Detroit Institute of Arts

The Detroit Institute of Arts is an absolute gem! Its diverse collection spans centuries and cultures, offering something for everyone to enjoy. The museum also offers interactive elements, making it great for families. Plus, the cafeteria and gift shop are well-stocked and welcoming. Whether you’re an art enthusiast or a casual visitor, the DIA is a place where you can immerse yourself in beauty and creativity. Highly recommend spending at least half a day here to truly soak it all in. 5/5 stars!

Very beautiful place. Gorgeous architecture. Staff is very friendly. Interesting exhibits. Be sure to maintain the 2 ft distance from each art piece or a voice will come over the intercom telling you to back up. 🤦‍♀️😬😅 plan to spend several/many hours if you like to read descriptions.

Fabulous museum filled with history, culture, and modern art! We had lunch in the cafe within the atrium and it was very peaceful and beautiful. We spent about it 3 hours here but easily could’ve spent upwards of 5+ hours. I cannot wait to go back, everything was fabulous and so fascinating!! Make sure you eat before going as you’re not allowed to bring food and drink inside the exhibit halls.

What a lovely museum experience. The collection is wonderful, including some beautiful and important impressionist art. The Buddhist and Hindu rooms were well designed and while small, contained some lovely pieces. The Diego Rivera mural was the centerpiece, figuratively and literally. Wow. Great lavender latte at the cafe.

This place is amazing! You could spend an entire day here or 5. So much to see and learn, so much diversity, I love it. I only wish they had some Rembrandt’s on display. Other than that, beautiful building and such an amazing collection of art. An FYI: don’t bring any food, drinks or even a bottle. If you do, they’ll let you empty your bottle outside and keep the bottle in the lockers in the front before you enter. Lockers are free and accessed by pin, so no key to track.

Cool museum to see art from all over the world. The American landscape paintings are really beautiful. The museum has a ton of pathways so it's relatively easy to get lost so budget some extra time.

Such an amazing place. The wife and I spent three hours walking around and talking. And we only saw half of it. Security staff could be friendlier. We kept getting warned for what "could" happen. Which was weird. "You have to stand X amount of feet away," but there were no signs that said that. We were also further back than what he rudely said. So... we were warned that we were too far away to be breaking an unposted rule? This happened again later on with a female security person who walked from another room to tell me that my hand was "almost too close." In front of another security person that was right next to me. Maybe I was a little short tempered that day, but it was enough for me. We just left. The MASSIVE amount of security is bored. Air-buds in, and just plain rude. If you don't like your job, do something else.

Beautiful collection. We love this. 2 of us from Michigan, schooled at U of M. So happy we could see this. Variety is perfect. Docents available in galleries to guide and discuss art work. The free Qline stops nearby.

The Detroit Institute of Arts is an absolute gem! Its diverse collection spans centuries and cultures, offering something for everyone to enjoy. The museum also offers interactive elements, making it great for families. Plus, the cafeteria and gift shop are well-stocked and welcoming. Whether you’re an art enthusiast or a casual visitor, the DIA is a place where you can immerse yourself in beauty and creativity. Highly recommend spending at least half a day here to truly soak it all in. 5/5 stars!

Very beautiful place. Gorgeous architecture. Staff is very friendly. Interesting exhibits. Be sure to maintain the 2 ft distance from each art piece or a voice will come over the intercom telling you to back up. 🤦‍♀️😬😅 plan to spend several/many hours if you like to read descriptions.

Fabulous museum filled with history, culture, and modern art! We had lunch in the cafe within the atrium and it was very peaceful and beautiful. We spent about it 3 hours here but easily could’ve spent upwards of 5+ hours. I cannot wait to go back, everything was fabulous and so fascinating!! Make sure you eat before going as you’re not allowed to bring food and drink inside the exhibit halls.

What a lovely museum experience. The collection is wonderful, including some beautiful and important impressionist art. The Buddhist and Hindu rooms were well designed and while small, contained some lovely pieces. The Diego Rivera mural was the centerpiece, figuratively and literally. Wow. Great lavender latte at the cafe.

This place is amazing! You could spend an entire day here or 5. So much to see and learn, so much diversity, I love it. I only wish they had some Rembrandt’s on display. Other than that, beautiful building and such an amazing collection of art. An FYI: don’t bring any food, drinks or even a bottle. If you do, they’ll let you empty your bottle outside and keep the bottle in the lockers in the front before you enter. Lockers are free and accessed by pin, so no key to track.

Cool museum to see art from all over the world. The American landscape paintings are really beautiful. The museum has a ton of pathways so it's relatively easy to get lost so budget some extra time.

Such an amazing place. The wife and I spent three hours walking around and talking. And we only saw half of it. Security staff could be friendlier. We kept getting warned for what "could" happen. Which was weird. "You have to stand X amount of feet away," but there were no signs that said that. We were also further back than what he rudely said. So... we were warned that we were too far away to be breaking an unposted rule? This happened again later on with a female security person who walked from another room to tell me that my hand was "almost too close." In front of another security person that was right next to me. Maybe I was a little short tempered that day, but it was enough for me. We just left. The MASSIVE amount of security is bored. Air-buds in, and just plain rude. If you don't like your job, do something else.

Beautiful collection. We love this. 2 of us from Michigan, schooled at U of M. So happy we could see this. Variety is perfect. Docents available in galleries to guide and discuss art work. The free Qline stops nearby.