The Detroit Institute of Arts - 2006
The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), originally named the Detroit Museum of Art, has one of the largest, most significant art collections in the United States. According to Suzanne Loebl's 2002 guide America's Art Museums: A Traveler's Guide to Great Collections Large and Small, the DIA is the sixth largest art museum in the United States. Its first painting was donated in 1883 and its collection consists of over 65,000 works. The DIA is an encyclopedic museum, not a specialist one: its collections range from ancient Egyptian works to contemporary art. The DIA is located in Detroit's Cultural Center, about two miles (3 km) north of the downtown area, near Wayne State University. The museum has also published an introductory visitor's guide.
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