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Join Cobblestone Farm for hands-on history at their annual Spring Fling event. This family friendly event highlights the 19th century farmhouse and grounds. There will be outdoor games, docent-led tours and demos, storytelling, Gaelic music and more.
Event cost: Free; donations appreciated
Event time: Noon-4 p.m. May 7, 2023
UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground and features work by Gina Gibson.
Event cost: Free
Event time: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. March 17, 2023-Jan. 2, 2024
This exhibition explores life by displaying real, perfectly preserved human bodies and more than 200 anatomical specimens.
Event cost: $8-$21/ages 12-59, $7-$17/ages 60-plus, $6-$14/ages 2-11, free/under 2
Event times: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and noon-5 p.m. Sundays, July 7, 2023-Jan. 14, 2024
Choco Town, an inclusive sweet village that all-ages can immerse themselves in, will host a special sensory-friendly session designed to be less stimulating for visitors. The session will feature adjustments to the lights, sounds, smells and signage to make the experience more comfortable. Plus, the staff and actors will...
Julia Child: A Recipe for Life explores the key ingredients that led to Julia’s personal evolution and America’s culinary revolution. In this exhibit, you'll experience sounds and smells from Julia's kitchen, videos, audio, photography, interactive The French Chef TV set and more.
Event cost: Free w/museum admission and for members
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See the works of multimedia artist, Lillian Schwartz at this career-retrospective exhibition. It features over 100 artifacts and explores three core themes including, "Moving Forward," "Making Art in a Science Lab" and "The Limits and Possibilities of Machines."
Event cost: Free w/museum admission
Event times: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. March 25, 2023-March...
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!
Event cost: $19.99-$37.99
Event times: May 12-14, 2023
This family-friendly exhibit takes a journey through the prehistoric life of the ancient seas when arthropods were plentiful. A trilobite is an extinct arthropod. It was an animal with no internal spine, had a body made of joined segments with a hard covering, and was the first known animal...
Explore and purchase the work from emerging student artists at the studios of Cranbrook Academy of Art. There will be self-guided tours, hands-on art activities for children and food trucks.
Event cost: Free
Event time: 1-5 p.m. April 29, 2023
Ages 21 and up can explore the Cranbrook Institute of Science after hours for a night of science and fun, aimed at exploring Michigan's waterways and environment. Visitors can enjoy alcoholic beverages with interactive demonstrations, activities and more.
Event cost: $30/members (includes admission and 2 drink vouchers), $35/non-members (includes admission...
See an exhibition that features artworks created by 30 students enrolled in Northville High School’s International Baccalaureate (IB) Visual Art experience.
Event cost: Free
Event times: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, March 21-April 1, 2023
Join Cranbrook Institute of Science for their Women in Science Speaker Series featuring Dr. Jingmai O’Connor, the Associate Curator of Fossil Reptiles at the Field Museum, otherwise known as the “punk rock paleontologist!” This presentation will discuss the work of a paleontologist, how they understand extinct animals in surprising...