The Detroit Institute of Arts: Behind the Seen

Topic: Vogue
The clothing you wear can say a lot about who you are. This talk explores costuming and adornment through time. Discover the many ways that personal, political and cultural identity is communicated through our clothing and body art.

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Topic: Your DIA: (R)evolution
Exploring the history of the DIA heightens awareness of the individuals who founded the museum, built its collection, and supported the institution for over 130 years. It provides the basis for understanding why the DIA is considered one of the most renowned and innovative art museums in the world.

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Topic: Through Her Eyes:  Women Artists in the DIA's Collection
Viewing the work of women artists in the DIA collection heightens awareness of the creative contributions of women across cultures and time.  It provides a lens through which to explore issues of gender, relationships, politics and culture.

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Topic: Through Her Eyes II:  Women Photographers
An introduction to the impact of art photography by some of the leading women artists in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Topic: To Die Upon a Kiss
Scientists have proven that when experiencing "love," brain cells release dopamine, a natural stimulant, to many regions of the brain that impact human behavior.  View a selection of works that explore the variety of behaviors associated with "love."

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Topic: Ordinary People by Extraordinary Artists:  Degas, Renoir and Friends
Some of the most important French artists of the 19th century resisted the elitist aesthetic of the academic art tradition by emphasizing the people around them, and the human experience as subject matter.

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Topic: Native American and Mesoamerican Artworks
In Native American belief, the universe is a sphere, with the sky (Upperworld) above and the watery sea (Underworld) below. These unseen worlds are home to powerful spiritual forces that can affect the earth through natural events. Our human task on earth is to keep the upperworld and underworld in balance.

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Topic: Art Pride
Art Pride discusses the significant contributions of LGBT artists, and their impact on the art world.  These artists are among the leaders of modern and contemporary art, and have shattered stereotypes, and defied prejudice and discrimination on their path to success.

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Topic: Diego Rivera and the Detroit Industry Murals
Learn the complex and intriguing story behind Diego Rivera and his Detroit Industry Murals, now a National Historic Landmark.

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Topic: Picturing Music
This presentation explores the presence of music in visual art, and the role music plays across cultures and time.  It provides a lens through which to explore the personal, social, and creative aspects of identity.

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Topic: Seeking the Sacred
Compare the different ways people throughout the world and throughout time have used works of art to hold, communicate and reinforce ideas about religion, spirituality and cosmology.

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