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Students and patrons looking at Romare Bearden's Quilting Time.
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A Model for Financial Stability

A patron viewing contemporary Black art at the DIA
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Discover Black Art and Artisans

Board Chairman Lane Coleman chats with staff during a party in Kresge Court at the Detroit Institute of Arts..
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A Place for Everyone

A visitor observes Mario Moore's "The Council," in the Detroit Institute of Arts' galleries.
Museum Happenings

8 Events to Celebrate Black History Month at the DIA

Roaring round-up of song-studded thrills! Herbert Jeffrey
Museum Happenings

Regeneration: Free films you don't want to miss

Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898 – 1971 honors...

Teen Council members in the galleries
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Reflecting on a Remarkable 2023 at the DIA

Gene Gargaro poses with his gift from the DIA.
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Celebrating the Legacy of Gene Gargaro: A Remarkable Journey at the DIA

As we approach the end of another very fruitful ye...

James Barnor (Ghana, b. 1929). Ms. Bruce portrayed in her new hairstyle after school, Ever Young Studio, Jamestown, Accra, 1956 (printed 2010–20). Gelatin silver print. Galerie Clémentine de la Féronnière, Paris. © James Barnor, courtesy Galerie Clémentine de la Féronnière, Paris.
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James Barnor: Ghana’s First Fashion Photographer

I had never heard of James Barnor before I was inv...

Rivera murals (Vaccination Panel), September 19, 1932, #57/2085, Photographic Negatives Collection, Detroit Institute of Arts, Research Library & Archives
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Documenting the Detroit Industry Murals

One of my favorite places at the Detroit Institute...