Public Art in the Cultural Center Tour
Explore the sculptures and other public art in Detroit's Cultural Center
On select dates, we explore the sculptures and other public art in Detroit's Cultural Center since its inception more than 100 years ago. The tour departs from the Josephine Ford Sculpture Garden on John R at E. Kirby.
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 Sculpture Court.
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 6pm the Friday before the tour. If there is a date missing from the Eventbrite page, the tour for that location/date is sold out. Tickets may be refunded up to 7 days prior to the date of a tour; after that, tickets are not refundable.
We offer private tours for groups of any size on any day of the week. For info on booking private tours, please email us at info@preservationdetroit.org.
