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Detroit Institute of Arts

Detroit Institute of Arts is a museum in Detroit, MI, part of the Detroit guide. Cost: under $25.

5200 Woodward Ave · Detroit, MI

Why you should go…

The Detroit Institute of Arts fills a Paul Cret-designed Beaux-Arts building on Woodward Avenue with more than 65,000 works across over 100 galleries. Its centerpiece is Diego Rivera's Detroit Industry Murals, five sets of massive frescoes commissioned by Edsel Ford in 1932 that surround the central marble court. The building was dedicated in 1927, and William Randolph Hearst's armor collection lines the main hall leading to the court.

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