Reviews
This place is beautiful! The staff is so wonderful and friendly and helpful. You can buy tickets once you get there but if you buy them in advance, it goes faster. Elevators and stairs, bathrooms on every floor. 3 floors total. Price of tickets aren't bad either. Went to the Van Gogh exhibit, but will definitely be back to see the rest.
The Detroit Institute of Arts was an absolutely amazing experience! The exhibits, architecture, and artwork are top notch and this is one of my favorite museums I have ever visited! We spent all day here and I feel like we still didn't even scratch the surface. If I could change anything I would have planned to come right at opening so we could experience this for the entirety of opening! You will be amazed at the beauty of this museum, I highly recommend it!
There is just so much to see. I could spend days just staring at the artwork. Mind you I am partial to art. We went and they had a car exhibit and they were so unique. Also seeing a real life van Gogh painting was really cool. I'd definitely go again. They also had art from Mexico, middle east, native Americans, Japan and Korea. I love international art so it was fun to look at everything. Also seeing a real life mummy was really cool but creepy to think there's a skeleton in there.
Large museum with lots to see. The exhibits don’t flow very well, so take a map to be able to follow your path if you want to make sure you see everything. Very cool cafe inside, museum architecture itself is interesting. Weekend day was not too crowded in the afternoon which was nice. $14 for adult, $8 if you’re a student, reasonable prices.
I highly recommend the DIA for your wedding or event. I just recently worked with Luis who is in charge of their events at a recent wedding. It was an immaculate day. He was so attentive, on it, and knew exactly how to serve our client well. He was very communicative with vendors prior explaining things like the building lay out and parking for the event to ensure it would go seamlessly. I cannot say enough great things.
December 2022 - came here to see the Van Gogh exhibit. It was great and worth going. You can get audio or do it on your phone, I think. They hand you a booklet with information about the painting. They have a coat check. The spot to get food, the wine was good and so was a Danish treat. Wasn't overly priced. I posted some photos just to show what you will see. They do have a blue line on the ground to keep you back from the painting.
We had an incredible experience! If you are an art fan you should definitely check out this museum. So many artworks from ancient times to contemporary. We went there on Friday and it was FREE, but you need to register online. I highly recommend it!
Very clean, well laid out, sufficient space to view paintings and artwork with others nearby, knowledgeable staff. Excellently exhibited Van Gogh paintings. Was NOT impressed with the recorded oral presentation - was childish as far as I listened - unnecessary, anyway, so it didn't matter. The booklet handed out was sufficient and the experience was great!
The Art Institute is a unique place where you can see wonderful masterpieces of art. We throughly enjoyed what we saw. We also really liked the Van Gogh exposition, which presented his famous paintings. I highly recommend this Museum for a visit.Visited onWeekdayWait timeNo waitReservation recommendedNot surePrice for adult entry$21–30
Beautiful artwork! so much history and even current art. Lots of great rotating exhibits and even films. Spend a few hours or the whole day and you'll need multiple trips to see everything. Been going here since I was a kid so I have favorites but always new additions and curations. Dining it good too.