Media Alert: Detroit Institute of Arts opens permanent gallery showcasing recently acquired artworks “Out of the Crate: New Gifts & Purchases” gallery opens Jan. 12

Updated Jan 9, 2018

January 4, 2018 - Detroit, MI

 

MEDIA ALERT AND INVITATION

Detroit Institute of Arts opens permanent gallery showcasing recently acquired artworks

“Out of the Crate: New Gifts & Purchases” gallery opens Jan. 12

 

WHAT:         Media are invited to tour the Detroit Institute of Arts’ (DIA) new permanent gallery “Out of the Crate: New Gifts & Purchases” that showcases recently acquired artworks. News release: https://www.dia.org/about/press/news/detroit-institute-arts-opens-permanent-gallery

WHEN:         Friday, Jan. 12, 10 a.m.

WHERE:       Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave. Gallery is located on the second floor, adjacent to the south wall of Rivera Court

RSVP:            To Pam Marcil at pmarcil@dia.org or 313-833-7899.

ON VIEW:    “Maternity Figure (Obaahemaa),” 19th century, Unknown artist, Akan (Asante), African; “Untitled (Room 11 [-1999],” 1999, Cristina Iglesias; “Saint Benedict of Palermo,” 1770–80, attributed to Juan Pascual de Mena; “Salute Dawn,” 1879, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, “Fox, Michigan,” 1980, Hiroshi Sugimoto; “Vase,” ca. 1900, Lajos Mack; “There must be some kind of way outta here,” 2016, Cornelia Parker

 

Museum Hours and Admission

9 a.m.–4 p.m. Tuesdays–Thursdays, 9 a.m.–10 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. General admission (excludes ticketed exhibitions) is free for Wayne, Oakland and Macomb 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.

January 4, 2018 - Detroit, MI

 

MEDIA ALERT AND INVITATION

Detroit Institute of Arts opens permanent gallery showcasing recently acquired artworks

“Out of the Crate: New Gifts & Purchases” gallery opens Jan. 12

 

WHAT:         Media are invited to tour the Detroit Institute of Arts’ (DIA) new permanent gallery “Out of the Crate: New Gifts & Purchases” that showcases recently acquired artworks. News release: https://www.dia.org/about/press/news/detroit-institute-arts-opens-permanent-gallery

WHEN:         Friday, Jan. 12, 10 a.m.

WHERE:       Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 Woodward Ave. Gallery is located on the second floor, adjacent to the south wall of Rivera Court

RSVP:            To Pam Marcil at pmarcil@dia.org or 313-833-7899.

ON VIEW:    “Maternity Figure (Obaahemaa),” 19th century, Unknown artist, Akan (Asante), African; “Untitled (Room 11 [-1999],” 1999, Cristina Iglesias; “Saint Benedict of Palermo,” 1770–80, attributed to Juan Pascual de Mena; “Salute Dawn,” 1879, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, “Fox, Michigan,” 1980, Hiroshi Sugimoto; “Vase,” ca. 1900, Lajos Mack; “There must be some kind of way outta here,” 2016, Cornelia Parker

 

Museum Hours and Admission

9 a.m.–4 p.m. Tuesdays–Thursdays, 9 a.m.–10 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. General admission (excludes ticketed exhibitions) is free for Wayne, Oakland and Macomb 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.