FEBRUARY 2024

History of American Architecture: Detroit and The World

Tuesdays, February 6, 2024 - March 5, 2024

Virtual: 12:00pm - 1:15pm

Virtual and In-Person: 6:30pm - 7:45pm

Learn about the architecture of Detroit, from the late nineteenth century to today, and how Detroiters have influenced the course of architecture around the globe, with Center Curator Kevin Adkisson. 

Winter Houseplant Sale

Thursday, February 8, 2024 - Saturday, February 10, 2024

See website for schedule

Explore the Conservatory Greenhouse, Cranbrook's own tropical oasis, as you shop for houseplants that are sure to brighten up your home, office, and day!

Steinway Piano Recitals

Series begins Sunday, February 18, 2024

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Enjoy classical performances featuring Cranbrook's 1929 Steinway Piano - iconic for its use by Leonard Bernstein.

Cranbrook House Docent Training Orientation

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Attend Docent Training to help share the historic manor with visitors from around the world during tours and special events. 

Final Month to See Four Exhibitions Highlighting Detroit Talent

Open during museum hours

Last call to see the four Detroit-centric exhibitions everyone is talking about! Carl Toth and Ash Arder will close on Sunday, February 25, 2024. Skilled Labor and LeRoy Foster will close on Sunday, March 3, 2024. 

Flesh Tones: Soundscape with Huey Mnemonic and Ash Arder

Saturday, February 10, 2024

3:00pm

Enjoy a conversation and live performance of the soundscape for Ash Arder: Flesh Tones with Huey Mnemonic and Ash Arder. Free with museum admission and for current labor union members. 

Carl Toth: Reordering Fictions: Curator’s Talk and Panel Discussion

Saturday, February 24, 2024

1:00pm - 5:00pm

Join us for a lecture and reception in support of the exhibition, Carl Toth: Reordering Fictions. 

Public Lecture: Ghada Amer

Thursday, February 1, 2024

6:00pm

Cranbrook Academy of Art brings some of the world’s top artists, designers, curators, and thinkers to campus through its public lecture series. Lectures are free and held at Cranbrook Art Museum. This month we will welcome artist Ghada Amer.

Public Lecture: Andrianna Campbell-LaFleur

Thursday, February 29, 2024

6:00pm

Join us for a free, public lecture with American art historian, Andrianna Campbell-LaFleur. 

Speaker Series: Brother Guy J. Consolmagno, S.J.

Sunday, March 17, 2024

Members Only: 10:00am - 2:00pm

Public: 3:00pm - 6:00pm

A Detroit native, Chief Astronomer at the Vatican’s Observatory, Br. Guy will examine how Galileo's work challenged, and was challenged by, the science of the day.

Galileo: Scientist, Astronomer, Visionary

Through Sunday, June 2, 2024

Open during museum hours

Discover how Galileo’s fearless work has shaped our world through interactive experiments that will reveal the secrets of his groundbreaking science! 

Summer Camps

Registration is now open for summer camps at Cranbrook Art Museum, Cranbrook Institute of Science, and Cranbrook Schools.

Cranbrook Art Museum Photo Credits

Skilled Labor: Black Realism in Detroit at Cranbrook Art Museum. Photo by Sarah Blanchette.

Ash Arder: Flesh Tones at Cranbrook Art Museum. Photo by Sarah Blanchette.

Carl Toth: Reordering Fictions at Cranbrook Art Museum. Photo by Sarah Blanchette.

Cranbrook Academy of Art Photo Credit

Ghada Amer.

Andrianna Campbell-LaFleur. Photo by Matthew Placek.

Cranbrook Center for Collections and Research

Takoi restaurant by Undecorated/Ishtiaq Rafiuddin, Detroit, Michigan, 2018; Photography by Chris Miele, Courtesy of Interior Design Magazine, 2018.

Belle Isle Aquarium by Albert Kahn, Detroit, Michigan, 1904; Photography by James Haefner, Courtesy James Haefner.

Old Wayne County Building (Wayne County Courthouse) by John Scott, 1902; Photography by James Haefner, Courtesy James Haefner.

Explore Cranbrook Membership Photo Credits

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