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The old Detroit Museum of Art building opened in 1888 at 704 E. Jefferson Avenue (it was finally demolished in 1960). The Detroit Museum of Art board of trustees changed the name to the Detroit Institute of Arts in 1919 and a committee began raising funds to build a new location with Scripps still at the helm. The present DIA building on ...
The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) is a non-collecting contemporary art museum located in Detroit. MOCAD is housed in a 22,000-square-foot (2,000 m 2) building, a converted former auto dealership designed by Albert Kahn. The architecture of the building was left intentionally raw and unfinished. [1]
Detroit Institute of Arts. This list of museums in Michigan encompasses museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press March 9, 2024 at 9:45 AM The Detroit Institute of Arts has been named as the nation’s best art museum in USA TODAY’s 2024 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards.
The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) takes a bold new step with a special exhibition by native Detroiter Tiff Massey. The spectacular “Tiff Massey: 7 Mile + Livernois,” opening Sunday, is the ...
Kunsthalle Detroit is a 501(c)(3) non profit arts museum. Eleven years after its founding, Kunsthalle Detroit relocated to 8200 Gratiot Ave., Detroit MI 48213. Currently, international projects expanded to Germany, where a 200-year-old mansion is being restored and converted to an art venue in the small village of Glashütte ( Lamspringe ...
Royal Oak's Habatat Detroit Fine Art is the world's oldest and largest art glass gallery. Its 52nd annual international exhibition is on display through July 29.
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the Michigan Science Center, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit are also located in the Art Center area. Substantial residential areas, including the East Ferry Avenue Historic District and late-19th century homes to the east of the Detroit Institute of Art. These neighborhoods ...