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Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus Tickets half-off this Sunday at Detroit Institute of Arts
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
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WHAT: Tickets for the popular exhibition Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus are half off on Sunday, Dec. 11 as part of Ford Free Sundays. The half-off price is $8 for adults and $4 for ages 6–17. Group reservations are excluded from the discount.
WHEN: Sunday, Dec. 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
HOW: Tickets are timed and include a multimedia tour. Advance purchase is recommended. Tickets are available at the DIA Box Office, www.dia.org or 866-342-8497. A $3.50 handling charge applies to all non-DIA-member tickets, except those sold at the DIA Box Office.
OTHER: Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus brings together for the first time many of Rembrandt’s finest paintings, prints and drawings that portray Jesus and events described in the Bible. The exhibition includes approximately 52 small, intimate paintings, prints and drawings by Rembrandt and his students revealing how Rembrandt broke from traditional 17th-century representations of Jesus.
In Detroit, the exhibition is generously supported by The Cracchiolo Family. This exhibition is supported by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
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