SEPTEMBER 2024

Drink and Draw Poolside

Thursday, September 12

Art Museum

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

Design Day

Saturday, September 21

Art Museum

Enjoy hands-on artmaking, exhibition tours, and more activities.

Cranbrook Alumni at Detroit Month of Design

See website for schedule

Detroit and Pontiac

Visit 50+ Cranbrook Academy of Art alumni and see their work at events, exhibitions, and open studios.

European Salon Recital

Sunday, September 22

Cranbrook House

Join the chamber music duo Ginkgoh Salon for a recital featuring music by European women composers.

Summer Art Exhibitions Close This Month

Open during museum hours

Art Museum

Don't miss three exhibitions exploring Cuban mid-century design and contemporary artists.

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.

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.

Cranbrook House Docent Training

Wednesday, September 18

Cranbrook House



Become a docent to help share the historic manor with visitors from around the world.

George Booth's Birthday Tour & Tea

Saturday, September 28

Cranbrook House



Celebrate the founder of Cranbrook’s birthday with a guided tour and tea.

The Science of Archimedes

Opens Sunday, October 20

Institute of Science



Eureka! Uncover how Archimedes' discoveries have shaped our modern world at our newest exhibit.

Cranbrook House Tour

Collections Wing Tour

Frank Lloyd Wright Smith House Tour

Saarinen House Tour

Acheson Planetarium

Portrait Photos

"How Cranbrook Became America's Modern Art Mecca"

This story from FREDERIC celebrates the art and architecture of Cranbrook.

"Senate passes bill designating the Mastodon as America’s national fossil"

Read about this designation in The Macomb Daily and then head to Cranbrook Institute of Science to learn more about these extinct creatures.

Header Photo Credit

Guests enjoying the Cranbrook Art Museum Summer 2024 Exhibitions.

Featured Things to Do Photo Credits

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

A Modernist Regime: Cuban Mid-Century Design exhibition at Cranbrook Art Museum. Photo by PD Rearick.

Tryst Red (Photography 2023).

Oboe Salon album cover photo. Artwork designed by Emmanuelle Ayrton. Courtesy of Ginkgoh Salon.

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



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

Events Photo Credit

Photo of a docent in the Cranbrook House Library. Photo by Eric Franchy.

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

Tours & Portraits Photo Credits

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

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

Saarinen House interior. 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 front of Steggy at Cranbrook Institute of Science.

Explore Cranbrook Membership Photo Credits

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

News Photo Credit

Orpheus Fountain at Cranbrook Art Museum. Photo by Ngoc Minh Ngo. Courtesy of FREDERIC.