The Detroit Institute Of Arts

Audience engagement: from the first van gogh painting to enter a u.s. Museum to diego rivera's world-renowned "detroit industry" murals, the dia provides visitor-focused, experiences. Visitors experience tours in the galleries, special exhibitions, live music, films, art-making and family programs. The dia is committed to celebrating the arts throughout the region, most notably with the nationally acclaimed inside/out installations of high-quality reproductions placed in local communities.

Education: the dia is a leader in education, providing free k-12 field trips to one of the nation's best art museums. The dia hosts more than 52,000 annually. Students get a unique opportunity to see world-renowned artwork, history and culture not found in classrooms today. Engagement strategies include critical thinking skills, hands-on activities, writing, role playing, dialogue and team building. A menu of 15 guided experiences help teachers determine which museum experience best reinforce curriculum learning outcomes. More than 1,000 teachers annually attend dia workshops that promote arts enrichment experiences for students.