Detroit Institute of Arts

Diego Rivera's Detroit Industry frescoes cover the museum's central court with 27 panels of workers, machines, raw materials, medicine, and manufacturing. Rivera developed the cycle after studying Ford's River Rouge complex.The Detroit Institute of Arts holds more than 65,000 works, including the first Van Gogh painting acquired by a museum in the United States. General admission is free for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties; other visitors pay admission, and special exhibitions can cost extra. The museum closes Monday and stays open late Friday. More

Diego Rivera's Detroit Industry frescoes cover the museum's central court with 27 panels of workers, machines, raw materials, medicine, and manufacturing. Rivera developed the cycle after studying Ford's River Rouge complex.The Detroit Institute of Arts holds more than 65,000 works, including the first Van Gogh painting acquired by a museum in the United States. General admission is free for residents of Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties; other visitors pay admission, and special exhibitions can cost extra. The museum closes Monday and stays open late Friday. More