Exhibitions

  • Current & Upcoming
  • Past
Exhibition
Currently On View 12/13/24 - 6/15/25
Currently On View

Painted with Silk: The Art of Early American Embroidery

December 13, 2024 - June 15, 2025

Jean de Croÿ,, 2nd Count of Solre and Baron of Molembaix
Currently On View 4/25/25 - 4/26/26
Currently On View

Guests of Honor: Armor as Fashion

April 25, 2025 - April 26, 2026

Basil's Dream by Jonathan Thunder
Upcoming Exhibition 9/28/25 - 4/5/26
Upcoming Exhibition

Contemporary Anishinaabe Art: A Continuation

September 28, 2025 - April 5, 2026

Georgia O'Keeffe (American, 1887-1986). Stables, 1932. Oil on canvas. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Robert H. Tannahill, 45.454.
Upcoming Exhibition 9/13/26 - 1/3/27
Upcoming Exhibition

Georgia O’Keeffe: Architecture

September 13, 2026 - January 3, 2027

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

The 10th Annual Community Group Art Exhibition

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

6th Annual Ofrendas

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
Portrait Series of Detroit hip hop

D-Cyphered: Portraits by Jenny Risher

August 4, 2017 - April 4, 2018
Past
Monet painting

Monet: Framing Life

October 22, 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
Sugar Skull

5th Annual Ofrendas

October 13 - November 6, 2017
Past
Art of Rebellion Exhibit

Art of Rebellion: Black Art of the Civil Rights Movement

July 23 - October 22, 2017
Past
Thalassa

Thalassa

September 24, 2016 - June 24, 2017
Past
Synthetic Confidence

80th Detroit Public Schools Community District Art Exhibition

April 29 - May 28, 2017
Past
Jefferson at Dearborn

Detroit After Dark: Photographs from the DIA Collection

October 21, 2016 - April 23, 2017
Past
Pastry Shop

The Edible Monument: The Art of Food for Festivals

January 16 - April 16, 2017
Past
Pineapple Coffeepot

Bitter|Sweet: Coffee, Tea & Chocolate

November 20, 2016 - April 5, 2017
Past

From the Community

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

Whispers of the Crimson Rose
Final Days 4/18 - 5/25/25
Final Days

88th Annual Detroit Public Schools Community District Student Art Exhibition

April 18 - May 25, 2025

Toni Hobdy, Floral Queen
Upcoming Exhibition 6/20 - 7/20/25
Upcoming Exhibition

4th Annual Wayne County High School Art Exhibition

June 20 - July 20, 2025

Installation image of Celebrating el Día de Muertos 2024
Upcoming Exhibition 9/27 - 11/2/25
Upcoming Exhibition

13th Annual Ofrendas: Celebrating el Día de Muertos

September 27 - November 2, 2025

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