2024 Preservation Detroit Public Art in the Cultural Center Weekday Tour

Preservation Detroit's summer weekday walking tour season returns for 2024. The day of the week and time varies by tour so please check each event listing carefully!

Explore the sculptures and other public art in Detroit's Cultural Center

On select dates, we explore the sculptures and other public art in Detroit's Cultural Center since its inception more than 100 years ago.

Detroit's Cultural Center is the home of numerous art installations in public places and spaces. This tour explores an array of sculptures, murals, and statues, big and small. See more than 30 works and learn about the artists who created them, including Michigan artists Sergio De Giusti, Lois Teicher, Michael D. Hall, Hubert Massey, and Charles McGee, and such national and international artists as Tony Smith, Ursula von Rydingsvard, Auguste Rodin, and Alexander Calder. Highlights include the Josephine Ford Sculpture Garden and the McGregor Memorial Conference Center Reflecting Pool and Sculpture Garden.

The tour departs from the Josephine Ford Sculpture Garden on the College of Creative Studies campus on John R at E. Kirby.

Parking: Metered and non-metered street parking is available in the immediate area. Paid parking is also available at the DIA parking lot.

Items to note about our tours:

THIS IS A WALKING TOUR. All guests should be prepared to walk, sometimes on surfaces under construction, for more than two hours.

All tours take place rain or shine and are about 2 to 2.5 hours long. Please arrive 15 minutes before the start of the tour. Advance ticket purchases are available through the afternoon of the Wednesday before the tour. Tickets may be refunded up to 7 days prior to the date of a tour; after that, tickets are not refundable.

For info on booking private tours, please email [email protected].

Note: Some buildings remain closed or, if they are open, they may have restricted access and require a mask to be worn. Restroom facilities may be unavailable along the tour route.

If you are not feeling well or have any cold or flu-like symptoms, please do not come on the tour; we will gladly work to reschedule your tour. Contact [email protected] to make arrangements.

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