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Motown Museum is the beating heart of the extraordinary Motown legacy—a destination that brings together people and ideas from different generations, and celebrates the past while simultaneously building a bridge to the future.

About Motown Museum

To ensure our vast collection maintains public visibility, and to keep things fresh for our guests, Motown Museum changes its main gallery exhibit 1-2 times per year. Here is what’s currently showing at our museum.

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Motown Museum transports you into an era of musical magic. From the moment you step on the plaza, you’ll be immersed in the Motown sound and will experience a profound sense of history.

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Hitsville NEXT Programs

Our uniquely curated community programs emphasize education, entrepreneurship and equity—with experiences, mentoring and exposure that nurtures and elevates tomorrow’s history makers. Museum programs cultivate creativity and entrepreneurship in budding talent, allowing great art, big ideas and innovation to flourish.

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Ignite Summer Camp

Grades 9 – 12 | June 15 – June 26 | 9 AM – 4 PM

Ignite is a two-week program designed for high school-aged singers who want to take their musical talents to the next level...

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Lyric Project

Grades 9 - 12 | July 6 – July 17 | 9 AM – 4 PM

Lyric Project is a two-week workshop that helps students learn about songwriting, music production, and communicating powerful and authentic emotions through music...

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Spark Summer Camp

Grades 6 – 8 | July 27 - August 7 | 9 AM – 4 PM

For middle-school students passionate about music, we offer Spark, a day camp that helps students write and perform music together...

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Events

From memorable galas and concert performances, to community celebrations and educational programs, we host a range of special events throughout the year.

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Psychedelic Soul:
A Journey Through Rhythm and Time

April 17 - September 27

Esther Gordy Edwards Centre For Excellence

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Motown Legacy

As an irresistible force of social and cultural change, the legendary Motown portfolio made its mark not just on the music industry, but society at large, with a signature Motown Sound that has become one of the most significant musical accomplishments and stunning success stories of the 20th century.

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Like many other African Americans in the early 20th century, Berry Gordy, Sr. and his wife, Bertha Fuller Gordy, came North from Georgia to find a better life for themselves and their family.

Gordy Family

Motown is an extended family of some of the most iconic and influential artists, musicians and songwriters of our time. Brought together by destiny through their love for making music, they found themselves making history.

Motown Artists

The culmination of years of planning, hard work and generous contributions from dedicated donors, the highly anticipated, $50 million Motown Museum expansion project will grow the museum campus to a 50,000-square-foot world-class entertainment and education tourist destination.

Expansion

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When you contribute to the Motown Museum, you become part of a rich musical and cultural legacy. We are a 501(c)(3) not for profit, tax-exempt organization in Detroit.

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We welcome group visits throughout the year!

With an unequaled appeal and unmatched authenticity, the Motown Museum offers something for every interest, including entrepreneurs, aspiring singers and musicians, and music lovers of all ages, races and nations. The Motown Museum is the perfect venue to bring school, club and church groups, family reunions, out-of-town conference attendees and conventioneers.

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For a more personal museum experience, larger tour groups may be divided into smaller groups. Additional accommodations can be made to the overall tour upon request.

Please note that a minimum of 25 people are required to book a reservation.

GROUP ADMISSIONS

Department hours:
Wednesday – Sunday 10am – 6pm

  • Adults (17 years or older): $20
  • Seniors (62 years or older): $20
  • Youth (5 to 17 years old): $20
  • Children (4 years and under): Free

Deposits for tours are due at the time of booking your reservation. A non-refundable 50% deposit is required. Final payment is due no later than two (2) weeks before the actual tour date.

To reserve a group tour or inquire, please complete the form below or contact Motown Museum. Please note: group tour department hours are Wednesday – Sunday, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

MUSEUM HOURS

Open June 7 – September 27, 2026
Wednesday – Sunday
10am – 6pm

Esther Gordy Edwards Centre For Excellence
Hours Of Operation

Wednesday – Friday  10am – 6pm
Saturday 10am – 8pm
Sunday 10 am – 6pm

Modified Summer Hours
June 15 – June 24, 2026
July 6 – July 15, 2026
July 27 – August 5, 2026
Wednesday – Friday  5pm – 8pm
Saturday  10am – 8pm
Sunday  10am – 6pm

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