Events

Two people sitting in the backseat of a car, leaning against each other while looking away.
Detroit Film Theatre  DIA at Home

DFT @ Home | My Little Sister

  • Jan 22 – Feb 11, 2021

Lisa, once a brilliant playwright, lives with her family in Switzerland, but her heart remains in Berlin, with that of her twin brother Sven, a famous stage actor.

A feminine presenting person with short, spiky hair and wearing a collared, yellow shirt, holds a white bowl with chopsticks. They are staring into their reflection in a large window.
Detroit Film Theatre  DIA at Home

DFT @ Home | World of Wong Kar Wai

  • Dec 18, 2020 - Jan 28, 2021

Wong Kar Wai has established himself as one of the defining auteurs of contemporary cinema.

A young child leaning against the side of a brick wall, in front of a foggy landscape with a single tree.
Detroit Film Theatre  DIA at Home

DFT @ Home | Identifying Features

  • Jan 22 – Feb 18, 2021

Director Fernanda Valadez has crafted a lyrical, suspenseful tale of both terror and beauty, leading to a startling conclusion.

Florence Price in a black blouse with short, curly hair
Black History Month  Free  DIA at Home

Music of Florence Price

  • Jan 20 - March 1, 2021

Florence Beatrice Price became the firs.t African American woman to have a symphony performed by a major American orchestra.

A family with small children looking at the armor cases in the Detroit Institute of Arts' Great Hall
In the Community  Art-Making  Family  Free

DIA at Home: School Field Trips from Home

  • Online , 2021

The DIA Education Staff has a number of learning resources available for educators, parents and students, many of which don’t require a visit to the museum.

A parade featuring black musicians with the US flag in the background
Black History Month  Detroit Film Theatre  Free  DIA at Home

Films of Reverend Solomon Sir Jones | DFT @ Home

  • Jan 20 - March 1, 2021

Jones’ twenty-nine reels of silent, black and white celluloid are now considered the definitive film record of the Great Migration of the 1920s.

An adult enjoys making an art project in a Drop-In Workshop at the Detroit Institute of Arts
In the Community  Art-Making  Family  Free

DIA at Home: For Seniors

  • Online , 2021

An online version of our popular “Thursdays at the Museum” program, these resources help keep seniors (and others of all ages!) learning, exploring and connecting with their DIA.

DIA Inside Out Art Installation at the Fraser Public Library
In the Community  Art-Making  Family  Free

DIA at Home: Community Partnership Connection

  • Online , 2021

The DIA partners with a wide range of regional non-profit organizations for our weekly programming in the museum.

Many men in military uniforms standing in military trenches with serious and worried expressions.
Detroit Film Theatre  DIA at Home

DFT @ Home | Blizzard of Souls

  • Jan 15 – Jan 28, 2021

This first film in a weekly series of four countries’ official submissions to the 2021 Best International Feature category of the 2021 Academy Awards® comes from Latvia. 

Two patrons wearing masks in Rivera Court, viewing Diego Rivera's Detroit Industry Murals
In the Community  Family

Grandparents of Tri-County Michigan – Call for Stories

  • Apply through January 31, 2021

In celebration of Grandparents Day 2021, the Detroit Institute of Arts invites tri-county residents to share 5-minute self-recorded stories on the experience of grandparenting.  

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