ArtMember Preview Days
Friday, June 18, 2021 & Saturday, June 19, 2021

Open to the General Public
Sunday, June 20, 2021

This summer, the entire museum will be dedicated to exploring the Academy of Art with the debut of the largest exhibition and publication in its history.

The complementary 624-page book is now available for purchase, online or inside the museum.
Saturday, June 26, 2021
12:00pm - 2:00pm

Join educators for free artmaking activities inspired by With Eyes Opened: Cranbrook Academy of Art Since 1932.

Explore science and natural history with us! Experience a full-size T. rex, dazzling minerals, learn about the history of mastodons, visit our newest exhibit, Life on Earth, and more.
Sunday, June 27, 2021
4:00pm - 5:15pm

Drawing from Cranbrook Archives’ vast collection of Cranbrook Institute of Science photographs, Guest Speaker Elizabeth Raugh will take you on a journey virtually to midcentury Iraq.
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
1:00pm - 2:15pm

Examine a fascinating connection between mid-century textile design in the U.S. and India—a connection informed by Guest Speaker Vishal Khandelwal's research conducted in Cranbrook Archives.
See website for schedule

Take an in-person tour of a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Usonian home and an Art Deco masterwork by Eliel Saarinen.
Saturday, June 26, 2021
10:00am - 4:00pm

City Bloom Tours
1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm
(reservation required)

Discover local gardens (including a bird/butterfly garden and one with over 700 different hostas), and new this year, a limited number of guests will also have the chance to tour City Bloom: Birmingham with Laurie Tennent.
Tuesdays & Thursdays
June 10, 2021 - September 2, 2021
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Saturdays
June 12, 2021 - September 4, 2021
9:00am - 10:00am

Connect with nature and improve your well-being during this outdoor yoga program taught by Citizen Yoga.
Daily, 7:00am - 7:00pm

Stroll through the gardens, see the fountains, and enjoy the restorative power of nature for free, courtesy of fleurdetroit.
Through Saturday, June 19, 2021
By appointment

POST, an exhibition of work from the Cranbrook Academy of Art Class of 2020 at Wasserman Projects in Detroit features new work by 47 graduates.
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Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research Photo Credit
Close up view of the Winged Bull sculpture near Nineveh, 1952-1953. Photograph by Robert T. Hatt. Courtesy of Cranbrook Archives, Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research.

Woman entering through doorway near Basra, Iraq, 1952-1953. Photograph by Robert T. Hatt. Courtesy of Cranbrook Archives, Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research. 

En route near Ba'quba, Iraq (Dittawa District), 1952-1953. Photograph by Robert T. Hatt. Courtesy of Cranbrook Archives, Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research. 

Nelly H. Sethna, Wall Hanging, between 1958 and 1990, rayon, wool. Photograph by P.D. Rearick, CAA ‘10. Collection of Cranbrook Art Museum. Gift of the Artist.

Smith House photography by Brett Mountain.

Cranbrook House & Gardens Photo Credit
Laurie Tennent botanical photograph provided courtesy of the artist.

Cranbrook Academy of Art Photo Credits
Clockwise from left: Work by Natalie Wadlington (Painting), Rebekah Sweda (Ceramics), Ke Shi (Metalsmithing), Kaysi Grimes (Print Media), Aobo Wang (2D Design), Dominic Palarchio (Sculpture).