Featured Content: DIA at Home

CARE participants showing off their masks

CARE of Southeastern Michigan | Online Program

The DIA has partnered with CARE of Southeast Michigan for several years as part of its Community Group Program, experiencing art in the galleries and making their own art projects both at the museum and CARE’s facilities in Fraser.

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5 Questions | Curator Ben Colman

What do you do at the DIA?

I'm the associate curator for American Art. I've worked at the DIA since 2015, and study a collection of paintings, sculpture, and decorative arts made in North, Central, and South America bet...

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Wimee's Words | Free Family Fun

You may remember Kevin Kammeraad and his troupe of puppet friends from his many performances at the DIA.

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Free Family Fun with Puppets

When Alex & Olmsted’s Milo the Magnificent visited the Detroit Institute of Arts last spring, this incredibly expressive duo wowed visitors with magic and lead everyone willingly into a suspension of disbelief.

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Our Planet title card with a large beaked bird

Thursdays at the Museum | Film Recommendations

Few movie experiences can be as stirring or memorable as a great documentary, and those who might have a little extra time these days will be glad to discover that there’s a superb collection of ten individual non-fiction films and series available on the YouTube platform.

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DFT @ Home | May 11, 2020

Weekly recommendations from the Detroit Film Theatre on staying in touch while staying safe.

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DFT @ Home | May 4, 2020

Weekly recommendations from the Detroit Film Theatre on staying in touch while staying safe.

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Learn Puppetry at Home | DFT Family Films at Home!

If you caught Paper Heart Puppets’ production of Cardboard Explosion when Brad Shur performed at the DIA, you know how easily everyday materials can be transformed into fantastical worlds with a few tools and imagination.

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