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The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) is a museum institution located in Midtown Detroit, Michigan. It has one of the largest and most significant art collections in the United States. With over 100 galleries, it covers 658,000 square feet (61,100 m2)[2][3] with a major renovation and expansion project completed in 2007 that added 58,000 square feet (5,400 m2). The DIA collection is regarded as among the top six museums in the United States with an encyclopedic collection which spans the globe from ancient Egyptian and European works to contemporary art.[2] Its art collection is valued in billions of dollars, up to $8.1 billion USD according to a 2014 appraisal.[4][5] The DIA campus is located in Detroit's Cultural Center Historic District, about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the downtown area, across from the Detroit Public Library near Wayne State University.
The museum building is highly regarded by architects.[6] The original building, designed by Paul Philippe Cret, is flanked by north and south wings with the white marble as the main exterior material for the entire structure. The campus is part of the city's Cultural Center Historic District listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The museum's first painting was donated in 1883 and its collection consists of over 65,000 works. With about 677,500 visitors annually for 2015, the DIA is among the most visited art museums in the world.[1][7] The Detroit Institute of Arts hosts major art exhibitions; it contains a 1,150-seat theatre designed by architect C. Howard Crane, a 380-seat hall for recitals and lectures, an art reference library, and a conservation services laboratory.[1]
In 2023, readers of USA Today voted the Detroit Institute of Arts the No. 1 art museum in the United States.[8]
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^AIA Detroit Urban Priorities Committee (January 10, 2006). "Look Inside: Top 10 Detroit Interiors". Model D Media. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
^"Visitor Figures 2013: Museum and exhibition attendance numbers compiled and analysed" (PDF). The Art Newspaper, International Edition. April 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
^Amber Gibson (February 24, 2023). "10 best art museums in the US". USA Today. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
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