Events

A woman in a dirty blue boiler suit scowls at the camera while standing next to a large red tractor.
Detroit Film Theatre  DIA at Home

DFT @ Home | The County

  • Apr 30 – May 27, 2021

Set in a small Icelandic farming community, The County tells the story of Inga, a middle-aged dairy farmer who’s fed up with the area’s all-powerful local cooperative.

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.

A woman wearing a scarf over her head and holding a handheld video camera with a worried look on her face.
APAHM  Detroit Film Theatre  DIA at Home

To the Ends of the Earth

  • May 7 – June 4, 2021

To the Ends of the Earth is both an entertaining tale of culture clash and a penetrating depiction of a young woman’s alienation and anxiety.

Edo Avant Garde
APAHM  Detroit Film Theatre  DIA at Home  Family  Free

Edo Avant Garde

  • May 13 – May 23, 2021

Edo Avant Garde reveals how Japanese artists during the Edo period, innovated approaches to painting that many in the west associate with twentieth-century art.

"First Annual Detroit Blues Festival, Detroit," 1977, Russ Marshall, American; dye-based ink jet print.
In the Museum  Free  Exhibitions

Russ Marshall: Detroit Photographs, 1958-2008

  • Nov 15, 2020 - June 27, 2021
  • Detroit Institute of Arts

The Detroit Institute of Arts presents a survey of over 90 photographs by Russ Marshall whose black-and-white imagery was inspired by the Motor City’s streets, architecture, music and factory workers for over 50 years.

Children being taught about art in the Islamic galleries
In the Museum  Family  Free  Talks & Tours

GooseChase | Self-guided Scavenger Hunt

  • Available on the Goosechase App , 2021

Tour the museum and discover new works with our app-based scavenger hunts.

Detroit Institute of Arts patrons respecting mask and social distancing guidelines while seeing the new exhibition, Detroit Style: Car Design in the Motor City, 1950–2020
In the Museum  Member Exclusive

Member Mornings

  • 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Wednesdays , 2021

To express our gratitude, we've set aside tickets and reserved special hours just for DIA members.

Cars | Credit to be determined
In the Museum  Exhibitions

Detroit Style: Car Design in the Motor City, 1950–2020

  • Sun, Nov 15, 2020 - Sun, Jun 27, 2021
  • Detroit Institute of Arts

A selection of paintings and sculptures will highlight the conversation between the American art world and the car culture from the 1950s to the present day.  

A patron standing in front of Mickalene Thomas' "Something You Can Feel"
Detroit Film Theatre  Thursdays at the Museum  DIA at Home

TATM presents Virtual Tour: Through Her Eyes, Women Artists in the DIA Collection

  • Thu, May 20 , 2021
  • 1:00 PM

Thursdays at the Museum is now a LIVE online event every Thursday at 1 p.m. 

A collage of photos of Asian Sound revolution members playing instruments
APAHM  DIA at Home  Family  Free

Asian Sound Revolution – Pulse | Jin Hi Kim & Ensemble

  • Fri, May 21 , 2021
  • 7:00 PM

Six musicians, all trained in traditional instruments of their cultural heritage, came together to create a contemporary performance rooted in tradition.

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