Experience and Expression exhibition | Art Access Online

While the DIA presents Detroit Style in the contemporary art galleries, the museum has installed a small selection of works acquired over the past decade in the special exhibition space on the south end of the second floor. This installation has been divided into three sections, all of which invite you to look closely, to ask questions, and to connect with your experiences. Learn more >

The Detroit Institute of Arts' Inside|Out returns for its twelfth year! This popular program brings high-quality reproductions from the DIA’s collection to outdoor venues throughout metro Detroit. The reproductions will be on view in 24 communities from May through October. Learn more >

The Teen Arts Council Film Festival is a virtual event hosted by the DIA Teen Arts Council and they have extended the deadline for submissions to be featured in the showcase! Filmmakers ages 13 - 20 are invited to share short films of their creation by February 19. Ten artists will be selected to participate at our Teen Arts Council Film Fest on March 13, 2021.  Learn more >

Mandabi (The Money Order) | DFT @ Home

DFT @ Home is a virtual screening room that presents Detroit Film Theatre selections at your convenience and helps benefit the DFT. New this week is Mandabi, a richly ironic depiction of a society scarred by colonialism and plagued by bureaucracy, corruption and poverty. The remarkable1968 film was adapted from his own novella by legendary Senegalese writer-director Ousmane Sembène and was the first movie ever made in the Wolof language. Learn more >

Identifying Features | DFT @ Home

In Identifying Features, middle-aged Magdalena has lost contact with her son after he took off with a friend from their town of Guanajuato to cross the border into the U.S., hoping to find work. Desperate to find out what happened to him—and to know if he’s even alive—she embarks on an ever-expanding and increasingly dangerous journey to discover the truth. Learn more >

My Little Sister | DFT @ Home

In the second installment of a four-part international film series, the DFT presents Switzerland’s official entry to the 2021 Academy Awards® for Best International Feature Film. In My Little Sister, 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. Learn more > 

National Puzzle Day is January 29th! This 1000-piece puzzle is based on Bank of the Oise at Auvers, by Vincent van Gogh⁠— favorite work in the DIA’s collection. Perfect for gifting or adding to your own stash, puzzles are a great way to unplug and relax any time of year. Shop now >

This week Thursdays at the Museum is offering its second virtual concert experience. See Protea Trio live from the Crystal Gallery. The Detroit Metro Times listed them as "a new trio of top-drawer local musicians" and indeed, their musical energy on stage is electric and energetic. Learn more >

Most of the DIA's massive, 60,000+ piece collection is available online to browse and learn from wherever you are. Many of these works also have interpretive information right on the page, as well as other details, and images from different angles and perspectives than you'd see in person. Current and past exhibitions are also available online. Browse Art now >

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