Detroit Institute of Arts

📣 Excited about our upcoming Art of Dining Exhibition? Join our team!📣 The DIA is hosting an onsite Job Fair on Monday, September 9th. We have temporary, part-time, and full-time roles open. Interviews will be conducted onsite. If you are interested, submit your application to our Career Center: https://lnkd.in/gYB-y3pa

🍽️ Experience the Rich Food Culture of the Islamic World at the Detroit Institute of Arts! We're excited to present "The Art of Dining: Food Culture in the Islamic World," an exhibition that explores the intricate connections between food, art, and culture across the Islamic world. Discover stunning ceramics, textiles, and manuscripts that reveal the deep cultural significance of dining traditions from the Middle East to North Africa. Whether you're passionate about history, food, or art, this exhibition offers a unique insight into the rich culinary heritage of the Islamic world. On view from Sept. 22, 2024, through Jan. 5, 2025. 📍 Visit us at the Detroit Institute of Arts to explore this captivating exhibition! https://lnkd.in/gKSaaRdA #ArtOfDining #IslamicArt #FoodCulture #DetroitInstituteOfArts #MuseumExhibition

📢 New Position Opening at the DIA: Director of Exhibitions Under the direction of the Vice President, Exhibition and Collection Strategies, the Director, Exhibitions works to oversee all aspects of the museum’s exhibitions and publishing program to achieve installations and publications of high quality, importance, and impact. The Director, Exhibitions will lead the development and implementation of the museum’s program of temporary exhibitions, permanent gallery installations, and publications. Essential duties include: 🎫Identify and lead teams to develop, manage, and implement exhibitions and major gallery projects that achieve audience, artistic, and financial goals; utilize collaborative work processes to ensure cross-functional communications, efficiency, and effectiveness. 🎫Responsible for the production of the highest quality museum publications within a specified time frame and budget, working with authors, curators, production staff, editors, proofreaders, designers, printers and others on a full range of museum publications including but not limited to exhibition and permanent collection catalogues, the Bulletin of the Detroit Institute of Arts, brochures, labels and other related text. 🎫 Manage the department, determining priorities and goals, scheduling and annual budget for all sections ensuring that department resources and staff support the museum's strategic goals and annual museum-wide goals, and that those goals are met on schedule and within budget. To apply for this opportunity and learn more about the role, visit: https://lnkd.in/gpmXUeaq

📣 New Position Opening at the DIA: Director of Conservation Under the direction of the Vice President, Exhibition and Collection Strategies, the Director, Conservation leads the department in the examination, documentation, preservation, restoration, analysis, and technical research of artworks in the DIA's encyclopedic collections. Essential duties include: 🖼 Ensure that all collection preservation activities, including conservation research, treatment, and documentation, are conducted in adherence with the American Institute for Conservation Code of Ethics and Guidelines for Practice. 🖼 Oversee department initiatives and support conservation staff in their pursuit of technical research on artworks including documentation of structure through written reports, scientific analysis, and imaging in support of acquisitions, treatment, curatorial/ scholarly inquiries and exhibition and gallery content. 🖼 Manage the department, determining priorities and goals, scheduling and annual budget for all sections ensuring that department resources and staff support the museum's strategic goals and annual museum-wide goals, and that those goals are met on schedule and within budget. To apply for this opportunity and learn more about the role, visit: https://lnkd.in/gWk_BkhQ

📢 New Position Opening at the DIA: Editor - Marketing and Communications Under the guidance of the Director, Marketing and Communications, the Editor, Marketing and Communications, will serve as the primary marketing storyteller for the museum, responsible for stewarding the museum’s brand through written content and creating valuable, engaging content for the museum’s key audiences. Essential duties include: ✍Write and edit a variety of content for use in marketing materials and organizational communications highlighting DIA exhibitions, collections and galleries; community engagement programs and initiatives; public programs; director’s updates; and the DIA shop. ✍ Provide writing and editing support for museum projects, including impact reports, donor communications, educational guides, and staff communications. ✍Partner with departmental colleagues to create and edit copy for marketing materials, including print programs, social media and website copy, press releases, and digital and physical advertisements. To apply for this opportunity and learn more about the role, visit: https://lnkd.in/gEvavsgb

We're excited to share that the Detroit Institute of Arts' Inside|Out program has returned to Rochester, Michigan. This beloved initiative brings high-quality reproductions of masterpieces from the DIA's collection to outdoor locations throughout the community. It's a fantastic way to enjoy art in everyday settings and connect with culture outside the museum walls. Read more about this inspiring program and see where you can find these beautiful artworks in Rochester:  https://lnkd.in/gJyGt3Tt #DIADetroit #InsideOut #PublicArt #CommunityEngagement #ArtInRochester #CulturalConnection #ArtEverywhere

The Detroit Institute of Arts proudly holds the distinction of being the first U.S. museum to display and acquire a Van Gogh painting. Van Gogh's "Self Portrait" is one of the DIA's most treasured and respected artworks! Discover more about Detroit's groundbreaking achievements as highlighted by Only In Your State. https://lnkd.in/gJY3zq8i #Detroit #VisitDetroit #DIA

🔔 New job opening at the DIA: Planned Giving Officer 🔔 The Planned Giving Officer is responsible for the museum’s comprehensive planned giving program, the cultivation of planned giving prospects, soliciting planned gifts, documenting planned gifts and stewardship of planned giving prospects, donors, and administration of estate gifts. The Planned Giving Officer cultivates, and stewards planned giving through personal contacts, planned giving marketing efforts, and Tannahill Society participation and recognition. Essential duties include: 📃 Seek out new prospects through research by collaborating with major gift officers and other colleagues, through a comprehensive planned marketing program, including survey results and other digital products. 📃 Solicit, close, and document new pledged gifts annually and facilitate the closing of established estate gifts in accordance with museum financial goals. 📃 Work with donor’s counsel on pending estates, manage contact and communication throughout the disbursement process. Institute and manage litigation if necessary. If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, click here to view our Career Center! https://lnkd.in/gdp3gzd4

🚢📸 Let's wish a happy birthday to the incredible Dorothea Lange, born on May 26! Her masterpiece "Shipyard Worker, Richmond, California" – part of the DIA's collection – has an impact that resonates throughout history. Captured in 1942 and printed in the 1950s, this photograph embodies the strength and resilience of American workers during WWII. Join us in honoring Lange's legacy and her powerful contribution to documentary photography. #DorotheaLange #BirthdayCelebration

🏞️🎨 Dive into the mesmerizing world of Paul Cézanne's "Mont Sainte-Victoire," a breathtaking depiction of the limestone mountain near the artist's home in the south of France. On view at the Detroit Institute of Arts, this masterpiece invites you to explore the play of warm and cold colors, creating a sense of distance and depth that is uniquely Cézanne. Visit it in Modern, Level 2, Central Wing and experience the timeless beauty of this iconic painting. #PaulCezanne #MontSainteVictoire #DetroitInstituteOfArts