| Free with general admission |
*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties.
Use your own initials and some colorful art materials to create a unique work of art to take home.
Use your own initials and some colorful art materials to create a unique work of art to take home.
| Free with general admission |
*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties.
Quilting has a rich and varied history throughout the world, with its earliest roots in ancient Egypt. Explore different quilt patterns, then see if you can create one of your own.
Quilting has a rich and varied history throughout the world, with its earliest roots in ancient Egypt. Explore different quilt patterns, then see if you can create one of your own.
| Free with general admission |
*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties.
Small containers and boxes morph into fantastic percussion instruments when dried beans, rice, feathers and fun papers are added.
Small containers and boxes morph into fantastic percussion instruments when dried beans, rice, feathers and fun papers are added.
| Free with general admission |
*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties.
Use markers, gel pens and collage papers to make your own bookmarks.
Use markers, gel pens and collage papers to make your own bookmarks.
| Free with general admission |
*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties.
Use one of our patterns or make your own, then design one-of-a-kind clothing for a paper doll.
Use one of our patterns or make your own, then design one-of-a-kind clothing for a paper doll.
| Free with general admission |
*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties.
Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience is necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6 - Adult (children ages 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult). Capacity is limited.
Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience is necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6 - Adult (children ages 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult). Capacity is limited.
Please note these changes to operations this weekend in preparation for this year's Gala fundraiser. We understand these closures are an inconvenience and have tried our best to minimize disturbances.
The DIA Gala is our biggest annual fundraising event and helps ensure that the museum can continue to provide key programs for the community.
Other spaces may also become unavailable as setup progresses throughout the day.
Please note these changes to operations this weekend in preparation for this year's Gala fundraiser. We understand these closures are an inconvenience and have tried our best to minimize disturbances.
The DIA Gala is our biggest annual fundraising event and helps ensure that the museum can continue to provide key programs for the community.
Other spaces may also become unavailable as setup progresses throughout the day.
| Free with general admission |
*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties.
Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience is necessary. All supplies provided.
For ages 6 - Adult (children ages 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult). Capacity is limited.
Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience is necessary. All supplies provided.
For ages 6 - Adult (children ages 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult). Capacity is limited.
| Free with general admission |
*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties.
Join us for a dramatic reading of Van Gogh’s Letters presented in conjunction with the Van Gogh in America exhibition now on view at the DIA. The DIA has selected several of Van Gogh’s letters to friends and family that help paint a picture of the artist’s life through his own words.
To bring the letters to life the DIA has partnered with Shakespeare in Detroit, a nonprofit organization that enhances and supports the cultural growth of Detroit with professional theatre created through a conscious lens of equity, diversity and inclusion. The letters will be performed by actors of various backgrounds enhancing the appreciation and interpretation of the correspondences.
This evening of intimate performance will be presented in the DIA’s Lecture Hall.
Join us for a dramatic reading of Van Gogh’s Letters presented in conjunction with the Van Gogh in America exhibition now on view at the DIA. The DIA has selected several of Van Gogh’s letters to friends and family that help paint a picture of the artist’s life through his own words.
To bring the letters to life the DIA has partnered with Shakespeare in Detroit, a nonprofit organization that enhances and supports the cultural growth of Detroit with professional theatre created through a conscious lens of equity, diversity and inclusion. The letters will be performed by actors of various backgrounds enhancing the appreciation and interpretation of the correspondences.
This evening of intimate performance will be presented in the DIA’s Lecture Hall.
Saturday, Dec 10, 2022
9 a.m.
– 3 p.m.
| Free with registration |
This event is free and intended for teens, ages 13-19.
Join the Teen Arts Council for our annual gathering of youth organizations and teen art enthusiasts!
A panel discussion of local youth organizations will take place in our beautiful Crystal Gallery, followed by a provided lunch, and a series of breakout sessions around the museum, designed to get you moving, learning, and creating.
A giveaway will conclude the event.
Join the Teen Arts Council for our annual gathering of youth organizations and teen art enthusiasts!
A panel discussion of local youth organizations will take place in our beautiful Crystal Gallery, followed by a provided lunch, and a series of breakout sessions around the museum, designed to get you moving, learning, and creating.
A giveaway will conclude the event.