About the museum
The story of the Detroit Institute of Arts
The Detroit Institute of Arts was founded in 1885, and its Beaux-Arts building on Woodward Avenue opened in 1927. Its collection is one of the largest in the United States.
Its paintings include Van Gogh, Bruegel and Matisse, and its central court is covered by Diego Rivera's monumental Detroit Industry murals.
The collection
The DIA's collection of more than 65,000 works ranges from ancient Egypt to contemporary art. It was the first American museum to buy a painting by Van Gogh, his Self-Portrait with Straw Hat, in 1922.
Its European galleries include Bruegel's The Wedding Dance, Fuseli's The Nightmare and Caravaggio's Martha and Mary Magdalene, and its American collection runs from Whistler and Sargent to modern art.
At ArtLogia you can order 46 of its paintings as hand-painted reproductions, by 39 artists led by Vincent van Gogh, James McNeill Whistler and Henry Fuseli.
- paintings to order
- 46
- artists
- 39
- art movements
- 16
- years covered
- 1435–1894
The building
Paul Philippe Cret designed the Beaux-Arts building on Woodward Avenue, opened in 1927. Diego Rivera painted the 27 panels of Detroit Industry in its central court in 1932–33, a commission paid for by Edsel Ford.
Masterpieces to see
Planning a visit
Start in Rivera Court: the murals cover all four walls and tell the story of the city's car industry.
