Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Celebrate the voices and stories of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities at the DIA throughout May in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! The DIA partners with AAPI community groups and professional artists to showcase a blend of traditional and contemporary dance, musical performances, art, and more. This year’s celebration and performances include Bengali, Burmese, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indian, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Polynesian, Taiwanese, Thai, and Vietnamese cultures.

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage American Month programs are developed in partnership with the DIA’s auxiliary group Friends of Asian Art and Cultures.

All programs are onsite and are free with general museum admission unless otherwise noted ($). Capacity for programs in Rivera Court and Marvin & Betty Danto Lecture Hall is limited. Seating begins 30 minutes before performance start.

Thursday, May 2

• 6 p.m. Alan Chin – Home and Away: A Photographer's Journey Through Conflict and Culture in the *Marvin & Betty Danto Lecture Hall

Friday, May 3

• 8 p.m. Drop-in Workshop: Uchiwa paper fans in the Artmaking studio
• 6 – 8:30 p.m. Drawing in the Galleries: Japanese & Korean and Indian & Southeast Asian Art Galleries

Saturday, May 4

• Noon – 4 p.m. Drop-in Workshop: Uchiwa paper fans in the Artmaking studio
• 2 p.m. Music and Dance Performance: Asian American Pacific Islander Celebration Show in *Rivera Court

Sunday, May 5

• 6 – 8 p.m. Drop-in Workshop: Uchiwa paper fans in the Artmaking studio

Friday, May 10

• 7 p.m. Friday Night Live! Music Performance: Aki Takahashi in Danto Lecture Hall

Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and 19

• Noon – 4 p.m. Guest Artist Drop-in Workshop: Separate and Together with Mike Han in Artmaking Studio

Friday, May 24 

• 7 p.m. Friday Night Live! Music Performance: Gao Hong & Issam Rafea in *Rivera Court 
• 7 p.m. Film: Evil Does Not Exist at the Detroit Film Theatre ($)

Saturday, May 25

• 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Film: Evil Does Not Exist at the Detroit Film Theatre ($)

Sunday, May 26

• 2 p.m. Film: Evil Does Not Exist at the Detroit Film Theatre ($)

Friday, May 31 

• 7 p.m. Friday Night Live! Music and Dance Performance: Vietnamese Cultural Journey in *Rivera Court