DETROIT’S CHILDREN MUSEUM
109 YEARS OF CURIOSITY. A NEW CHAPTER STARTS NOW.
Since 1917, Detroit’s Children Museum has sparked wonder in generations of Detroit students. Today, its doors are open again, and your gift helps keep them open.
A Detroit Treasure, Reawakened
Tucked inside a reimagined power substation on Second Avenue sits one of Detroit’s best-kept secrets: the third-oldest operating children’s museum in the United States, home to more than 2.5 million artifacts.
For over a century, this is where Detroit’s kids have dug for fossils, built with their hands, asked big questions, and found bigger answers. Now the Museum is welcoming students, families, and the community once again, with free monthly Community Days, field trips for DPSCD classrooms, and hands-on stations where science, history, art, and culture come alive.
Our students are curious. Our city is proud. And this next chapter? We’re writing it together.
Your Gift Keeps the Doors Open
Your donation supports the staff, programs, and daily operations that keep Detroit’s Children Museum open for Detroit’s kids and families.
1917
THE YEAR IT ALL BEGAN
2.5M+
ARTIFACTS IN THE COLLECTION
3RD
OLDEST OPERATING CHILDREN’S MUSEUM IN AMERICA
$0
ADMISSION FOR EVERY DPSCD STUDENT
What Your Gift Makes Possible
Your support sustains the people, programs, spaces, and resources that keep the Museum open for Detroit’s kids.
Hands-On Discovery
Fossil digs. STEM challenges. Art stations. The magnet table kids line up for. Operating support helps keep the Museum’s interactive exhibits maintained, engaging, and ready for every visit.
Learning Beyond the Classroom
Your support helps make field trips, classroom lending kits, school outreach, and curriculum-aligned learning experiences possible. Beginning in the 2026–2027 school year, the Museum plans to welcome DPSCD classrooms Tuesday through Friday, with transportation provided by the District.
Community Days for Every Family
On the fourth Saturday of every month, the Museum welcomes the community for a free day of discovery. Your support helps sustain these family experiences and keeps museum learning accessible to more Detroit children.
Preserving a National Treasure
More than 2.5 million artifacts live here, preserving stories of science, history, art, and culture. Operating support helps the Museum care for its collection and keep it available for future generations of Detroit students.
Your donation supports the staff, facilities, collection care, educational programs, supplies, maintenance, and daily operations required to keep Detroit’s Children Museum open and serving Detroit children and families.
A Place Where Detroit Children Can Look Up
Under the dome of the Museum’s 1968 Spitz Planetarium, city lights disappear and the night sky our ancestors knew comes back to life. Students encounter Native American constellation stories and learn how the Big Dipper, known as the Drinking Gourd, helped guide people seeking freedom on the Underground Railroad.
The planetarium is currently undergoing updates. When it reopens, it will once again connect science, history, culture, and imagination beneath one unforgettable sky.
Come See It for Yourself
Free to the public on the fourth Saturday of every month. Hours and programming may vary.
Detroit’s Children Museum
6134 Second Avenue
Detroit, MI 48202
313-873-8100
General Admission
- Adults: $10
- DPSCD parents: $5
- Children ages 3–11 who are not DPSCD students: $5
- DPSCD students: Free
- Children under age 3: Free
Groups of 10 or More
- $8 per person
- Includes two free adult admissions
Good to Know
- Limited free parking is available in the lot off Amsterdam Avenue
- Paid street parking is available on Amsterdam and Second avenues
- Wheelchair-accessible entrance ramp and restrooms are available
- A toddler playroom is available
- Most visits last approximately 60 to 90 minutes
- Food is not sold on site
Museum News and Stories
KEEP THE DOORS OPEN FOR DETROIT’S NEXT GENERATION.
Every exhibit, lesson, field trip, and family visit begins with the people and daily operations that make the Museum possible. Your gift helps Detroit’s Children Museum remain a place where curiosity grows and discovery begins.