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Poster of a couple smiling shyly at each other between a horse.

Act Black: Posters from Black American Stage & Screen

Mar 13–Sep 6, 2026

Love & Fury: New York’s Fight Against AIDS

Mar 13–Sep 6, 2026

Poster of a heroic man riding a dinosaur.

Poster of a stone statue against a sunrise over a bridge.

From Monarchy to Modernity: Travel, Identity, & the Czechoslovak First Republic (1918–1938)

Apr 23–Nov 1, 2026

Reading Under Fire: Arming Minds & Hearts During Wartime

Apr 23–Nov 1, 2026

Poster of a soldier climbing a tower of books toward a city.

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First Friday lockup on a teal blue background

Friday, Jun 5, 2026

a peach colored cocktail in a rocks glass with a rosemary sprig and a black straw, featuring the First Friday lockup in the lower right corner

First Friday: Happy Hour at Café des Affiches

Friday, Jun 5, 2026, 3–7:30pm

HAPPENING NOW

a person making linocut prints of a fish

First Friday: Lino Workshop with Jo Norris-Gaither

Friday, Jun 5, 2026, 5–7:30pm

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Poster of a woman in a yellow outfit in front of a tiled wall with colorful paint text on it.

Jun 4, 2026

Blackface/Boldface/Typeface: The Black Image & the Word

Rating: G

vintage poster advertising the film The Flying Ace

May 20, 2026

Detroit Design Week: Posters and Black History

Rating: G

A poster of a man in uniform sitting down and reading a book on top of a green rectangle.

May 6, 2026

Reading in Wartime?

Rating: G

Poster of two men standing without shirts on, holding the US flag and a condom on the other.

Apr 23, 2026

What makes for a good AIDS poster?

Rating: R

First Friday lockup in black block letters on a teal blue background

First Friday lockup in black block letters on a teal blue background