Detroit Institute of Arts to open gallery for new acquisitions
Annalise Frank - Out of the Crate will endeavor to tell the stories of how recently acquired pieces make it through the museum's assessment process.
View ArticleAutomation Alley creates roadmap for manufacturing technologies
Dustin Walsh - The Troy-based business association plans to release a study on Industry 4.0, the idea that we are in a fourth industrial revolution in which the internet and automation transforms...
View ArticlePlanning to create Detroit cultural campus quietly underway
Sherri Welch - Led by Midtown Detroit and funded by a grant from the Erb Family Foundation, the process aims to create a cohesive vision for several cultural institutions' beautification projects.
View ArticleCollege for Creative Studies fundraiser Nina Holden to leave for DIA
Sherri Welch - As senior vice president and chief development officer at the Detroit museum, Holden will work to raise money for its operating endowment.
View ArticleDIA to host Star Wars costumes, Tigers baseball exhibits
Annalise Frank - "Star Wars and the Power of Costume" opens at the Detroit Institute of Arts in May and the exhibit celebrating Detroit's 1968 World Series victory begins on Opening Day.
View ArticleDIA seeks architecture firms to design connected cultural campus
Tyler Cilfford - The Detroit museum aims to "reimagine" its Midtown grounds and engage other nearby institutions.
View ArticleMOCAD, DIA to hire digital-focused staff with Knight Foundation funding
Annalise Frank - The $970,000 gift for eight museums across the U.S. is aimed at better engaging audiences through technology.
View ArticleDIA selects 8 finalists in cultural campus design competition
Annalise Frank - Chosen design teams will present to the public June 13-14 to create a master plan for a cohesive look for the Midtown area.
View Article3 finalists selected to design connected cultural campus in Midtown
Tyler Clifford - Design teams from Boston, Minneapolis and Paris along with local partners have been selected to reimagine a cohesive district that connects institutions in Detroit's Midtown area.
View ArticleNew Detroit Art Week celebrates art, culture in the city
Kurt Nagl - The inaugural program begins Friday with a new exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts and features talks and performances at more than a dozen locations.
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