A Museum Scavenger Hunt: 10 Things for Kids to Find at the DIA
Turn a museum visit into a treasure hunt and watch kids light up. At the Detroit Institute of Arts, challenge your crew to find: a...
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Friday Night Live! The DIA’s After-Hours Music Scene
On Friday nights, the Detroit Institute of Arts stays up late — and Detroit shows up. Friday Night Live! keeps the museum open until 9...
Detroit Film Theatre: Cinema as It Was Meant to Be Seen, at the DIA
Tucked inside the Detroit Institute of Arts is one of America’s great movie rooms. The Detroit Film Theatre, presenting films since 1974, screens the best...
Folk Art at the DIA: Quilts, Carvings and the Art of Everyday Life
Not all masterpieces hung in palaces. The Detroit Institute of Arts’ Folk Art galleries, now on view, celebrate the extraordinary creativity of self-taught and community...
Final Days: ‘Reimagine African American Art’ Closes October 18 at the DIA
Detroiters have one last chance to see a landmark rehang. Reimagine African American Art at the Detroit Institute of Arts closes October 18, 2026, ending...
‘Caravaggio’s Models’ Arrives at the DIA in March 2027
Caravaggio painted real people — street kids, cardsharps, saints with dirty feet — and a major exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts will put...
Coming January 2027: ‘Velázquez & Olivares’ Brings Spanish Court Masterpieces to the DIA
Detroit’s art calendar for 2027 is already glittering. The Detroit Institute of Arts will present Velázquez & Olivares: Early Years at Court from January 24...
‘Art of Faith’: Sacred Treasures from the Jewish Museum Visit the DIA
Beautiful objects carry belief across centuries. Guests of Honor: Art of Faith from the Jewish Museum, New York, on view at the Detroit Institute of...
‘Armor as Fashion’: Knights Meet Couture at the Detroit Institute of Arts
Steel has never looked this stylish. Guests of Honor: Armor as Fashion, on view at the Detroit Institute of Arts through April 25, 2027, pairs...
Diego Rivera’s Detroit Industry Murals: The DIA’s Beating Heart
In the heart of the Detroit Institute of Arts, one room stops every visitor in their tracks. The Rivera Court holds Diego Rivera’s Detroit Industry...
