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

5th Annual Ofrendas: Celebrating el Día de Muertos

October 13 - November 6, 2017
Past

Art of Rebellion: Black Art of the Civil Rights Movement

July 23 - October 22, 2017
Past

Thalassa

September 24, 2016 - June 24, 2017
Past

80th Detroit Public Schools Community District Art Exhibition

April 29 - May 28, 2017
Past

Detroit After Dark: Photographs from the DIA Collection

October 21, 2016 - April 23, 2017
Past

The Edible Monument: The Art of Food for Festivals

January 16 - April 16, 2017
Past

Bitter|Sweet: Coffee, Tea & Chocolate

November 20, 2016 - April 5, 2017
Past

4th Annual Ofrendas: Celebrating el Día de Muertos

October 21 - November 6, 2016
Past

Guest of Honor: Gallery of the Louvre

June 16 - September 16, 2016
Past

The Open Road: Photography and the American Road Trip

June 17 - September 11, 2016
Past

79th Annual Detroit Public Schools Student Art Exhibition

April 30 - June 15, 2016
Past

Dance! American Art 1830 - 1960

March 20 - June 12, 2016
Past

30 Americans

October 18, 2015 - January 18, 2016
Past

Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo in Detroit

March 15 - July 12, 2015
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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