Detroit Institute of Arts seeks public input for makeover of contemporary art galleries Public invited to take a survey Saturday, March 11 from 1 to 4 p.m
Updated Mar 6, 2017
March 6, 2017 (Detroit)—The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) is seeking public opinions as part of the planning process for revamping the contemporary art galleries, which house a stellar collection of art from 1950 to the present. The museum has invited members of the local art community to participate in the survey this Friday, March 10 from 6 to 9 p.m. and invites the general public to take the survey this Saturday, March 11 from 1 to 4 p.m. in the second-floor contemporary and African American art galleries. Visitors can pick up the survey at a desk in Prentis Court. The museum plans to debut the new galleries in fall 2019.
The purpose of the survey is to learn what visitors like and dislike about the current galleries as well as their level of comfort with the artworks and the way they are explained. Additionally, visitors will be asked what they would like to see in the revamped galleries.
For such a major undertaking, the museum believes it is important to gather feedback from members of the community who are the end-users of the galleries. The DIA team of curators and interpreters, who present information about the artworks through labels and other devices, will use the survey results as one piece of research in the planning process.
The DIA has a history of soliciting feedback from community members during the planning stages of major exhibitions and major gallery reinstallations. For example, the museum is working with scholars and members of the Japanese community in planning a new Japanese art gallery opening in November of this year.
“As a visitor-centered museum we want to hear from our primary stakeholders as we kickoff our research efforts,” said Laurie Ann Farrell, curator and head of the James Pearson Duffy Department of Contemporary Art.
March 6, 2017 (Detroit)—The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) is seeking public opinions as part of the planning process for revamping the contemporary art galleries, which house a stellar collection of art from 1950 to the present. The museum has invited members of the local art community to participate in the survey this Friday, March 10 from 6 to 9 p.m. and invites the general public to take the survey this Saturday, March 11 from 1 to 4 p.m. in the second-floor contemporary and African American art galleries. Visitors can pick up the survey at a desk in Prentis Court. The museum plans to debut the new galleries in fall 2019.
The purpose of the survey is to learn what visitors like and dislike about the current galleries as well as their level of comfort with the artworks and the way they are explained. Additionally, visitors will be asked what they would like to see in the revamped galleries.
For such a major undertaking, the museum believes it is important to gather feedback from members of the community who are the end-users of the galleries. The DIA team of curators and interpreters, who present information about the artworks through labels and other devices, will use the survey results as one piece of research in the planning process.
The DIA has a history of soliciting feedback from community members during the planning stages of major exhibitions and major gallery reinstallations. For example, the museum is working with scholars and members of the Japanese community in planning a new Japanese art gallery opening in November of this year.
“As a visitor-centered museum we want to hear from our primary stakeholders as we kickoff our research efforts,” said Laurie Ann Farrell, curator and head of the James Pearson Duffy Department of Contemporary Art.