Press & Film Policy

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“Shank’s Mare,” a play featuring fifth-generation Japanese puppet master Koryu Nishikawa V and American puppet artist Tom Lee comes to the Detroit Institute of Arts

March 14, 2017 (Detroit)—East and West come toget...

Two paintings, three drawings by Wadsworth Jarrell among the artworks recently acquired by the Detroit Institute of Arts’ General Motors Center for African American art Jarrell founding member of AfriCOBRA art collective

March 10, 2017 (Detroit)—The Detroit Institute of...

Detroit Institute of Arts expands popular Inside|Out program to Michigan’s culturally underserved areas with funding from Institute of Museum and Library Services Highly competitive grant supports three years of statewide program; Munising and Sturgis

March 8, 2017 (Detroit)—The Detroit Institute of A...

James Cuno, president and CEO of The J. Paul Getty Trust, gives Detroit Institute of Arts’ annual Dr. Coleman Mopper Memorial Lecture Cuno’s talk entitled “Cultural Heritage or Humanity’s Heritage: What’s the Difference?”

March 7, 2017 (Detroit)—James Cuno, president and...

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

March 6, 2017 (Detroit)—The Detroit Institute of ...

Get to know Detroit Institute of Arts’ Director Salvador Salort-Pons at upcoming Director’s Cut talk Wednesday, March 29 at Northwest Activities Center

WHAT: As part of his continuing focus on communit...

Detroit Institute of Arts’ Detroit Film Theatre continues Afrofuturist Cinema series with “Crumbs” Surreal love story set in post-apocalyptic Ethiopia

March 1, 2017 (Detroit)—The Detroit Institute of ...

Celebrate Japanese Girl’s Day—Hinamatsuri—at Detroit Institute of Arts Enjoy a traditional tea ceremony, flower arranging, doll display, music and dance

February 28, 2017 (Detroit)—The Detroit Institute...

Live jazz, R&B and classical music among May activities for all at Detroit Institute of Arts Activities from diverse cultures include Asian circus performers, art of Mexican paper cutting

February 27, 2017 (Detroit)—May activities at the...