AUGUST 2024

Drink and Draw Poolside

Thursday, August 1

Art Museum

Sip and sketch at Cranbrook Art Museum’s beautiful grounds.

Meteor Shower Overnight

Saturday, August 10 and Sunday, August 11

Institute of Science

Join us for stargazing and overnight fun during the Perseid Meteor Shower.

Japanese Bon Festival

Sunday, August 11

Cranbrook Japanese Garden

Join this celebration of Japanese taiko drumming, music, song, and dance.

Poolside Performance: The Mirrored Glass Harp Trio

Thursday, August 22

Art Museum

Enjoy experimental music, movement, and mark-making.

Summer Art Exhibitions Now on View

Open during museum hours

Art Museum

Three new exhibitions exploring Cuban mid-century design and contemporary artists are now open.

Cranbrook on the Green

Through Sunday, September 22

Art Museum

Artist-designed mini-golf inspired by the art and design of Cranbrook is back this summer.

Yoga in the Gardens

Saturdays through August 31

Gardens



Enjoy the peaceful sounds of nature and the wellness benefits of yoga.

Splash Into Science

Friday, August 9

Institute of Science



Explore Rouge River insects, create eco-art, and participate in water quality activities (for 6^th & 7^th graders).

30th Annual Booster Club Golf Outing and Auction

Sunday, October 6 and Monday, October 7

Forest Lake Country Club



Enjoy golf, food, drinks, auctions, and more with Cranbrook Schools.

Women Rock Science

Wednesday, October 9

Institute of Science



Get your tickets to the 7^th Annual Women Rock Science gala before it sells out.

Art Exhibitions Tour

George Booth's Birthday Tour

Cranbrook House Tour

Japanese Garden Tour

Frank Lloyd Wright Smith House Tour

Saarinen House Tour

Three Houses Tour

Collections Wing Tour

Acheson Planetarium

Portrait Photos

Discover the wonder of the natural world at Cranbrook Institute of Science, enjoy contemporary art at Cranbrook Art Museum, and explore the beauty of nature at Cranbrook House & Gardens.

Please visit our websites for general admission hours and to plan your visit.

Our new exhibitions at Cranbrook Art Museum and Acheson Planetarium upgrades at Cranbrook Institute of Science are making headlines. Click the links below to read stories about these updates.

"Cranbrook showcases Cuban mid-century modern designs"

"The Daily Heller: Modernism in Castro's Cuba"

"Cranbrook’s Acheson Planetarium Re-opens After ‘Significant’ Upgrade, and More"

Header Photo Credit

Taiko drummers at #MIBON23 at Cranbrook, August 13, 2023. Photography by Shintaro Nabeshima, courtesy Great Lakes Taiko Center.

Featured Things to Do Photo Credits

Photo from Drink & Draw Poolside at Cranbrook Art Museum, May 2024. 

Bon dancers at #MIBON2023 at Cranbrook, August 13, 2023. Photography by Shintaro Nabeshima, courtesy Great Lakes Taiko Center.

The Mirrored Glass Harp Trio. Photo by Brendan Brooks.

Cranbrook Art Museum Summer 2024 Exhibitions. Photo by PD Rearick.



Cranbrook on the Green, Summer 2023. Photo by Danielle Deo Owensby.

Events Photo Credit

A Citizen Yoga instructor teaching yoga at Cranbrook Gardens. Photo by Eric Franchy.

Tours & Portraits Photo Credits

Guests viewing Summer 2024 Exhibitions at Cranbrook Art Museum. Photo by Sarah Blanchette.

Portrait of George Gough Booth, 1914. Photo by Frank W. Schaldenbrand. Courtesy Cranbrook Archives, Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research.

Cranbrook House exterior. Photo by James Haefner. Courtesy Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research.

Cranbrook Japanese Bridge. Photo by Eric Franchy/Cranbrook.

Frank Lloyd Wright Smith House exterior. Photo by James Haefner. Courtesy Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research.

Cranbrook House exterior. Photo by James Haefner. Courtesy Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research.

Saarinen House exterior. Photo by James Haefner. Courtesy Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research.

Portrait photo in the Cranbrook House Courtyard. Photo by Leon Halip Photography.

Plan Your Visit Photo Credit

Visitors in the Sunken Garden at Cranbrook Gardens, July 2024. Photo by Eric Franchy.

Explore Cranbrook Membership Photo Credits

Cranbrook Art Museum, Cranbrook House, and Cranbrook Institute of Science photos by James Haefner.