Detroit Institute of Arts - Detroit Edition - Detroit, MI
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The Detroit Institute of Arts is a NRHP property established in 1885 in Detroit, Michigan.
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Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 05/13/2023
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The Detroit Institute of Arts(DIA) was established in 1885 and moved into its current building in 1927. It is located just north of Downtown Detroit near the Wayne State University campus at 5200 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48202. The art collection housed there is valued near $8 billion dollars with some of the most famous works being by Degas, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Gaugin and Picasso.
From the
DIA website:
The DIA's collection is among the top six in the United States, with more than 65,000 works. The foundation was laid by William Valentiner, who was director from 1924 to 1945 and acquired many important works that established the framework of today's collections. Among his notable acquisitions are Mexican artist Diego Rivera's Detroit Industry fresco cycle, which Rivera considered his most successful work, and Vincent van Gogh's Self-Portrait, the first Van Gogh painting to enter a U.S. museum collection.
A hallmark of the DIA is the diversity of the collection. In addition to outstanding American, European, Modern and Contemporary, and Graphic art, the museum holds significant works of African, Asian, Native American, Oceanic, Islamic, and Ancient art. In 2000, the DIA established the General Motors Center for African American Art as a curatorial department in order to broaden the museum's collection of African American art.