The next director of the Detroit Institute of Arts owes Graham Beal a big debt. Beal officially leaves on Tuesday after a 16-year tenure. Most people would think that "saving the art" from sale during Detroit's bankruptcy process is the big "win" for Beal's successor. But it actually starts earlier than that, when Beal helped to raise the dollars required to enlarge and reshape the museum from the perspective of the visitor experience. The magnificent reopening of the museum in 2007 brought new
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