• Experience art from around the world at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History (The Wright)
• Explore local stories (past and present) with the Detroit Historical Society
• See performances at the Detroit Opera House and Orchestra Hall featuring the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, and more!

*Culture Pass Detroit is available only to eligible Detroit residents through the Detroit Housing Network.

Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History (The Wright)

Featuring And Still We Rise, and other permanent and visiting exhibitions, The Wright Museum hosts countless learning and engagement opportunities for adults, children, and visiting scholars. The Wright explores and celebrates African American history, and inspires visitors toward greater understanding, acceptance, and unity.

• FREE unlimited admission for up to 5 visitors at a time
• FREE admission for 5 to African World Festival (with activated memberships)
• Exclusive member-only invites to exhibition openings or previews
• Special pricing or discounts on select ticketed museum events
• 10% discounts in the Museum Store

• The Cultural Center Parking Lot is a lighted, secured parking lot located behind the DIA and the Charles Wright Museum on John R St., south of Kirby St. and north of Warren Ave.
• Please stop by the Information Desk on your first visit with your Culture Pass membership card. You will need to give your name and address at your first visit to activate your membership, and you can use your Charles Wright Museum membership card on subsequent visits. Please stop by the Information Desk each time you visit!

The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA)

The DIA’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. Notable works include Diego Rivera’s Detroit Industry fresco cycle and Vincent van Gogh’s Self-Portrait, the first Van Gogh painting to enter a U.S. museum collection.

• FREE museum admission (available to all Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb County residents)
• Special guided tours and Culture Pass Detroit events – watch for announcements!
• Two tickets to any event at the Detroit Film Theatre
• Monthly hands-on art classes
• Concerts and performances

• The Cultural Center Parking Lot is a lighted, secured parking lot located behind the DIA and the Charles Wright Museum on John R St., south of Kirby St. and north of Warren Ave.
• Entrances are on John R., Farnsworth, and Woodward.
• Please fill out an enclosed DIA visitor pass each time you visit, and drop it off at any Visitor’s Services desk.

Detroit Historical Society (DHS)

• 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 Arts and 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 $12.
• 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.
• 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.

Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO)

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 Detroit member, you can experience the following DSO performances:

• Saxophone virtuoso Branford Marsalis returns to Orchestra Hall for jazz-infused showpieces, and Music Director Jader Bignamini leads popular musical postcards by Bernstein and Gershwin capturing city vibes, Cuban beats, and the bustling cafés and streets of Paris.

• From spooky classics to silly characters, the orchestra takes you on a symphonic thrill ride of haunted melodies and fantastical stories. Come early to participate in our family-friendly pre-concert activities and the annual Halloween costume contest!

• Gather the family for one of the best holiday traditions in Detroit! The DSO and special guests play all your favorites inside warm and wonderful Orchestra Hall. Make the season bright and create memories of a lifetime everyone can share.

• This is the set list of legends. The Pops and special guests perform rock hits by Carole King, Janis Joplin, Aretha Franklin, Pat Benatar, Tina Turner, and more, including “What’s Love Got To Do With It,” “Proud Mary,” “Piece Of My Heart,” “Love Is A Battlefield,” and “Flashdance.”

Detroit Opera/Detroit Opera House

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. Based in Detroit, the organization provides stellar main stage and community performances and offers compelling cultural enrichment programs for the diverse audiences and communities that it serves.
As Culture Pass member, you can experience the following performances at the historic Detroit Opera House:

• Complexions Contemporary Ballet has awakened audiences to a new, exciting genre with their singular approach of reinventing dance and contemporary ballet. With live music from the Detroit Opera Orchestra, Act 1 features performances to music by Bach, Beethoven, and Vivaldi, while Act 2, entitled Love Rocks, is set to the fun and thrilling music of Lenny Kravitz- where Rock meets Ballet!

• The Detroit Opera Youth Chorus (DOYC), a world-class training program for young vocalists ages 8 to seniors in high school from metro Detroit, will present Gilbert & Sullivan’s first smash hit full of laughs and legendary tunes.

• Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater grew from a now-fabled performance in March 1958 at The 92nd Street Y in New York City. The Ailey company has gone on to perform for an estimated 25 million people at theaters in 48 states and 71 countries on six continents–as well as millions more through television broadcasts, film screenings, and online platforms. Their performance in Detroit will include Ailey’s iconic Revelations.

Culture Pass Detroit Calendar

Parking

If you need additional parking passes, or have any questions, please contact Lariel Turner at lariel@ConnectDetroit.org.

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