Prior to the pandemic, as part of the DIA’s Healing Arts Program, the museum’s studio assistants visited DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan weekly. Now, the DIA’s studio staff has found a way to provide art enrichment to patients during the pandemic by creating drop-off art kits for patients and their families. Read now >

Wimee's Words: Marsden Hartley's Log Jam, Penobscot Bay | Art Access

The Detroit Institute of Arts is proud to present special editions of Wimage LLC.’s engaging and live online show for kids – Wimee's Words. This special episode will explore the influence of American modernist painter and poet Marsden Hartley.   Learn more >

In the final week of the Russ Marshall exhibition, we are revisiting the special photography education resource created for the show. Using an examination of 50 years of photographs by Russ Marshall as inspiration, students can create their own Photovoice Project with the intention of capturing a slice of their own lives. Learn more >

Preview and Discussion: America You Kill Me

On June 28, the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion, the DFT will present a preview and discussion of the new feature documentary about Jeffrey Montgomery, a Detroit native and LGBTQ advocate.  Learn more >

DFT @ Home is a virtual screening room that presents Detroit Film Theatre selections at your convenience and helps benefit the DFT. New this week are two films. Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation compares the trajectories of two brilliant, tormented mid-century Southerners, Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams. Also available is the newly restored Distant Journey, one of the first films to confront the horrors of the Holocaust. DFT Films>

TATM: A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China (film) | For Seniors

In this week’s virtual Thursdays at the Museum program, enjoy the film, A Day on the Grand Canal with the Emperor of China. Directors Phillip Haas and David Hockney take you on a magical journey through China via a marvelous 72-foot-long 17th-century Chinese scroll. Learn more >

Welcome the warm weather with a cool new shirt from the Detroit Institute of Arts Shop. See the entire assortment online or in-store, including several styles that are now on sale! Shop now >

On Amazon Prime Day, which is happening today and tomorrow, choose the Detroit Institute of Arts! When you shop through AmazonSmile, a percentage of proceeds are donated to the DIA. Click to set the Detroit Institute of Arts as your charity of choice and each qualified purchase you make will support your museum.  Learn more >

In accordance with state guidelines, visitors are will no longer be required to wear masks, effective Wednesday, June 23. Unvaccinated guests are encouraged to wear a mask during their visit. 

The DIA is always free for all residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties as well as DIA members.

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