Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit - MOCAD

Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit - MOCAD MOCAD is where adventurous minds encounter the best in contemporary visual, literary, music, and performing arts.

A responsive center for diverse audiences, MOCAD presents art that contextualizes, interprets, educates and expands culture, pushing us to the edges of contemporary experience.

02/26/2026

MOCAD’s Emerging Patron Council (EPC) invites you to an exclusive celebration marking the reopening of our main building on Friday, April 24!

Be among the first to experience a special preview of MOCAD’s Spring ‘26 Season before it opens to the public—alongside the next generation of art supporters—for an evening of cocktails, tours, connection, and late-night energy with sets by some of Detroit’s best DJs.

Limited pre-sale tickets (in multiple tiers) will be released soon. For now, save this date in your calendar because it is one party you will not want to miss!

We are nearing the finish line with the main building’s renovation! As we prepare to move back in we will be taking the ...
02/26/2026

We are nearing the finish line with the main building’s renovation! As we prepare to move back in we will be taking the next few days for a mid-winter reset with our staff, Friday, 2/26 - Monday, 3/1. MOCAD offices will reopen on Tuesday, 3/2 and Mike Kelley’s 𝙈𝙤𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙃𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙙 will reopen on Thursday, 3/4 for viewing of Mary-Ann Monforton: 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙙 (now open through Sunday, 3/15).

Our Valentine’s gift to you — Mary Ann Monforton: 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥 has been extended through Sunday, March 15.With sharp and t...
02/14/2026

Our Valentine’s gift to you — Mary Ann Monforton: 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥 has been extended through Sunday, March 15.

With sharp and tender humor, 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘓𝘢𝘯𝘥 reimagines icons of American wealth and ambition—from luxury goods to space conquest—exposing their parody within the confines of domestic space.

View the exhibition Thursday-Sunday from 11am-5pm at Mike Kelley’s 𝘔𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥, accessible via 55 E. Canfield during MOCAD’s main building renovation.

Make art, not reservations.  Join us for our Valentine’s Day Workshop! Paint your own candle with multicolored wax and t...
02/13/2026

Make art, not reservations.  

Join us for our Valentine’s Day Workshop! Paint your own candle with multicolored wax and take the glow home. All necessary supplies included in this free program.

Saturday, February 14th from 1-4pm at Mike Kelley’s Mobile Homestead. Drop-ins welcomed!


As part of MOCAD’s 20th Anniversary, we are revisiting exhibitions that were formative to the shaping of our institution...
02/12/2026

As part of MOCAD’s 20th Anniversary, we are revisiting exhibitions that were formative to the shaping of our institution as well as recognizing the great artists of our time. Beyond that, what better opportunity would there be to celebrate this year’s 2026 Eminent Artist — !

Having opened in Fall of 2018, 2+2=8: Thirty Years of Heidelberg was a retrospective ode to Guyton’s multi-decade outdoor installation — the Heidelberg Project. Guided by an equation that informed the installation as a site of interdimensional travel, infinite possibility and community archive, 2+2=8  remains one of MOCAD’s greatest examples of showing work by Detroiters for Detroiters. It was also our Artistic Director ‘s curatorial debut at MOCAD, so this exhibition remains special in more ways than one. Congratulations, Tyree! This honor is so well deserved!!

Photo Credits: Image 1 for . Images 2-5 courtesy of MOCAD.

🚨 MOCAD is hiring! 🚨As we get ready to re-open, we’re excited to share that we’re currently hiring for several key posit...
02/11/2026

🚨 MOCAD is hiring! 🚨
As we get ready to re-open, we’re excited to share that we’re currently hiring for several key positions, including:
✨ Executive Assistant

✨ Special Events & Rentals Manager

🎨 Curatorial Assistant

📚 Education & Programs Coordinator
Interested? Head to our website to learn more and apply.
And stay tuned—more openings coming soon. 👀
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This year we are so thrilled to welcome 5 new members to MOCAD’s Board of Directors: Max Frederic, Daniel Hibbert, Micha...
02/10/2026

This year we are so thrilled to welcome 5 new members to MOCAD’s Board of Directors: Max Frederic, Daniel Hibbert, Michael Shaw, Caroline Taubman, and Buzz Thomas!

With the building reopening in the Spring in celebration of 20 years of MOCAD, we look forward to working with each of these dedicated and thoughtful individuals to continue to present exhibitions and programs exploring the best contemporary art, connecting Detroit and the global art world.

MOCAD’s Phase 1 of the main building restoration is nearing completion! Last night we had an opportunity to walk through...
02/06/2026

MOCAD’s Phase 1 of the main building restoration is nearing completion! Last night we had an opportunity to walk through the building with a few of our Board Members, Emerging Patron Council, General Contractors , Architects , and MOCAD Staff. The Albert Kahn building that houses MOCAD, originally built in 1906, has seen many different lives — we look forward to welcoming you back on Saturday, April 25 to see its most recent iteration.

MOCAD’s Phase 1 of the main building restoration is nearing completion! Last night we had an opportunity to walk through...
02/06/2026

MOCAD’s Phase 1 of the main building restoration is nearing completion! Last night we had an opportunity to walk through the building with a few of our Board Members, Emerging Patron Council, General Contractors , Architects , and MOCAD Staff. The Albert Kahn building that houses MOCAD, originally built in 1906, has seen many different lives — we look forward to welcoming you back on Saturday, April 25 to see its most recent iteration.

✨ OPEN STUDIO at MOCAD ✨Join us this Saturday 11am-3pm inside Mike Kelley’s Mobile Homestead for a one-of-a-kind artmaki...
02/05/2026

✨ OPEN STUDIO at MOCAD ✨
Join us this Saturday 11am-3pm inside Mike Kelley’s Mobile Homestead for a one-of-a-kind artmaking experience inspired by Mary-Ann Monforton’s exhibition, Heart Land.

Through hands-on projects + gallery exploration, participants will dive into contemporary art while embracing playful personal expression. 🎨💫

🗓 Saturday, February 7
🕚 11 AM – 3 PM (drop-in anytime!)
📍 MOCAD Studio @ Mobile Homestead
This week’s Open Studio is all about experimenting—sculpt, mold, scribble, doodle, and create your own piece inspired by Mary-Ann’s joyful and imaginative work.

All are welcome. Come make something weird, wonderful, and totally yours. 🖍️🌀

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As part of MOCAD’s 20th Anniversary, we revisit exhibitions that expanded the museum’s engagement with sound, memory, an...
02/01/2026

As part of MOCAD’s 20th Anniversary, we revisit exhibitions that expanded the museum’s engagement with sound, memory, and collective experience. Paradox of Harmonics was the first solo museum presentation in the United States by multidisciplinary artist Nep Sidhu.

The exhibition brought together mixed media works, tapestries, sculpture, painting, video, and a commissioned omnidirectional sound structure. These elements formed an immersive installation through which visitors encountered layered rhythms, material histories, and spatialized sound.

Grounded in embodied listening, cultural continuity, and improvisational practice, Sidhu’s work positioned listening as both a mode of perception and a communal act—foregrounding intergenerational knowledge, memory, and shared experience.

In conjunction with this reflection, a friendly reminder will be in Detroit this week, participating in a public conversation presented by with fellow artist and friend of MOCAD this Wednesday Feb 3rd! 5-7pm! 🕺🏽❗️🕺🏽

📸 Partial view of NEP SIDHU: Paradox of Harmonics, April 22 – September 11, 2022, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD).

01/28/2026

In celebration of 20 years, we are mere months away from reopening our main building with a picture window view to Woodward Avenue and Detroit beyond! The museum will reopen with presentations of Detroit-based artists whose practices have profoundly shaped the city’s creative landscape — Olayami Dabls: Detroit Cosmologies, Carole Harris: This Side of the River, and Martha Mysko: Retail Therapy. To learn more about our spring season and building reopening check out the link in our bio — we look forward to welcoming you back on Saturday, April 25!

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Thursday 11am - 8pm
Friday 11am - 8pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm
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