An expansive renovation project, designed by Michael Graves, has been under way since 2001, and the grand reopening is scheduled for this November. But the DIA isn’t resting on its laurels.
And, of course, there’s Rivera’s Detroit Industry murals, extensive Dutch and African art collections, vast Italian sculptures, and an impressive American art section. Best Museum: DIA, Photograph by Roy RitchieĪrt Best Museum: Detroit Institute of Artsįrom ancient Egyptian art to modern masters such as Helen Frankenthaler, the 60,000-plus works housed in the beautiful Italian Renaissance building on Woodward give Detroiters plenty to be proud of.
