Detroit Institute of Arts
Art Museum · Detroit, Michigan
The Detroit Institute of Arts is the city's principal art museum, a large Beaux-Arts building on Woodward Avenue in the Cultural Center in Midtown. Its collection is encyclopedic, running from ancient Egypt and Greece through European masters to African, Asian, Native American and contemporary art, but most visitors come for Diego Rivera's Detroit Industry murals in Rivera Court, painted in 1932-33 and showing the Ford factories in fresco. It also holds a Van Gogh self-portrait and Bruegel's The Wedding Dance. It suits art lovers and anyone curious about Detroit. It is big, so plan two to three hours for the highlights and more if you wander. Residents of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties are normally admitted free, and others pay - confirm. The museum is closed some days of the week, usually Mondays. The building is large and tiring, so choose a few galleries and sit often rather than trying to see everything in one go.
5200 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
The museum is normally open Tuesday to Sunday and closed on Mondays, with some late evening hours on a weekday and shorter hours on others; confirm exact times before you visit as they change by season and holiday. Special exhibitions may need a separate timed ticket, and certain galleries close for installation without much notice. The Rivera Court is the first stop for most visitors and is best seen early or late in the day when the courtyard is quiet. The museum is closed on major holidays, so check the calendar before planning around a public holiday. Free admission for tri-county residents needs proof of address - confirm what the desk accepts.
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