Detroit Institute of Arts

Art is closer than you think. 🖼️

For the 17th year, Inside|Out brings more than 250 reproductions from the DIA’s collection to communities across metro Detroit and beyond. From May through October, discover artworks in parks, downtowns, and neighborhoods throughout Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties, plus Mackinac Island.

Spot a favorite out in the wild? Snap a photo and tag . Explore maps and plan your visit at dia.org/insideout

Inside|Out is made possible by Tri-County millage support and Ford Philanthropy.

Explore art, identity, and storytelling at the DIA. Our Art Pride tours highlight the powerful and creative work of artists we understand today as LGBTQ+, including those who lived before modern identity categories existed. Discover how their work shapes culture, expresses personal perspectives, and offers joy and self‑expression, even in the face of exclusion.

Through a conversational experience with a DIA docent, reflect on the lasting contributions of LGBTQ+ artists whose work is recognized around the world.

Join us for the final Art Pride tour on Friday, June 26 at 6:00 PM. Plan your visit and be part of the conversation.

Next time you visit, don’t forget to look up. 👀

Some of the most stunning works are right above you, ornate details, rich colors, and stories that span many years, all painted across the DIA’s ceilings. Take a moment, look up, and see what you might have been missing.

📍Great Hall
📍"The Dreams of Men" Tintoretto, in European: Medieval and Renaissance, Level 2, West Wing
📍Woodward Enterance
📍European: Medieval and Renaissance, Level 2, West Wing
📍European: Medieval and Renaissance, Level 2, West Wing

Get ready to move this summer at the DIA! ✨🕺

Step into FORTUNES, a large-scale interactive experience in the Great Hall where your movement becomes light, shadow, and sound in real time. Every visit is different, inviting you to play, explore, and experience the DIA in a whole new way.

Plan your visit and experience FORTUNES through September 21.

Behind the Brush: Created during the Great Depression through the WPA Federal Art Project, Ralph Chessé’s "Family Group" reflects a moment when art became both work and storytelling. Known as both an artist and puppeteer, Chessé used bold color and expressive forms to depict a Black family set within a southern rural landscape.

When the WPA disbanded in 1943, one of Chessé’s prints found its way to the collection, preserving a powerful example of art created during a pivotal chapter in American history.