Exhibitions

  • Current & Upcoming
  • Past
Frank Paris, Josephine Baker, 1937, Plastic Wood, paint, crushed velvet, cloth, sequins, jewels and silk. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the artist, 55.470.
Currently On View 2/24 - 7/24/26
Currently On View

Dancing Puppets

Now on view

European Modern Art to 1970
Currently On View 8/8/25 - 8/18/26
Currently On View

Highlights from the Modern Collection

Ongoing

Edward Clark, Maple Red, 1963. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Dr. and Mrs. George Kamperman Fund, with funds from the Friends of African and African American Art and an anonymous donor. Image © 2010 The Detroit Institute of Arts
Currently On View 10/18/25 - 10/18/26
Currently On View

Reimagine African American Art

Now open

Cotopaxi
Currently On View 3/27 - 10/25/26
Currently On View

Guests of Honor: Frederic Church's Cotopaxi

March 27 - October 25, 2026

Hanukkah Lamp , late 1600s - early 1700s. The Jewish Museum, Gift of Samuel Fields through Dr. Harry G. Friedman.
Currently On View 12/5/25 - 1/3/27
Currently On View

Guests of Honor: Art of Faith from the Jewish Museum, New York

December 5, 2025 - January 3, 2027

Jean de Croÿ,, 2nd Count of Solre and Baron of Molembaix
Currently On View 4/25/25 - 4/25/27
Currently On View

Guests of Honor: Armor as Fashion

April 25, 2025 - April 25, 2027

attributed to Mary Jane Derby, Pickman-Derby House, 70 Washington Street, Salem, Massachusetts, ca. 1825, oil on canvas. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Gibbs-Williams Fund, 44.84.
Currently On View 4/3/26 - 12/3/27
Currently On View

Folk Art

Now on view

Upcoming Exhibition 9/11/26 - 1/3/27
Upcoming Exhibition

Georgia O’Keeffe: Architecture

September 11, 2026 - January 3, 2027

Girl with a Bamboo Earring, 2022, Awol Erizku; duratrans on lightbox. Gift of the Collection of Lisa Applebaum.
Upcoming Exhibition 12/16/26 - 6/6/27
Upcoming Exhibition

The Power of Portraits

December 16, 2026 - June 6, 2027

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Martha and Mary Magdalene, ca. 1598. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of the Kresge Foundation and Mrs. Edsel B. Ford, 73.268.
Upcoming Exhibition 3/21/27 - 7/18/27
Upcoming Exhibition

Caravaggio's Models: Friends, Lovers, Rivals

March 21, 2027 - July 18, 2027

Diego Velázquez, Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares, ca. 1625-1626. The Hispanic Society of America, New York
Upcoming Exhibition 1/24/27 - 7/25/27
Upcoming Exhibition

Velázquez & Olivares: Early Years at Court

January 24, 2027 - July 25, 2027

BAEZ_Untitled (Carte figurative et approximative des quantités de coton en laine importés en Europe en 1858 et 1861), 2022, credit-JackieFurtado
Upcoming Exhibition 11/13/26 - 11/13/27
Upcoming Exhibition

Reimagine Contemporary Art

Coming soon

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890). Bank of the Oise at Auvers, 1890. Oil on canvas; 28 x 36 7/8 in. (71.1 x 93.7 cm). Detroit Institute of Arts, bequest of Robert H. Tannahill, 70.159.
Upcoming Exhibition 11/13/26 - 11/13/27
Upcoming Exhibition

Reimagine Modern Art

Coming soon

Cafe Paris painting

Out of the Crate: New Gifts & Purchases

June 8 - September 15, 2019
Past
Souvenir II

Guest of Honor | "Souvenir II" by Kerry James Marshall

January 8 - September 8, 2019
Past
POP Art

From Camelot to Kent State: Pop Art, 1960-1975

February 17 - August 25, 2019
Past
Isabel and Ruben Labor of Love

Ruben & Isabel Toledo: Labor of Love

December 16, 2018 - July 7, 2019
Past
Self Portrait by Evelyn Olguin Hernandez

82nd Detroit Public Schools Community District Student Art Exhibition

April 27 - June 2, 2019
Past
Margaret Herz Demant

Extraordinary Eye, Extraordinary Gift: The Legacy of Margaret Herz Demant

January 27 - May 19, 2019
Past
Red striped storefront

Lost & Found: Photographs from the DIA’s Collection

August 26, 2018 - April 3, 2019
Past
Aerial view

A New Vision for Detroit’s Cultural Center: The DIA Plaza/Midtown Cultural Connections International Design Competition

January 23 - April 1, 2019
Past
Man smiling

10th Annual Community Group Art Exhibition

December 6, 2018 - January 6, 2019
Past
Dia de Los Muertos

6th Annual Ofrendas: Celebrating el Día de Muertos

October 12 - November 11, 2018
Past
Allie McGhee & Carole Harris

Rhythm, Repetition, and Vocab

July 20 - November 4, 2018
Past
Star Wars art

Star Wars™ and the Power of Costume

May 20 - September 30, 2018
Past
Spirit of 76

Out of the Crate: New Gifts & Purchases, Second Installation

July 14 - September 23, 2018
Past
Tigers 1968

Play Ball! Baseball at the DIA

March 29 - September 16, 2018
Past
Salute Dawn

Out of the Crate: New Gifts & Purchases, First Installation

January 12 - June 30, 2018
Past
Detroit student artist

81st Detroit Public Schools Community District Student Art Exhibition

April 14 - May 13, 2018
Past
Monet painting

Monet: Framing Life

October 22, 2017 - April 4, 2018
Past
Portrait Series of Detroit hip hop

D-Cyphered: Portraits by Jenny Risher

August 4, 2017 - April 4, 2018
Past
Syria by the sea

Church: A Painter's Pilgrimage

October 22, 2017 - January 15, 2018
Past
Chai Wan Four

Making Home: Contemporary Works From the DIA

December 1, 2017 - January 10, 2018
Past

From the Community

The DIA is proud to feature art by local artists and makers 
in partnership with area schools and institutions.

Student: Mayzie Gniewek
Currently On View 6/18 - 7/19/26
Currently On View

5th Annual Wayne County High School Art Exhibition

June 18 - July 19, 2026

Ofrendas installation
Upcoming Exhibition 9/26/26 - 11/1/26
Upcoming Exhibition

14th Annual Ofrendas: Celebrating el Día de Muertos

September 26, 2026 - November 1, 2026

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