Featuring dozens of permanent and visiting exhibitions and over 150 learning and engagement programs, The Wright inspires visitors toward greater understanding, acceptance, and unity by reflecting on the triumphs and tragedies of African American history.

• Individual Membership at the Wright, which includes FREE unlimited admission for 2 visitors at a time
• FREE weekend pass to the African World Festival
• Exclusive invites to exhibition previews
• Special pricing on select museum events
• Reciprocal Program: Michigan Reciprocal Museums

Please stop by a Visitor’s Services desk each time you visit with your Culture Pass membership card. (You will need to give your name and address at your first visit to activate your membership).

• A DHS membership which includes FREE unlimited admission for up to 5 visitors to the Detroit Historical Museum and the Dossin Great Lakes Museum
• Member welcome events
• Family Days participation
• 20% discount on items at the Museum Store and online

• The Detroit Historical Museum lot is on Kirby St. between Woodward and Cass Avenues.
• When you pull into the museum lot, you will use the touchscreen kiosk to select “get a ticket.” Take the ticket indoors to the front desk, show your Culture Pass Membership Card, and the staff will validate your parking ticket. (You will need to give your name and address at your first visit to activate your membership).

• A Recreation Passport is required for vehicles entering Belle Isle Park. If you are planning to visit the Dossin Great Lakes Museum or attend an event and do not have a Passport, you can purchase one on the island for $14 (annual pass) or $11 (day pass).
• Parking is free for vehicles with a valid State of Michigan Recreation Passport or a Day Pass. A parking lot is located adjacent to the museum off The Strand.
• Inside the Museum, please stop by a Visitor’s Services desk each time you visit with your Culture Pass membership card. (You will need to give your name and address at your first visit to activate your membership.

The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit presents exhibitions and programs exploring the best contemporary art, connecting Detroit and the global art world. Whether from Detroit or across the globe, we welcome creative voices that guide us to an equitable and inclusive future.

• FREE admission for up to 5 people for any MOCAD exhibit through June 30, 2027
• Free Family Day events, every second Saturday of each month
• Invitations to artist talks throughout the year
• Free admission to MOCAD’s art-making workshops for artists of all ages and skill levels

• MOCAD’s free parking lot is located off Garfield St. between Woodward Ave. and John R.
• Please stop by a Visitor’s Services desk each time you visit with your Culture Pass membership card.

Motown Museum is the ongoing heartbeat of the Motown legacy—a global tourist destination for music and history fans that celebrates the authentic story of Motown from its humble beginnings, to its emergence as the “Sound of Young America” and beyond. The Museum brings together fans, people and ideas from different generations and it captures the imagination to fuel dreams and inspire accomplishments.

Culture Pass members will have the opportunity to experience events and private tours throughout the year, including Bass Day 2026 and Psychedelic Soul: A Journey Through Rhythm and Time.

You’ll be alerted via e-mail about all opportunities to sign up for tours and events. Parking and arrival instructions for each activity will be sent out to you closer to the event date.

The DIA is free to all residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties. The museum’s collection is among the top six in the United States, with more than 65,000 works including significant works of African, Asian, Native American, Islamic, and Ancient art.

• FREE museum admission – available to all Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb County residents
• Monthly hands-on art classes
• Concerts and performances

Detroit Opera is a nationally recognized leader in the arts as a producer of innovative opera and a presenter of national and international dance companies. As Culture Pass member, you can experience the following performances at the historic Detroit Opera House:

• Experience the world’s leading authority on the art form of stepping. Step Afrika! blends percussive dance traditions of historically African American fraternities and sororities with traditional African dances and contemporary movement—creating a high-energy, inspiring performance for all ages. Join us for an unforgettable celebration of rhythm, culture, and community.

• Celebrate the season with a joyful, Detroit-made celebration of the music that moves the spirit. Featuring powerhouse headliners including Kim Burrell, The Clark Sisters, and Donald Lawrence, plus local gospel choirs and the Detroit Opera Orchestra onstage. This one-night event brings together sacred classics and popular favorites in a night of community, energy, and praise.

• Rennie Harris weaves a vibrant blend of street and tap dance styles to highlight unique forms from across the United States, including Jitting (Detroit), Footwork (Chicago), and GQ (Philadelphia). American Street Dancer features a live hip-hop orchestra with a DJ, bucket players, and beatboxers, and an appearance by Detroit’s own House of Jit.

• Dance Theatre of Harlem is a Detroit favorite! Arthur Mitchell created the company in New York City after making history in 1955 as the first Black principal dancer at New York City Ballet. Now a singular presence in the ballet world, the Dance Theatre of Harlem Company tours nationally and internationally, presenting a powerful vision for ballet in the 21st century.

• As America’s National Ballet Company, recognized by an act of Congress in 2006, ABT is entrusted with preserving the most treasured masterworks of this art form. Of all the great classics performed by ABT today, Swan Lake remains the quintessential ballet. Featuring the unforgettable corps de ballet moving in magical unison as the majestic, glimmering swans, this romantic fable of dreamlike transformation inspires awe and wonder.

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has a history as varied and exciting as that of its hometown. The DSO has been at the center of Detroit’s musical heartbeat for more than 130 years. As a Culture Pass member, you can experience the following DSO performances:

• Driving rhythms, vivid colors, and an electrical charge that could light up a city: Bernstein’s West Side Story and Gershwin’s Cuban Overture are symphonic favorites that explode with fire and passion. Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez is brought to life with the extraordinary depth and nuance of Spanish guitarist Rafael Aguirre.

• Celebrate the season with one of Detroit’s favorite holiday traditions! The DSO and special guests bring the magic of the holidays to life with festive favorites performed in the warmth of Orchestra Hall.

• Enlist in Symphonic Starforce, board the Sonic Spaceship, and set a course for intergalactic musical adventure! The villainous Lieutenant Tritone is stealing the three legendary Orb Crystals that maintain peace and order among the star systems. Join Captain Enrico and the autonomous bot, A440, in a cosmic race to thwart Lieutenant Tritone.

• Get in the groove and feel the rhythm with the chart-topping hits of Funk and Soul. Vocalists Ty Taylor and Maiya Sykes celebrate the timeless spirit of artists including Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, James Brown, Kool & the Gang, and more.

• Get ready for a night of fearless comedy with the one and only Ms. Pat. Known for her unflinching honesty, sharp wit, and ability to turn life’s toughest moments into laugh-out-loud stories, Ms. Pat has become one of today’s most compelling voices in comedy. Ages 18 and up.

• A new musical that tells the true, scandalous story of Ruby McCollum, a successful Black woman whose 1952 trial for the murder of a white doctor revealed the harsh realities of the Jim Crow South. The story was first covered in 1952 by The Pittsburgh Courier and Zora Neale Hurston through ongoing trial reports that highlighted Ruby’s life.

DPT invites you to discover plays that illuminate the joys, thrills + challenges of our shared human experience. As a Culture Pass member, you can experience the following DPT performances:

• What do you do when facts become subjective and every solution divisive? How do you build consensus when no one can agree on truth? This wildly relevant and bitingly funny Tony Award-winning play is set in an elementary school where a mumps outbreak threatens the community’s progressive ideals. Join us for a timely Michigan premiere!

• DPT’s Fourth Annual Holiday Cabaret is the bawdy, beautiful, not-to be-missed celebration of the season! The DPT Holiday Cabaret is a whole new show this year! So get holly, get jolly, and get tickets to this hilarious Detroit holiday tradition packed with world-class vocalists, heartfelt laughter, and a whole lot of sass!

• Set in 1964 in Montgomery, Alabama, as the Nacirema Society is preparing for its 100th anniversary debutante ball, audiences are invited to step into Cleage’s keenly observed world of African American Society. With young love brewing, old family skeletons rattling, intense social expectation and national media attention abounding …what could possibly go awry?

• In Detroit ’67, award-winning Detroit playwright Dominique Morisseau takes the audience on a journey to 1967 in the city of Detroit. Motown music is getting the party started, and Chelle and her brother Lank are making ends meet by turning their basement into an after-hours joint. But when a mysterious woman finds her way into their lives, the siblings clash over much more than the family business.

• Thurgood is the inspiring true story of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, an American hero. Brimming with wit, warmth and wisdom and set at Howard University, this play tells the captivating tale of Justice Marshall’s extraordinary life. From his childhood in Baltimore to arguing the 1954 landmark case Brown v. Board of Education, to becoming the first African-American Supreme Court justice, Thurgood Marshall’s tenacious advocacy bent the arc of history toward justice and inspires us to continue his work. Don’t miss this tour de force solo piece!

• Based on the best-selling novel that inspired the iconic film, The Notebook tells the story of Allie and Noah, both from different worlds, who share a lifetime of love despite the forces that threaten to pull them apart. “Full of butterfly-inducing highs and beautiful songs” (Entertainment Weekly), The Notebook is a deeply moving portrait of the enduring power of love.

• Get ready to have the time of your life! Based on the beloved film, the story that awakened a generation is back in a new stage production. Dirty Dancing: The Musical is the feel-good escape you’ve been craving, alive with the pulse of electrified dancing, the thrill of secret encounters, and the allure of forbidden romance. Set to live music from the original film you love, Baby and Johnny bring to life the summer that changed everything.

• For almost a century, the Betty Boop character has won hearts and inspired fans around the world with her trademark looks, voice, and style. Now, in BOOP! The Musical, Betty’s dream of an ordinary day off from super-celebrity in her black-and-white world leads to a bright and bubbly adventure of color, music, and love in New York City. “A show-stopping rainbow of joy” (The Daily Beast), BOOP! is the new Broadway musical-comedy that’s fun for everyone.

• TéMaTé Institute presents a celebration of joy, memory, music, and movement across the African Diaspora. Inspired by the spaces that shaped our communities and brought us together, this performance reflects on the places where we felt seen, connected, and celebrated – and at the heart of this experience is Sierra Afrique, a Detroit nightclub that served as a cultural gathering space for communities from across the African Diaspora until it closed in 2005. At this iconic nightclub people danced, shared culture, built relationships, and found joy through music. Join TéMaTé Institute as we dance across the diaspora and celebrate the spaces that continue to shape our collective memory and joy.

• Held every Wednesday; locations vary. You’ll be alerted via e-mail about all opportunities to sign up.