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Events
Family
Drop-In Workshop: Container Rattles
- 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. | Sat, July 23 & Sun, July 24, 2022
- Detroit Institute of Arts - Art Making Studio
Small containers and boxes morph into fantastic percussion instruments when dried beans, rice, feathers and fun papers are added.
Drawing in the Galleries: Rivera Court
- Fri, Jul 29 , 2022
- 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
- Detroit Institute of Arts - Rivera Court
Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection.
Drop-In Workshop: Bug Puppets
- 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. | Sat, July 30 & Sun, July 31, 2022
- Detroit Institute of Arts - Art Making Studio
Use Foamcore, toothpicks, pipe cleaners and beads to make a fantastic bug puppet on a stick.
Drawing in the Galleries: American
- Fri, Aug 5 , 2022
- 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
- Detroit Institute of Arts - American Galleries
Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection.
Drop-In Workshop: Quilt Design
- 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. | Sat, Aug 6 & Sun, Aug 7, 2022
- Detroit Institute of Arts - Art Making Studio
Quilting has a rich and varied history throughout the world, with its earliest roots in ancient Egypt.
The Adventures of Prince Achmed
- Sat, Aug 13 , 2022
- 2:00 PM
- Detroit Film Theatre Auditorium
Lotte Reiniger’s The Adventures of Prince Achmed premiered in Germany in 1926, whereupon it was immediately hailed as the world’s first feature-length animated film.
Tom Lee's The Great Zodiac Animal Race
- Sat, Aug 27 , 2022
- 2:00 PM
- Detroit Film Theatre Auditorium
A live-streaming puppet show that will be projected on the DFT's giant screen.
The Ape Star
- Sat, Sep 3 , 2022
- 2:00 PM
- Detroit Film Theatre Auditorium
A warm tale of love over greed, the joy in the things that make us different, and the life-changing magic of sometimes letting things get a little messy.