Events

An image of colorful items for sale in the DIA museum shop
In the Museum  Special Event

Holiday Preview: Members' Shopping Night

  • 5 & 7 p.m. Thu, Nov 1
  • Detroit Institute of Arts - Shop

DIA Members save 20% at this exclusive members-only shopping event.

Drawing in the Galleries
In the Museum  Free  Art-Making  Family

Drawing in the Galleries

  • Fri, Nov 2
  • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Detroit Institute of Arts - Ancient Middle East (1st Floor)

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

Korean Paper Crafts
In the Museum  Free  Art-Making  Family  Arts of Asia

Drop-In Workshop: Korean Paper Crafts

  • Fri, Nov 2
  • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Detroit Institute of Arts - Art-Making Studio

Learn to create and decorate paper trays with traditional Korean cut-paper motifs which symbolize wishes for happiness and longevity.

Drawing in the Galleries
In the Museum  Free  Art-Making  Family

Drawing in the Galleries

  • Sat, Nov 3
  • 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Detroit Institute of Arts - European (2nd Floor)

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

Korean Paper Crafts
In the Museum  Free  Art-Making  Family  Arts of Asia

Drop-In Workshop: Korean Paper Crafts

  • 12 - 4 p.m. | Sat, Nov 3 & Sun, Nov 4
  • Detroit Institute of Arts - Art-Making Studio

Learn to create and decorate paper trays with traditional Korean cut-paper motifs which symbolize wishes for happiness and longevity.

DIA Exterior with Fountain
In the Museum  Special Event

2018 DIA Gala

  • Sat, Nov 3
  • 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM
  • Detroit Institute of Arts

The 2018 Detroit Institute of Arts Gala celebrates the re-installation of the museum's Asian Galleries. 

Manuscript of the “Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Verses” (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita)
In the Museum  Free  Exhibitions  Special Event  Arts of Asia

Asian Galleries Opening

  • Opening Nov 4
  • Detroit Institute of Arts

The DIA’s expanded Asian Galleries present works of art from the world’s largest continent, featuring recent acquisitions together with longtime DIA treasures coming back onto view .

European: Medieval & Renaissance
In the Museum  Free  Art-Making  Family

Drawing in the Galleries

  • Sun, Nov 4
  • 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Detroit Institute of Arts - African American (2nd Floor)

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

Neha Vedpathak standing behind her artwork in her studio
In the Museum  Arts of Asia  Free  Talks & Tours  Family

A Conversation with Artist Neha Vedpathak

  • Sun, Nov 4
  • 1:00 PM
  • Detroit Institute of Arts - Lecture Hall

Detroit-based artist Neha Vedpathak and DIA Assistant Curator Katherine Kasdorf, Arts of Asia & the Islamic World, discuss Vedpathak’s artistic practice, her background, and the large-scale work she created for the DIA’s new gallery of Indian and Southeast Asian art.

Jin Hi Kim and Min Xiao Fen
In the Museum  Free  Detroit Film Theatre  Music  Family  Arts of Asia

Asian Sound Revolution

  • Sun, Nov 4
  • 3:00 PM
  • Detroit Film Theatre

Celebrating the opening of the DIA's new Asian Galleries, this artist collaboration uses traditional Asian instruments to create contemporary sounds.

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