detroit institute of art
i was home for the holidays and knew i had to go see at least one museum in detroit. it was such an obvious choice, the detroit institute of arts, which had been recently renovated. my boyfriend and i headed over there on a chilly sunday afternoon. we decided to just see the museum, not the special exhibits, since we both had not been there in so long. next time we are back in the city, we will probably try the detroit science center.
the parking was very convenient and just a short walk to the front of the museum. i liked the museum layout. the rooms were small and i found it easy to move from room to room.
i think the best part of the museum, which i have never seen in a museum, were these descriptive signs in almost every room. the signs seemed to unite all the objects in the room (i.e. the paintings, sculptures, sketches). there were throughout the entire museum from the modern to the neoclassical to the egyptian art.
a visit to the dia is not complete without mentioning the diego rivera painting that was commissioned especially for the museum. after walking through the front lobby, you immediately enter this reception hall with the painting around the entire top of the room.
the collection is fairly spectacular. it has quite a wide variety. we saw a little bit of everything. most notably, i noticed that they are opening a new section of art focused on muslim art. it will be interesting to see what they include in here, but it was hard to see how large this section will be.
times visited: 1
time in museum: 3 hrs
overall: A-
the parking was very convenient and just a short walk to the front of the museum. i liked the museum layout. the rooms were small and i found it easy to move from room to room.
i think the best part of the museum, which i have never seen in a museum, were these descriptive signs in almost every room. the signs seemed to unite all the objects in the room (i.e. the paintings, sculptures, sketches). there were throughout the entire museum from the modern to the neoclassical to the egyptian art.
a visit to the dia is not complete without mentioning the diego rivera painting that was commissioned especially for the museum. after walking through the front lobby, you immediately enter this reception hall with the painting around the entire top of the room.
the collection is fairly spectacular. it has quite a wide variety. we saw a little bit of everything. most notably, i noticed that they are opening a new section of art focused on muslim art. it will be interesting to see what they include in here, but it was hard to see how large this section will be.
times visited: 1
time in museum: 3 hrs
overall: A-
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