new line from your suggestions. Winning entries will receive $100 in free paint from Motor City Paint and a grand prize winner will be selected from all participants to receive a $1,000 paint makeover from Motor City Paint.
Motor City Paint has also donated the paint for a makeover of Wrigley Hall. Located on the lower level of the Detroit Historical Museum, this space offers flexible seating and a multipurpose area for school groups, public programs and event rentals. This winter, Wrigley Hall will be renovated with a fresh coat of Motor City Paint, and exhibit space will be added so that we can display more two-dimensional artifacts from our collection.
 
 

MLK Jr. Day: “Bring the Dream to Life”

The Detroit Historical Museum 
Monday, January 15 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Free admission!
Celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on MLK Day with “Bring the Dream to Life” on Monday, January 15at the Detroit Historical Museum. The program hosted by the Black Historic Sites Committee will feature children’s activities including making your own Martin Luther King Jr. coloring and activity book, open mic poetry with a focus on “the spirit of Dr. King” hosted by One Single Rose as well as cupcakes to celebrate what would have been the activist’s 89th birthday.
The Detroit 67 Project team will also be on-hand to lead interactive family activities, reflection and dialogue. For any questions, contact Public Programs Coordinator Charnae Sanders at 313.833.0277.
 
Third Thursday Speaker Series:

The Economic Roots of 1967

Detroit Historical Museum
Thursday, January 18 | 6 – 8 p.m.

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Tickets on Sale! 2017 Detroit Historical Society Ball The Factory at Corktown Saturday, December 9 | 6 p.m.

The annual Society Ball is our major fundraiser for educational programming. Funds raised at the 2017 Society Ball will support a range of the Society’s priority initiatives including subsidized school tours, in-school programs and other educational resources deserving students need as a foundation for their futures.More
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