August 10, 2022 (Detroit) – August and September at the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) bring a wide range of entertainment for people of all ages. From the opening of the DIA’s 10th annual Ofrendas: Celebrating Día de Muertos, to artist demonstrations, contemplative films and weekly Drop-In Art Making workshops, there’s something for everyone.

Also starting September 10, 2022, through January 2, 2023, the DIA’s statewide exhibition Rethinking Monuments moves to the Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum in Saginaw, Mich.

General admission is always free for residents of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties.

Exhibitions

• Ofrendas: Celebrating Día de Muertos opening September 24 on view through November 6, 2022.

This annual community exhibition features elaborate ofrenda altars, or offerings, created by local artists in celebration of Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead), honoring the life and memory of lost loved ones.

• Van Gogh’s Artistic Roots: The Hague School and French Realism on view through January 29, 2023.

Van Gogh particularly admired the painterly innovations of the Hague School––a group named for the city in the Netherlands where its core artists lived and worked beginning about 1870.

• Conscious Response: Photographers Changing the Way We See on view through January 8, 2023.

Conscious Response explores the history of visual storytelling and image-making as seen through the eyes of over 25 artists.

 

Ongoing

• Inside|Out 2022 on view through November 30, 2022

Inside|Out returns for its 13th year! This popular program brings high-quality reproductions from the DIA’s collection to outdoor venues throughout metro Detroit. Locations can be found at www.dia.org/insideout.

• GooseChase | Self-guided Scavenger Hunt available on the GooseChase App.

Tour the museum and discover new works with our app-based scavenger hunts.

 

AUGUST
All programs are free with museum admission, unless otherwise noted.

Thursday, August 11

Thursdays at the Museum: Virtual Tour: Picturing Music 1 p.m. 

Explore personal, social, and creative aspects of identity in music in visual art.

 

Friday, August 12

Drawing in the Galleries: European, Dutch Golden Age galleries 6-8:30 p.m.

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience is necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6–adult.

Detroit Film Theatre: The Tsuga Diaries 7 p.m.

Crista, Carloto and João’s lives are observed during a month-long period in quarantine in Sintra, Portugal where it becomes clear that their visual diary is in reverse. In Portuguese and Romanian with English subtitles. Tickets are $9.50 general admission, $7.50 seniors, students and DIA members. There is a $1.50 online convenience fee when purchasing tickets online.

 

Saturday, August 13

Detroit Institute of Awesome! Puppet Performance on Film: The Adventures of Prince Achmed 2 p.m.

Hailed as the world’s first featured animated film, The Adventures of Prince Achmed is packed with adventures which include a magical flying horse, a sorcerer’s army of monsters, and a beautiful princess—fully restored and colorized. Presented with live musical accompaniment by pianist David Drazin.

Drop-In Workshop: Scrolls 12-4 p.m.

Scrolls were used for centuries to keep records and as decoration. Make your own scroll out of simple materials to take home.

Detroit Film Theatre: The Tsuga Diaries 7 p.m.

See August 12 for description.

 

Thursday, August 18

Thursdays “at” the Museum: Virtual Tour: Van Gogh’s Artistic Roots in the DIA’s Collection 1 p.m.

In conjunction with the DIA’s blockbuster fall exhibition Van Gogh In America, this virtual tour explores the current DIA exhibition of artists that inspired Van Gogh’s early artistic development.

 

Friday, August 19

Detroit Film Theatre: Sambizanga 7 p.m.

This forceful, evocative portrait of the 1970s anti-colonial struggle in the country of Angola, Africa was banned by the government until the country obtained its independence from Portugal in 1975. Sambizanga follows Maria as she tries to pick up the pieces after her husband, a secret anti-colonial activist, becomes a political prisoner. In Portuguese with English subtitles. (102 minutes) Tickets are $9.50 general admission, $7.50 seniors, students and DIA members. There is a $1.50 online convenience fee when purchasing tickets online.

Drawing in the Galleries: Native American galleries 6-8:30 p.m.

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience is necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6–adult.

 

Saturday, August 20

Detroit Institute of Awesome! Artist Demonstration: Illustration with Heather Miller 12-4 p.m.

Detroit-based art director and illustrator, Heather Miller invites you to a draw-along workshop where she’ll share her passion for mixed media, along with drawing prompts to encourage you to keep drawing regularly. No previous drawing experience required, all skill levels and ages welcome, and mistakes strongly encouraged. All art supplies provided.

Detroit Film Theatre: Sambizanga 7 p.m.

See August 19 for description.

 

Sunday, August 21

Detroit Institute of Awesome! Artist Demonstration: Illustration with Heather Miller 12-4 p.m.

See August 20 for description.

Detroit Film Theatre: Sambizanga 2 p.m.

See August 19 for description.

 

Thursday, August 25

Thursdays “at” the Museum: Film: The Last Laugh 1 p.m.

This classic silent film stars Emil Jannings as an aging doorman whose happiness crumbles when he is relieved of his duties, the foundation of his happiness and pride. Presented virtually, and featuring a newly restored score and 2K restoration.

 

Friday, August 26

Drawing in the Galleries: Ancient Cultures of the Americas 6-8:30 p.m.

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience is necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6–adult.

Friday Night Live! Michael Malis: From Darkness We Awaken 7 p.m.

The DIA is proud to host composer, improvisor and pianist Michael Malis’ world premiere of his suite From Darkness We Awaken, featuring Malis on piano and Virago, an improvising ensemble.

 

Saturday, August 27

Drop-In Workshop: Accordion Books 12-4 p.m.

The accordion book is one of the most versatile and easiest books to make. Create your own, then decorate it using markers, ribbon and beads.

Detroit Institute of Awesome! Puppet Performance on Film: Tom Lee's The Great Zodiac Animal Race 2 p.m.

Tom Lee’s The Great Zodiac Animal Race features Lee’s most cherished memories of the Lunar New Year with shadow puppet animals inspired by Asian languages and pictograms. This puppet performance will be live-streamed and projected on the DFT's giant screen, suitable for all ages. Lee is a director, designer and puppet artist based in New York & Chicago.

The Adventures of Prince Achmed and Tom Lee's Great Zodiac Animal Race are presented in partnership with Cinema Lamon and Detroit Puppet Company as part of their 2022 Puppet Film Series.

Detroit Film Theatre: Hello, Bookstore 7 p.m.

Residents of Lenox, Mass. rally to protect a local bookstore and beatnik gem in the shadow of the pandemic after it falls on hard times. Featuring the charming and eccentric store owner of The Bookstore, Matt Tannenbaum, Hello, Bookstore provides a heartwarming journey through good times, challenges, problem-solving and the indispensable stories on its shelves. Tickets are $9.50 general admission, $7.50 seniors, students and DIA members. There is a $1.50 online convenience fee when purchasing tickets online.

 

Sunday, August 28

Drop-In Workshop: Accordion Books 12-4 p.m.

The accordion book is one of the most versatile and easiest books to make. Create your own, then decorate it using markers, ribbon and beads.

Detroit Film Theatre: Hello, Bookstore 2 p.m.

See August 27 for description.

 

SEPTEMBER

Friday, September 2

Drawing in the Galleries: Japanese & Korean Art and Indian & Southeast Asian Art 6-8:30 p.m.

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience is necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6–adult.

Friday Night Live! MINGUS MINGUS MINGUS: A Centennial Celebration 7 p.m.

The BASSment, an ensemble of four string basses, piano and drums perform a tribute to bassist and composer Charles Mingus whose extensive resume includes working with Louis Armstrong, as well as Duke Ellington and his group, The Jazz Workshop. Mingus recorded over 100 albums and wrote over 300 scores, expressing his deep love and understanding of vernacular music and brilliant compositional technique.  Featuring Marion Hayden-Bass, Jaribu Shahid, Jeff Pedraz, Jonathan Muir-Cotton, Buddy Budson and Djallo Djakete Keita.

 

Saturday, September 3

Drop-In Workshop: Bookmarks 12-4 p.m.

Use markers, gel pens and collage papers to make your own bookmarks.

Detroit Institute of Awesome! Film: The Ape Star 2 p.m.

This hilarious and moving story is about a young girl named Jonna who learns that love comes in all shapes and sizes when she is adopted by an enormous ape with an equally enormous heart. The Ape Star is a tale of love over greed, finding joy in things that make us different, and the life-changing magic of sometimes letting things get a little messy. Recommended for families with children 6 and older.

Detroit Film Theatre: Distant (Uzak) 7 p.m.

A divorced photographer’s solitary life is disrupted when a distant cousin from his remote village shows up without warning to stay in his tiny apartment in Istanbul until his cousin can find work. Unfortunately for him, work does not materialize and his cousin invents a series of scenarios in the hopes of prolonging his stay. Grand Jury Prize winner at the Cannes Film Festival. In Turkish with English subtitles. Tickets are $9.50 general admission, $7.50 seniors, students and DIA members. There is a $1.50 online convenience fee when purchasing tickets online.

 

Sunday, September 4

Drop-In Workshop: Bookmarks 12-4 p.m.

Use markers, gel pens and collage papers to make your own bookmarks.

 

Thursday, September 8

Thursdays “at” the Museum: Virtual Tour: Child’s Play: Children in Art at the DIA Part I 1 p.m.

Children have been depicted in art throughout time and across cultures. DIA docents explain what their presence might mean and who the children are.  Come meet some of the youngest members of the DIA's collection.

 

Friday, September 9

Drawing in the Galleries: American galleries 6-8:30 p.m.

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience is necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6–adult.

 

Saturday, September 10

Drop-In Workshop: Crayon Rubbings 12-4 p.m.

Use wax crayons and found objects to create one-of-a-kind prints on paper.

Detroit Film Theatre: Distant (Uzak) 7 p.m.

See Sept. 3 for description.

 

Sunday, September 11

Drop-In Workshop: Crayon Rubbings 12-4 p.m.

Use wax crayons and found objects to create one-of-a-kind prints on paper.

Detroit Film Theatre: Blue Island 2 p.m.

Blue Island looks at the state of Hong Kong in the wake of the 2020 national security law, an era where many pro-democracy protesters fled or were in custody. Blurring the lines between narrative and documentary, it incorporates staged sequences with a longer history of the region as a site of refuge. English and Mandarin with English subtitles. (97 minutes) Tickets are $9.50 general admission, $7.50 seniors, students and DIA members. There is a $1.50 online convenience fee when purchasing tickets online.

 

Thursday, September 15

Thursdays “at” the Museum: The DIA’s Van Gogh in America Exhibition Collection 1 p.m.

This virtual tour provides an overview and highlights of the DIA’s spectacular one-of-a-kind blockbuster exhibition Van Gogh In America.

 

Friday, September 16

Drawing in the Galleries: European, Medieval & Renaissance 6-8:30 p.m.

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience is necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6–adult.

Detroit Film Theatre: Tucker: The Man and His Dream 7 p.m.

In the aftermath of World War II, Ypsilanti-based designer Preston Tucker challenged Detroit’s “Big Three” automakers with his revolutionary car concept. Tickets are $9.50 general admission, $7.50 seniors, students and DIA members. There is a $1.50 online convenience fee when purchasing tickets online.

 

Saturday, September 17

Detroit Institute of Awesome! Artist Demonstration: Weaving with Michael Daitch 12-4 p.m.

Michael Daitch returns to the DIA to demonstrate his weaving practice, share examples of his work and give visitors a chance to weave their own mini project. All supplies provided, no experience required.

Detroit Film Theatre: Tucker: The Man and His Dream 2 & 7 p.m.

See Sept. 16 for description.

 

Sunday, September 18

Detroit Institute of Awesome! Artist Demonstration: Weaving with Michael Daitch 12-4 p.m.

Michael Daitch returns to the DIA to demonstrate his weaving practice, share examples of his work and give visitors a chance to weave their own mini project. All supplies provided, no experience required.

Detroit Film Theatre: Tucker: The Man and His Dream 4 p.m.

See Sept. 16 for description.

 

Friday, September 23

Drawing in the Galleries: Islamic World galleries 6-8 p.m.

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience is necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6–adult.

 

Saturday, September 24

Drop-In Workshop: Refrigerator Magnets 12-4 p.m.

Have fun designing and making refrigerator magnets to add to your collection.

 

Sunday, September 25

Drop-In Workshop: Refrigerator Magnets 12-4 p.m.

Have fun designing and making refrigerator magnets to add to your collection.

 

Thursday, September 29

Thursdays “at” the Museum: Concert: To be announced 1 p.m.

Visit dia.org/Thursdays for more information.

 

Friday, September 30

Drawing in the Galleries: European, Dutch Golden Age galleries 6-8:30 p.m.

Create a pencil drawing to take home while taking a closer look at the collection. No experience is necessary. All supplies provided. For ages 6–adult.

 

Museum Hours and Admission  
9 a.m.–4 p.m. Tuesdays–Thursdays; 9 a.m.–9 p.m. Fridays; 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; closed on Mondays. General admission (excludes ticketed exhibitions) is free for Macomb, Oakland and Wayne County residents and DIA members. For all others, $14 for adults, $9 for seniors ages 62+, $8 for college students, $6 for ages 6–17. For membership information, call 313-833-7971.   

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The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), one of the premier art museums in the United States, is home to more than 65,000 works that comprise a multicultural survey of human creativity from ancient times through the 21st century. From the first Van Gogh painting to enter a U.S. museum (Self-Portrait, 1887), to Diego Rivera's world-renowned Detroit Industry murals (1932–33), the DIA’s collection is known for its quality, range and depth. The DIA’s mission is to create opportunities for all visitors to find personal meaning in art individually and with each other.   

Programs are made possible with support from residents of Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties.   

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