-Celebrate Vintage Video Games, Comic Books, Toys, and other Pop Culture-
Flint, MI — Sloan Museum of Discovery in the Flint Cultural Center campus is presenting the first-ever Behind the Panels after hours event, a unique adults-only night celebrating comic book culture, vintage gaming, and collectibles. The event will take place on Sat., August 2, 6–10 p.m., and is exclusively for guests 18 and older.
The evening will feature special guest vendors including Media Reload, Comic Relief, and There and Back Again Toys, offering a wide array of comic books, action figures, video games, and other nostalgic treasures.
“Behind the Panels is the ultimate gathering for anyone who grew up with comic books, video games, and action figures—or just loves the stories and characters that shaped pop culture,” said Olivia Kushuba, Special Events Manager at Sloan Museum of Discovery.
Admission to Behind the Panels is $5.00 for Genesee County residents and $15 for out-of-county guests. As a bonus, the admission ticket includes entry to the current traveling exhibit, Hall of Heroes, a 5000 square foot hands-on exhibition featuring the world of superheroes and pop culture icons. A cash bar and food for purchase will be available, making it the perfect night out for fans and collectors alike.
Event Details:
• What: Behind the Panels – A Pop Culture & Collectors’ Night
• When: Saturday, August 2, 2025, 6–10 p.m.
• Where: Sloan Museum of Discovery, 1221 E. Kearsley St., Flint, MI 48503
• Admission: $5.00 for Genesee County residents, $15 for out-of-county guests
• Ages: 18+ only
• Highlights: Hall of Heroes exhibit, vintage video games, comics, action figures, cash bar & food available.
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For more information, contact: Anne Mancour, Marketing Manager-Sloan Museum of Discovery/Longway Planetarium, (810) 237-3443, AMancour@SloanLongway.org
Sloan Museum of Discovery and Longway Planetarium are overseen by the non-profit Flint Institute of Science and History with a shared mission to engage communities on a learning journey in history and science. Located within the Flint Cultural Center Campus in Flint, Michigan, Sloan Museum of Discovery opened July 16, 2022, with four primary hands-on learning galleries and one exhibition hall for special traveling exhibits. The original Sloan Museum opened in 1966 as the Sloan Panorama of Transportation, named after long-time General Motors president, chairman and CEO Alfred P. Sloan. The new Sloan Museum of Discovery is nearly twice the size at 107,000 square feet and completely re-built into a re-imagined world-class, hands-on science and history museum. It is supported in part by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation and Michigan Arts and Culture Council (MACC). Sloan Museum of Discovery educational programs are funded in part by the Genesee County Arts Education and Cultural Enrichment Millage. Learn more at SloanMuseum.org. 
