Events

Family 
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 , 2022

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

Mother Earth Isyss Christerfield Detroit School of Arts Teachers: Kim Hildebrandt-Hall & Mikwonjilian Antwih
Exhibitions  Family  Free  In the Community  DIA at Home

85th Annual Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) Student Exhibition.

  • Sat, Apr 23 - Sun, May 29, 2022

The DIA's 85th Annual Detroit Public Schools Community District Student Exhibition is online and in-person.

Representatives of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
In the Museum  Family  Free  Special Event

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month 2022

  • May 2022
  • Detroit Institute of Arts

The Detroit Institute of Arts invites you to celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month from home with online programs including music, dance, film, art talks, puppets, and more.

A woman shown from the neck down holding up a string of four paper dolls dressed in traditional clothes from different areas in Asia.
Family  Free  DIA at Home

Artist Demonstration Video - JenClare Gawaran

  • Sat, May 7 , 2022
  • 1:00 PM

JenClare Gawaran is an artist and educator, born and raised in Metro Detroit.

A woman drawing in the American galleries
In the Museum  Art-Making  Family  Free

Drawing in the Galleries: American Galleries

  • Fri, May 13 , 2022
  • 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Detroit Institute of Arts - American Galleries

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection.

Example of Scrolls from the art-making studio
In the Museum  Art-Making  Family  Free

Drop-In Workshop: Scrolls

  • Sat, May 14 , 2022
  • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Detroit Institute of Arts - Art Making Studio

Scrolls were used for centuries to keep records and as decoration.

Hands weaving small colorful squares against a white backdrop with yarn.
In the Museum  Art-Making  Family  Free

Artist Demonstration: Place-Based Art Practice with Kayla Powers

  • 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Sat, May 21 & Sun, May 22, 2022
  • Detroit Institute of Arts - Art Making Studio

In this demonstration, Kayla will share her approach to engaging with place to create ecologically focused fiber art.

A woman with dark brown hair sits on an easel bench and draws on a canvas.
In the Museum  Art-Making  Family  Free

Drawing in the Galleries: Japanese & Korean Art and Indian & Southeast Asian Art

  • Fri, May 27 , 2022
  • 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Detroit Institute of Arts - Japanese & Korean Art and Indian & Southeast Asian Art

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection.

Image: Bojagi, mid to late 20th century, Korean; silk, cloth. 
In the Museum  Art-Making  Family  Free

Drop-In Workshop: Bojagi

  • Sat, May 28 , 2022
  • 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Detroit Institute of Arts - Art Making Studio

Korean women used traditional wrapping cloth, or bojagi, to cover, store, decorate, or carry gifts and objects of everyday life.

The crew from the 2019 APAHM performance dressed in traditional clothing while smiling and giving the camera a thumbs up.
In the Museum  Family  Free  Special Event

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month – Cultural Presentations

  • Sat, May 28 , 2022
  • 12:30 PM
  • Detroit Film Theatre

AAPI artists based in Southeast Michigan come together to showcase their work informed by the traditions of their ancestral homes and their lived experiences in America.

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