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

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

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...

Patrons perusing the puzzle aisle at the Detroit Institute of Arts' Shop
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Holiday 2023 Gift Guide: Shop Local (and Unique) at the DIA Shop

The Detroit Institute of Arts Shop is your one-sto...

A woman holds a glass of white wine as she laughs while chatting to a man in a backwards baseball cap.
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Gift Guide: Fall Entertaining