Detroit Institute of Arts Museum

Drawing in the Galleries: American

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Friday, Jun 14, 2024
6 – 8:30 p.m.

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Free with general admission

*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

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In the Museum

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

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Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6 and up (children ages 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult).

An adult and a young child sit together on separate easel stools

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6 and up (children ages 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult).

Drawing in the Galleries: African American

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Friday, Jun 7, 2024
6 – 8:30 p.m.

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Free with general admission

*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

Location:

In the Museum

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

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Families Free Artmaking

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6 and up (children ages 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult).

Drawing in the African American art galleries

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6 and up (children ages 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult).

Melodies at the Museum: Gnote7 Mo-Town Tribute

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Thursday, Jun 27, 2024
1 p.m.

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*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

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Detroit Film Theatre

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

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Free

Gnote7 is an energetic soulful band with expertise in many genres including funk, jazz, blues, and old-school R & B. This performance is a tribute to the Motown sound of the 1960s and 1970s including Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, The Jackson Five, and others

Drawing in the Galleries: Arts of Africa

Attend:

Friday, May 31, 2024
6 – 8:30 p.m.

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Free with general admission

*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

Location:

In the Museum

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

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Families Free Artmaking

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6 and up (children ages 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult).

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6 and up (children ages 12 and younger should be accompanied by an adult).

AAW Annual Meeting & Lecture: American Voices & Reinstalling the Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Wednesday, May 15, 2024
6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

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*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

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Lecture Hall

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

Adults Free Lectures

Stephanie Stebich, the Margaret and Terry Stent Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), gives us an update on the museum's multiyear project to rethink and reinstall the entire museum, and its branch museum, the Renwick Gallery, by our nation's semiquincentennial on July 4, 2026.

This lecture is free and open to the public. No reservation is required.

Stephanie Stebich, the Margaret and Terry Stent Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), gives us an update on the museum's multiyear project to rethink and reinstall the entire museum, and its branch museum, the Renwick Gallery, by our nation's semiquincentennial on July 4, 2026.

This lecture is free and open to the public. No reservation is required.

Melodies at the Museum: Gnote~7 Motown Tribute

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Thursday, May 30, 2024
1 p.m.

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Free with general admission

*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

Location:

Detroit Film Theatre

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

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Performances Free

Gnote~7 is a Detroit-based energetic soulful band with expertise in many genres, including funk, jazz, blues, and old-school R & B.

This performance is a tribute to the Motown sound of the 1960s and 1970s, including Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, The Jackson Five and others.

Gnote~7 is a Detroit-based energetic soulful band with expertise in many genres, including funk, jazz, blues, and old-school R & B.

This performance is a tribute to the Motown sound of the 1960s and 1970s, including Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, The Jackson Five and others.

Drop-In Workshop: Wire Sculpture

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Friday, Jun 7, 2024
6 – 8:30 p.m.

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Saturday, Jun 8, 2024
12 – 4 p.m.

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Sunday, Jun 9, 2024
12 – 4 p.m.

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Free with general admission

*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

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Art-Making Studio

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

Families Free Workshops Artmaking

Find inspiration in the galleries, then head to the Artmaking Studio and create your own sculpture using colorful wire — a portrait, an animal, something to hang on the wall or in the window, or even something to wear!

Wire sculpture made in the DIA's art-making studio

Find inspiration in the galleries, then head to the Artmaking Studio and create your own sculpture using colorful wire — a portrait, an animal, something to hang on the wall or in the window, or even something to wear!

Drop-In Workshop: Watercolor Postcards

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Friday, May 31, 2024
6 – 8:30 p.m.

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Saturday, Jun 1, 2024
12 – 4 p.m.

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Sunday, Jun 2, 2024
12 – 4 p.m.

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Free with general admission

*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

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Art-Making Studio

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

Families Free Workshops Artmaking

Experiment with wax resist techniques and watercolor paints and design your own postcards to keep or send to friends and family.

Examples of watercolor postcards made in the Detroit Institute of Arts' Art-Making Studio

Experiment with wax resist techniques and watercolor paints and design your own postcards to keep or send to friends and family.

Drop-in Workshop: Paper Doll Costume Design

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Friday, May 24, 2024
6 – 8:30 p.m.

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Saturday, May 25, 2024
12 – 4 p.m.

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Sunday, May 26, 2024
12 – 4 p.m.

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Free with general admission

*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

Location:

Art-Making Studio

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

Families Free Workshops Artmaking

Use one of our patterns or make your own to create one-of-a-kind outfits for a paper doll, inspired by costumes on view in Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898 – 1971, and elsewhere in the DIA galleries. No experience necessary. All supplies provided.

Examples of paper dolls made in the DIA's Art-Making Studio

Use one of our patterns or make your own to create one-of-a-kind outfits for a paper doll, inspired by costumes on view in Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898 – 1971, and elsewhere in the DIA galleries. No experience necessary. All supplies provided.

Drop-In Workshop: Shrinky Dink Key Chains & Charms

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Friday, May 10, 2024
6 – 8:30 p.m.

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Saturday, May 11, 2024
12 – 4 p.m.

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Sunday, May 12, 2024
12 – 4 p.m.

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Free with general admission

*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.

Location:

Art-Making Studio

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

Families Free Workshops Artmaking

Draw a colorful design on a sheet of Shrinky Dink paper, watch as it shrinks to half its original size by being baked in a toaster oven, then make a pendant or keychain from the result! All supplies provided. No experience necessary.

Examples of shrinky dinks made in the DIA's artmaking studio

Draw a colorful design on a sheet of Shrinky Dink paper, watch as it shrinks to half its original size by being baked in a toaster oven, then make a pendant or keychain from the result! All supplies provided. No experience necessary.

Drawing in the Galleries: American

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Drawing in the Galleries: African American

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Melodies at the Museum: Gnote7 Mo-Town Tribute

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Detroit Film Theatre

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Drawing in the Galleries: Arts of Africa

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AAW Annual Meeting & Lecture: American Voices & Reinstalling the Smithsonian American Art Museum

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Lecture Hall

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Melodies at the Museum: Gnote~7 Motown Tribute

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Detroit Film Theatre

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Drop-In Workshop: Wire Sculpture

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Art-Making Studio

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Drop-In Workshop: Watercolor Postcards

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Art-Making Studio

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Drop-in Workshop: Paper Doll Costume Design

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Art-Making Studio

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Drop-In Workshop: Shrinky Dink Key Chains & Charms

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Art-Making Studio

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