CLOSE DETROIT LIONS: GRIDIRON HEROES EXHIBITION
WITH FREE ADMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 12 & 13!
For die-hard Detroit Lions fans, the Detroit Historical Society has partnered with the Detroit Lions and the Pro Football Hall of Fame to fill the Detroit Historical Museum’s newest permanent exhibition space, City of Champions Gallery, with some great artifacts and memorabilia.
- Trophies from the 30’s and 50’s
- Historic uniforms and a display featuring every Lions Hall of Fame player
- Rarely seen Lions artifacts directly from the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Detroit Lions’ archives
For the kids and anyone who loves a good selfie, there’s a chance to show off your best three-point stance or strike a pose with Penei Sewell or Aidan Hutchinson.
Closing weekend, sponsored by the Detroit Lions, with additional support from Karen & Art Steitz and Ashley & Neil Plamp, kicks off on Thursday, September 11 with a presentation by Director of Collections and Curatorial, Jeremy Dimick who will reprise his popular review of Lions History, admission is free from 5-8pm. The fun continues on Friday with appearances by the Detroit Lions Cheerleaders and Roary the team mascot, with photo opportunities, giveaways, family activities and free admission all day on Friday and Saturday. We’ll even include some of our spectacular Lions apparel in a special weekend-long home-opener sale in our Museum Store.
“We are so proud to have had the Lions’ team history highlighted at the Detroit Historical Museum throughout the past year,” said Emily Griffin, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Brand for the Detroit Lions. “There’s something remarkable to uncover in every era and it was a lot of fun to pour through our archives looking for artifacts to share. We hope the fans have had just as much fun discovering them as we did. We wanted to give them one last chance to explore the exhibit ahead of our regular season home opener at Ford Field.”
On Thursday and Friday, September 11-12, the Museum will feature extended hours 10:00 am – 8:00 pm. Regular hours are in effect on Saturday (10-5pm) and Sunday (1-5pm.)
The Detroit Historical Museum is located at 5401 Woodward Ave. (NW corner of Kirby) in Midtown Detroit. Historical content and virtual tours and exhibits are available at detroithistorical.org. Permanent exhibits include the famous Streets of Old Detroit, the Allesee Gallery of Culture, Origins: Life Where the River Bends, Doorway to Freedom: Detroit and the Underground Railroad, Detroit 67: Perspectives, Detroit: The “Arsenal of Democracy,” and The Glancy Trains.
The Detroit Historical Society is an independent non-profit organization that manages the Detroit Historical Museum in Midtown and the Dossin Great Lakes Museum on Belle Isle, while caring for an outstanding collection of nearly 300,000 historic artifacts. The Society presents hundreds of educational tours, programs, workshops and lectures annually and stages several new exhibits every year. Founded in 1921, Detroit Historical Society has worked for over 100 years to foster an appreciation of our region’s rich history, telling Detroit’s stories and why they matter.
