Family Fun Exhibits to Visit at local museums this winter in SE Michigan. Cabin Fever cures! There are a lot of family-friendly and kid-friendly fun exhibits happening across Metro Detroit this Winter.
See our reviews and pics of The Detroit Red Wings Centennial Exhibit, the Ice Dinosaurs at the Sloan Museum in Flint, and info about DaVinci The Exhibition at the Henry Ford Museum of Innovation in Dearborn, and Mystery of the Mayan Medallion at Cranbrook Institute of Science in Bloomfield Hills. All of these exhibits are fun, education, and entertaining for children of most ages and adults of most ages.
Click on the respective links for full reviews, many more pics, video, and more info!
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Family Fun Exhibits to Visit for Kids
Family Fun Exhibits to Visit for Kids and Adults
Detroit Red Wings Centennial Exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum / FULL REVIEW & PICS
WHERE – Detroit Historical Museum – 5401 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202, 313-821-2661, www.detroithistorical.org
WHEN – Wednesdays through Saturdays from 10a-5p through 1/3/27
WHO – Detroit Red Wings Fans of ALL Ages
COST / TICKET INFO – Admission is $15 adults / $8 children 6-12, and FREE for children under 6. Purchase tickets here. Parking at the Museum is $10.
The Detroit Red Wings at 100 exhibit at the Detroit Historical Museum combs through a century of Detroit Red Wings hockey – from the Detroit Falcons, the Detroit Falcons, the Production Line, The Russian 5… Olympia, JLA, LCA… and more. Enjoy Hall of Fame Red Wings memorabilia, vintage audio & video clips, rare photography, and awesome Hockeytown displays.
Ice Dinosaurs at the Sloan Museum / FULL REVIEW & PICS
WHERE – The Sloan Museum – 1221 E Kearsley St, Flint, MI 48503, 810-237-3450, sloanlongway.org/sloan
WHEN – Daily January 20, 2026 Through May 17, 2026 (Closed Mondays)
WHO – Kids & Adults of All Ages
COST / TICKET INFO – $10 add-on entry with General Admission ticket (Out-of-County Residents Ages 12-59 – $10; Ages 60+ – $9; Ages 2-11 – $7; Under 2 – Free; Members – Free. Residents of Genesee County admission prices are reduced. Visit sloanlongway.org/Membership to learn how to become a member.
The hands-on exhibit invites visitors to learn about the unique adaptations of polar dinosaurs who lived in cold, dark and snowy conditions year-round. The exhibition presents a unique look at paleontology, climate science, and the survival of ancient species in one of the harshest environments on Earth.
Science Related Family Fun Exhibits to Visit for Kids
Mystery of the Mayan Medallion at The Science of Archimedes at Cranbrook Institute of Science in Bloomfield Hills
WHERE – Cranbrook Institute of Science – 9221 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-0801, 1-877-462-7262 science.cranbrook.edu
WHEN – February 1 Through June 7, 2026 (Closed Mondays & Tuesdays)
WHO – Middle Elementary School Age Through Adult
COST / TICKETS INFO – $9 for adults who are non-members. Children 2-12 and individuals 65+ are $7 each. Enhanced members and children under 2 are free. Non-members must also pay general museum admission. (museum hrs & admission info)
In this immersive exhibit, visitors are transported to Palenque, Mexico, where an archaeological team has mysteriously disappeared from a dig site while investigating rumors of a priceless jade medallion. They will follow the clues the team left behind to locate the precious medallion while avoiding the dangers lurking in the ruins.
Visitors with translate glyphs, discover which rainforest animals are poisonous, learn the Mayan calendar, interpret a battle mural, and more.
DaVinci – The Exhibition
WHERE – The Henry Ford Museum of Innovation – 20900 Oakwood Boulevard, Dearborn, MI 48124, 313-982-6001, thehenryford.org
WHEN – Daily through May 6, 2026 / Daily from 9:30a-5p
WHO – Adults and Kids of All Ages
COST / TICKETS INFO – Included with Daily Admission. General Admission is $34 for ages 12-61 / $25.50 for kids 5-11. Parking is $9.
Each invention in this 7,500-square-foot exhibition was handcrafted by skilled artisans following da Vinci’s original two-dimensional drawings and modern translations of his Codices — comprehensive collections containing nearly all of his sketches, notes and ideas. Explore interactive machines and multimedia.
I enjoy that fact that our museums in SE Michigan are catering more and more to kid-friendly and family-friendly activities. Sloan Museum in Flint hosts 2-3 travelling family fun exhibits per year that children find delightfully entertaining (and sometimes a bit educational too).
This Family Fun Exhibits page is intended to be used as a guide. Oakland County Moms does not endorse these events. Oakland County Moms is not responsible for changes to event descriptions, event times or details being altered without notice or cancellations.
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We’re looking forward to updating this Family Fun Exhibits to visit page soon with more exhibits to check out.
