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News Releases

In-Person Live Music and Family Programs Return to the Detroit Institute of Arts on October 23 with a Sold-Out Performance by Ballet Folklórico de Detroit | All programs will be held in the Detroit Film Theatre Auditorium at a limited capacity

October 20, 2021 (Detroit) – The Detroit Institute...

Detroit Institute of Arts celebrates new $5 million gift from Wayne and Joan Webber | Gift supports their investment in DIA educational programs, nearing $10 million since 2008

DETROIT (October 18, 2021) – The Detroit Institute...

Detroit Film Theatre Reopens for In-Person Screenings at the Detroit Institute of Arts on October 15

October 4, 2021 (Detroit) – The Detroit Institute ...

Detroit Institute of Arts to Welcome Back Student Field Trip Groups in October All fields trips will be self-guided by classroom teachers at this time 

September 23, 2021 (DETROIT) -- The Detroit Instit...

Final weeks to see “Experience & Expression” at the Detroit Institute of Arts
 An installation featuring a selection of contemporary art never, or rarely seen by the public from the DIA’s permanent collection

September 20, 2021 (Detroit)—There are two weeks l...

Detroit Institute of Arts Presents Works by Photographer and Activist in Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite

Exhibition highlights the life and career of Brath...

Detroit Institute of Arts’ 9th Annual Community Exhibition Honoring El Día de Muertos Opens September 25

September 9, 2021 (Detroit)— The Detroit Institute...

Final weeks to see “Robert Blackburn & Modern American Printmaking” at the Detroit Institute of Arts

An exhibition celebrating Blackburn’s teaching and...

Detroit Institute of Arts Continues to Advance Its Work on Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Museum conducts inclusion survey, holds workgroup sessions,
and hires new director to lead project

July 8, 2021 (DETROIT) – The Detroit Institute of ...