Hellenic Museum of Michigan

10/16/2026

What an incredible Odyssey! Yesterday, the Hellenic Museum of Michigan partnered with the Wayne State Humanities Center and completed the Big Epic Read: The Odyssey in approximately 15 hours, wrapping up just before 11 p.m.!

Starting around 8 a.m., scholars, students, and community members came together to read Homer’s timeless epic aloud, bringing its legendary characters and adventures to life. Participants joined us in person at the Museum and virtually to celebrate the enduring power of storytelling and the lasting legacy of ancient Greece.

A heartfelt thank you to the Wayne State Humanities Center, our readers, and everyone who participated in making this event a success. It was a wonderful day of literature, learning, and community, proving that even an epic journey is better when shared together!

Wayne State Humanities Center
Wayne State University
Detroit Cultural Center Association

10/15/2026

We have 11 more books of the Odyssey to go! Have you been following along during Big Epic Read?

Direct link to the RSVP form found at the Wayne State events calendar page: https://forms.wayne.edu/6ab40c37816d8

10/15/2026

Direct link to the RSVP form found at the Wayne State events calendar page: https://forms.wayne.edu/6ab40c37816d8

10/15/2026

Come join us in person or online!

Direct link to the RSVP form found at the Wayne State events calendar page: https://forms.wayne.edu/6ab40c37816d8

On Thursday, October 15, the Hellenic Museum of Michigan will host the Big Epic Read: The Odyssey in collaboration with the Department of Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures and the Humanities Center at Wayne State University in Detroit. This event, an out-loud, cover-to-cover reading of the world's best-known epic poem, will begin at 8 am Eastern Standard Time and conclude at 10 pm. Led by scholars in Greek and Classical Studies, this event is an opportunity for the public to encounter this challenging read in the company of experts who can help us see this ancient story in new ways. Participants may join in person at the Hellenic Museum located at 67 E. Ferry in Detroit, or they may join us from anywhere in the world via Zoom. Participants may come and go as they please, and they may either volunteer to read a portion of the epic out loud, or they may just listen. This event is free and open to the public and books will be available both in person and virtually, or you may use any translation you have.

This event is in alignment with the Society for Classical Studies' Odyssey Day, which celebrates the epic and its place in world culture. Please share the attached flyer with your contacts and register for the event using the QR code in the flyer. If you have questions, please contact WSU Humanities Center Assistant Director Victoria Stewart at [email protected]. We hope to see you there!

Direct link to the RSVP form found at the Wayne State events calendar page: https://forms.wayne.edu/6ab40c37816d8

Detroit Cultural Center Association
Wayne State Humanities Center
Wayne State University

10/15/2026

After a short technical delay, the Big Epic Read has begun!!

Direct link to the RSVP form found at the Wayne State events calendar page: https://forms.wayne.edu/6ab40c37816d8

10/14/2026

Come join us tomorrow for the Big Epic Read at the Hellenic Museum of Michigan!

On Thursday, October 15, the Hellenic Museum of Michigan will host the Big Epic Read: The Odyssey in collaboration with the Department of Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures and the Humanities Center at Wayne State University in Detroit. This event, an out-loud, cover-to-cover reading of the world's best-known epic poem, will begin at 8 am Eastern Standard Time and conclude at 10 pm. Led by scholars in Greek and Classical Studies, this event is an opportunity for the public to encounter this challenging read in the company of experts who can help us see this ancient story in new ways. Participants may join in person at the Hellenic Museum located at 67 E. Ferry in Detroit, or they may join us from anywhere in the world via Zoom. Participants may come and go as they please, and they may either volunteer to read a portion of the epic out loud, or they may just listen. This event is free and open to the public and books will be available both in person and virtually, or you may use any translation you have.

This event is in alignment with the Society for Classical Studies' Odyssey Day, which celebrates the epic and its place in world culture. Please share the attached flyer with your contacts and register for the event using the QR code in the flyer. If you have questions, please contact WSU Humanities Center Assistant Director Victoria Stewart at [email protected]. We hope to see you there!

Direct link to the RSVP form found at the Wayne State events calendar page: https://forms.wayne.edu/6ab40c37816d8

Detroit Cultural Center Association
Wayne State Humanities Center
Wayne State University

10/13/2026

You dont want to miss out on this presentation!

10/12/2026

our Gift Doubled: Help Us Reach our $100,000 Goal.
Once again, our friends at St. George Greek Orthodox Church of Southgate and AHEPA Omega Chapter 371 have pledged to match every gift, up to $30,000.

That means your support goes twice as far. We're asking every member to help us reach $100,000 for Hellenic history, culture, and community in Detroit by October 31, 2026.

To share the richness of Hellenic heritage and conserve the contributions of Hellenic culture in shaping our world today and in the future.

10/12/2026

The Daughters of Penelope - Doris Chapter 157, in cooperation with St. George Greek Orthodox Church, present the movie “Smyrna”

All are invited to attend the showing of the movie Smyrna on Sunday 01 November at the St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Bloomfield Holls(43816 Woodward Ave, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302). Doors open at 5:00 PM with the movie showing at 6:00 PM. Pizza, Popcorn, Soda, and Coffee will be served. Donation: $25.00. Please reserve your seat: Eva Contoguris: 313-574-0852 or Peggy Collias 586-945-5246

St. George Greek Orthodox Church - Bloomfield Hills, MI

10/08/2026

Donate today!

Museum Month Starts Now!!

Your Gift Doubled: Help Us Reach our $100,000 Goal.

Once again, our friends at St. George Greek Orthodox Church of Southgate and AHEPA Omega Chapter 371 have pledged to match every gift, up to $30,000.

That means your support goes twice as far. We're asking every member to help us reach $100,000 for Hellenic history, culture, and community in Detroit by October 31, 2026.

https://www.hellenicmi.org/support

Detroit Cultural Center Association