DETROIT, MI.- Friends of Modern and Contemporary Art (FMCA), an auxiliary support group of the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), is hosting SYNC: art meets technology on June 23 at NextEnergy. SYNC is a fundraiser to support restoration and conservation…
Detroit Institute of Arts Provides More Life-Like Reproductions of Art to Display throughout the Detroit Area
DETROIT, MI.- The Detroit Institute of Arts’ (DIA) Inside|Out project, which debuted last fall, is back by popular demand. Last year, the DIA brought 40 reproductions of paintings from its collection to the streets and parks of the greater metro D…
Detroit Institute of Arts Names African American Gallery for Roy and Maureen Roberts
DETROIT, MI.- The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) has named a gallery of contemporary African American art after Maureen and Roy S. Roberts. Roy Roberts is a retired General Motors (GM) group vice president, and he and Maureen Roberts are well-known ph…
Detroit Institute of Arts Names African American Gallery for Roy and Maureen Roberts
DETROIT, MI.- The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) has named a gallery of contemporary African American art after Maureen and Roy S. Roberts. Roy Roberts is a retired General Motors (GM) group vice president, and he and Maureen Roberts are well-known ph…
Museums Organize Exhibition Devoted to Rembrandt’s Representation of Jesus
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- For Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669), the greatest painter, draftsman and printmaker of the Dutch Golden Age, the portrayal of biblical themes was a central preoccupation and one to which the artist introduced challenging innovati…
Museums Organize Exhibition Devoted to Rembrandt’s Representation of Jesus
PHILADELPHIA, PA.- For Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669), the greatest painter, draftsman and printmaker of the Dutch Golden Age, the portrayal of biblical themes was a central preoccupation and one to which the artist introduced challenging innovati…
Hyde’s Rembrandt on Loan to Louvre, Detroit Institute of Arts Loans Painting by Rubens
GLEN FALLS, N.Y.- The Hyde Collection announced today that its prized Christ with Folded Arms by Rembrandt van Rijn will be on display in the Louvre in Paris beginning April 18, 2011 as part of a landmark exhibition titled Rembrandt and the Face of Je…
Detroit Institute of Arts to Honor Artist William T. Williams with 2011 Alain Locke Award
DETROIT, MI.- The Detroit Institute of Arts auxiliary Friends of African and African American Art will present its 19th annual Alain Locke Award to renowned artist William T. Williams on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 2 p.m. As part of the event, Williams will gi…
Detroit Institute of Arts Unveils New Hand, Shadow, and String Puppet Gallery
DETROIT, MI.- Some very important puppets (VIPS) went on view, when the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) unveiled a new permanent gallery featuring hand, shadow, and string puppets from the museum’s Paul McPharlin Puppetry Collection. The collectio…
Detroit Institute of Arts Opens New Gallery Devoted to Ancient Middle Eastern Art
DETROIT, MI.- The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) will open a new gallery devoted to the arts of the Ancient Middle East on Dec. 22 that will showcase the ancient cultural heritage of what we today call Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Yemen and Armenia. A favorite…