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This hands-on drop-in activity at the museum is inspired by a special item in the collection: a very old pomander made in 1890, by Miss Pauline Wagner. For ages 8-plus.
Event cost: Free
Event times: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 2-30, 2023
Doug Cannell: Learning Curves is an expansive collection of works by Detroit-based sculptor Doug Cannell and will be on display at The Stamelos Gallery Center.
Event cost: Free
Event time: 5 p.m. Oct. 19-Dec. 10, 2023
Families can tour the radio station, meet your favorite WDET hosts and reporters, enjoy cookies and hot chocolate, shop vintage WDET swag and more.
Event cost: Free
Event time: 5-10 p.m. Dec. 2, 2023
See this live, interactive 45 minute talk at Longway Planetarium. It explores the life, birth, and death of stars including stellar formation, the electromagnetic spectrum, supernovae, and star lore. Recommended for third grade and older.
Event cost: $4-$8/adults, $3-$6/seniors, $3-$6/ages 2-11
Event time: 1-2 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays, Aug. 26-Dec. 23, 2023
Visitors will learn about Galileo’s groundbreaking discoveries through engaging artifacts and hands-on experiments. The interactive exhibit includes experiments in physics, mathematics, astronomy and natural sciences that even little ones can wrap their minds around.
Event cost: $8/adults, $5/seniors 62+ and kids 2-12, free for kids under 2. This cost is...
Respond/Resist/Rethink is a juried student exhibition at Stamelos Gallery Center. It invites students to leverage their creativity to (re)imagine what they can do to create a more just and equitable community in the spaces that they inhabit. The Respond/Resist/Rethink student exhibition will be on display in the library space...
Art enthusiasts and the general public are invited to Gallery 100 for an opening reception to experience a captivating journey into the world of fiber art. Their latest exhibition, “Celebrating Fiber Art,” showcases the talents of the Ann Arbor Fiber arts Guild’s many members.
Event cost: Free
Event time: Nov....
Stop by Lakeside Mall for a one-of-a-kind experience where life-size animatronics provide an intimate and astonishingly realistic engagement with the audience.
Event cost: $60/family 4-pack; $17.99/ages 3-plus, free/under 2
Event times: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21-22, 2023
Visits with Santa are included in the Holiday Walk, which is Meadow Brook’s daytime holiday experience indoors at the historic mansion. Visitors will take a self-guided walk through the mansion to view its holiday decorations and enjoy seasonal concessions. Advanced online tickets are required.
Event cost: $23/ages 13-plus, $10.50/ages 3-12,...
Celebrate fall at Applewood and with some family fun which includes farm animals, music, cider, apples, harvest activities and displays, live demonstrations, historic house tours and more.
Event cost: Free
Event time: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 7, 2023
This exhibit features 20 Lego skyscrapers from around the world – including the Empire State Building, Burj Khalifa, Willis Tower, Q1 and more. Families can view the already-built skyscrapers and create their own to display in the middle of the exhibit. If parents are worried that their little ones...
Ages 4-8 can enjoy a kid-friendly tour of the Kelsey Museum at their “Read and Look” program. They'll read aloud The Museum and then explore the museum afterwords. All children must be accompanied by an adult.
Event cost: Free
Event time: 2-3 p.m. Sept. 30, 2023