With the future of Detroit's beloved art museum at risk, newly proposed legislation would theoretically protect it from creditors, were the cash-strap...

The Detroit Institute of Arts might be headed to court after an anti-tax group sued the museum, claiming it made false claims about free admission. ...

Beverly Fishman's Pill Spill, a glass installation at the Detroit Art Institute, makes the comparison between art and medicine explicit. But what does it mean to stage a "pharmacy" in a museum? It's a more difficult question than meets the eye.

We have institutional gems in Detroit that other cities envy. Many times we take them for granted. One of these gems, which needs our support, is the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA).

If you see a sculpture floating in a Detroit fountain Friday, or a painting perched on a statue, you may have stumbled onto the beginning of your own ...

Museums collect and show triumphs of individual expression. The DIA (more than most museums) also makes art accessible. Through its interactive displays, gallery structures, and exhibits, the DIA puts works of art in context.

Supporters of the Detroit Institute of Arts gathered at New Center Park Tuesday evening to rally to keep the art museum open. On August 7, voters i...

On August 7, voters in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties have the rare privilege of voting on the importance of preserving a cultural treasure -- the Detroit Institute of Arts. I will be voting yes and urge you to do the same.

DETROIT -- The Detroit Institute of Arts is working to persuade voters to authorize a tax to support the cultural institution, promising free admissio...

I can remember going to the Detroit Institute of Arts for the first time on a school trip. Art plays an important role in free society. Art is seeing what isn't there, and art education provides creative thinking skills.

"Perfection has never been my beat," said Patti Smith, the rocker, writer, artist and legend of the downtown New York City arts scene who later made h...