# Things to do with kids at Detroit Institute of Arts

> 7 upcoming family events and 1 ongoing programs and visits at Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202, in the Detroit–Warren–Dearborn area. Dates and times are Eastern Time. Today is Sun, Oct 25.

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## Events ahead

- [Sugar Skulls Drop-In Workshop for Día de los Muertos — DIA](https://grassyknees.com/detroit/activities/sugar-skulls-drop-in-workshop-for-dia-de-los-muertos-dia--listing-488d543700f386453bd2289a) — Sun, Oct 25 (+3 more dates) · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Detroit Institute of Arts · With admission · checked Oct 20. A drop-in art-making workshop at the Detroit Institute of Arts during the two weekends before Día de los Muertos. Visitors learn how sugar skulls are used in Day of the Dead…
- [Junk Journals Drop-In Workshop — DIA](https://grassyknees.com/detroit/activities/junk-journals-drop-in-workshop-dia--listing-757fd9b8a45548f776198f10) — Fri, Nov 6 (+2 more dates) · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Detroit Institute of Arts · With admission · checked Oct 20. A family drop-in workshop where each participant receives a blank journal and a table of recycled papers, magazine clippings and scraps to collage and decorate a personal 'junk…
- [Sensory Friendly Saturdays at the DIA](https://grassyknees.com/detroit/activities/sensory-friendly-saturdays-at-the-dia--listing-9e21637679e304ffdb66ffc2) — Sat, Nov 7 (+1 more date) · 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Detroit Institute of Arts · Free · checked Oct 20. Free, registration-based art-making mornings at the Detroit Institute of Arts designed for neurodivergent children, teens and adults together with their families and friends…
- [Architecture Collage and Collaborative Skyscape — DIA Drop-In](https://grassyknees.com/detroit/activities/architecture-collage-and-collaborative-skyscape-dia-drop-in--listing-ace3d18978707d0adb654200) — Fri, Nov 13 (+2 more dates) · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Detroit Institute of Arts · With admission · checked Oct 20. A drop-in collage workshop inspired by architecture in DIA artworks and Detroit's historic buildings. Children and adults make a collage of a favourite place, memory or…
- [Impressionist Landscapes Drop-In Workshop — Thanksgiving Weekend at the DIA](https://grassyknees.com/detroit/activities/impressionist-landscapes-drop-in-workshop-thanksgiving-weekend-at-the--listing-7d631f879423a4533fed773f) — Fri, Nov 27 (+2 more dates) · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Detroit Institute of Arts · With admission · checked Oct 20. A Thanksgiving-weekend drop-in workshop at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Inspired by landscape paintings in the collection and their own favourite places, visitors create a…
- [Frisch Marionettes' The Wizard of Oz at the DIA](https://grassyknees.com/detroit/activities/frisch-marionettes-the-wizard-of-oz-at-the-dia--listing-a29aec6c1570ebf930938e20) — Sat, Nov 28 (+1 more date) · 2:00 PM · Detroit Institute of Arts · With admission · checked Oct 20. A marionette version of The Wizard of Oz by Frisch Marionettes, staged at the Detroit Institute of Arts over Thanksgiving weekend. Expertly crafted string puppets, expressive…
- [Pop-up Portrait Studio — Family Portraits at the DIA](https://grassyknees.com/detroit/activities/pop-up-portrait-studio-family-portraits-at-the-dia--listing-8a2bea769f3edb8ca2a58e3d) — Sun, Dec 20 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Detroit Institute of Arts · With admission · checked Oct 20. To celebrate the opening of the DIA exhibition Power of Portraits, the museum sets up a pop-up studio where families can have a family portrait made. A light-hearted pre-holiday…

## Ongoing programs and visits

- [Detroit Institute of Arts](https://grassyknees.com/detroit/activities/detroit-institute-of-arts--listing-b050e5b82f801e4f2d32533d) — Tue–Thu 9 a.m.–4 p.m.; Fri 9 a.m.–9 p.m.; Sat–Sun 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; closed Mon · Detroit Institute of Arts · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 20. One of the largest art museums in the United States, in Detroit's Midtown cultural district. Families can wander galleries spanning ancient Egypt to contemporary art, including…

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