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Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum
Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum Just south of 14 Mile Road tucked in a strip mall (next to a California Pizza Kitchen), Marvin’s Marvelous Mechanical Museum has new games, old favorites and many oddities. This is a fun way to spend a couple of hours. Call to check group tour availability. 31005 Orchard Lake Road Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-626-5020
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Arab American National Museum
Arab American National Museum The first of its kind in the U.S., the AANM documents, preserves, celebrates and informs the public on the history, life, culture and contributions of Arab Americans. 13624 Michigan Avenue Dearborn, MI 313-582-2266
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Meadow Brook Hall Guided & Self-Guided Tours
Meadow Brook Hall Guided & Self-Guided Tours kick back off next week – on Friday, February 2, 2024. Explore the grand spaces, hidden details and more than 75,000 historic artifacts across the three main floors of this National Historic Landmark. https://meadowbrookhall.org/
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Hedy! The Life and Inventions of Hedy Lamarr
Hedy! The Life and Inventions of Hedy Lamarr https://thefim.org/community-programs/education-performances/ February 26 – March 4, 2024 Virtual Hedy Lamarr, glamorous siren of the silver screen, was more than “The Most Beautiful Woman in the World”. She invented Frequency-Hopping Spread Spectrum Technology that makes the world of wireless communication tick. From Austria to Hollywood, WWII, torpedoes, ecstasy, and intrigue to the very cell phone in your pocket, she was there! This is a virtual field trip but is for a limited time. Age recommendation: 6th grade and older Run time: approximately 60 min.
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Keep Marching The Road to the March on Washington
Keep Marching: The Road to the March on Washington https://thefim.org/community-programs/education-performances/ February 12, 2024, 9:30 am & 11:30 am Flint Institute of Music’s Whiting Auditorium https://thefim.org/whiting-auditorium/ A new play with music by Mad River Theater Works. Bringing collected oral history to life, the one-act play explores the historic 1963 March On Washington. Age recommendation: 2nd – 6th grades Run time: approximately 60 min.
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Oakland Historical Society Tour
Oakland County Pioneer and Historical Society offers tours. Contact them to set up your group tour. The Oakland County Historical Society is located at the Wisner Home 405 Cesar E Chavez Ave., Pontiac, MI 48342 248-338-6732
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Motown Museum
Motown Museum 2648 W. Grand Blvd. Detroit, MI 48208 313-875-2264
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Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History
Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History 315 E. Warren Ave. Detroit, MI 48201 313-494-5800 Exhibits explore the rich legacy and heritage of African Americans in the arts, sciences, literature, philosophy, labor and politics. And Still We Rise is a new permanent exhibit which features Benin market, slave dungeon, two-tier slave ship, Annapolis Warf streetscape (circa 1780s), dwelling on a southern plantation, Ford Rouge Plant, businesses in Detroit’s famed Black Bottom, an homage to Detroit churches, a walk up Woodward Avenue (circa 1960s).
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Holocaust Memorial Center
Holocaust Memorial Center The country’s first memorial dedicated exclusively to the horrors of the Nazi’s persecution of Jews and others. It was developed to be a historical, educational institute that would introduce visitors to Jewish culture and let them witness its destruction. 28123 Orchard Lake Road Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-553-2400
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Troy Museum & Historic Village
Troy Museum & Historic Village Free admission. There may be a fee for some special programs and lectures. Free admission. There may be a fee for some special programs and lectures.