The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit 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.


4454 Woodward Ave
Detroit MI, 48201
Tue/Wed/Sat/Sun 
11 am – 5 pm
Thu/Fri 
11 am – 8 pm

EXHIBITIONS

Established in 2006, experience dynamic exhibitions in a repurposed car show room. MOCAD offers a diverse overview of national and international artworks in a range of media, see the art of our time in three galleries plus Mike Kelley’s Mobile Homestead.

MEMBERSHIP

Join us in making MOCAD a hub for the exploration of new ideas in contemporary art. Become a MOCAD member today.

DONATE

When you donate to MOCAD you help to support the incredible artists, performers, and speakers who travel from near and far to bring their work to us as well as cultural vibrancy to the city.

EVENTS

Throughout the year, MOCAD hosts music, literary events, performing arts, and educational programs. View our upcoming events.

UPCOMING EVENTS


19 November 2019

Music: Moon Duo

A project of Wooden Shjips' Erik "Ripley" Johnson and Sanae Yamada, San Francisco's Moon Duo are a psychedelic Krautrock band with chilly electronic underpinnings and drones inspired by Spacemen 3, Silver Apples, and Suicide. This concert is presented in partnership with MeanRed Productions.

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21 November 2019

States of Flux: Black Art as Cultural Archive

How does art across the African diaspora activate a cultural archive for our time? This panel discussion will explore the notion of black art as cultural archive through the lens of curators, collectors and art historians.

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23 November 2019

Screen-Printing and Social Messaging for Teens PART II

PART I: Saturday, November 9, 11am-1pm @ OCELOT Print Shop

Admission: Free with registration for youth ages 13-19
Space is limited to 15 participants
Pre-registration is required

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30 November 2019

Music: Devendra Banhart

Devendra Banhart with Black Belt Eagle Scout

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05 December 2019

States of Flux: ZIM to DET

This evening will highlight projects instigated through the Zimbabwe Cultural Center of Detroit (ZCCD), whose goal is to encourage interaction and collaboration between artists, writers, filmmakers, and musicians in both Zimbabwe and Detroit.

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