About this Event
Preservation Detroit's summer weekday walking tour season returns for 2025. The day of the week and time varies by tour so please check each event listing carefully!
Join us to explore the sculptures and other public art in Detroit's Cultural Center since its inception nearly 120 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. If there is a date missing from the tour page, the tour for that location/date is sold out.
Note: Some buildings may have restricted access. Restroom facilities may be unavailable along the tour route.
By purchasing ticket(s), I confirm that I have read and agree to the terms outlined in the following liability release: https://preservationdetroit.org/liabilityrelease
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Josephine F. Ford Sculpture Garden, East Kirby Street, Detroit, United States
USD 19.98 to USD 23.18
