A center of art and culture in Detroit, Michigan since 1885, Detroit Institute of Arts - DIA has a diverse art collection that has been ranked among the top in the nation. Housed in a 685,000-square-foot complex whose centerpiece is a Beaux-Arts building designed by the architect Paul Philippe Cret, Detroit Institute of the Arts encompasses more than 100 galleries, a lecture and recital hall, a reference library, and a laboratory dedicated to art conservation. The art collection at Detroit Institute of Arts includes more than 60,000 European, modern and contemporary, and American works valued at more than $1 billion, including Vincent van Gogh's famous self-portrait, the first work by the renowned artist to become part of a U.S. museum collection. The founding of Detroit Institute of Arts was inspired by a European art tour undertaken by newspaper magnate James E. Scripps, who published a journal of his travels. The museum established as a result, initially called the Detroit Museum of Art, is now the second-largest municipally owned museum in the country. In the past, Detroit Institute of Arts has offered part-time job opportunities.

A center of art and culture in Detroit, Michigan since 1885, Detroit Institute of Arts - DIA has a diverse art collection that has been ranked among the top in the nation. Housed in a 685,000-square-foot complex whose centerpiece is a Beaux-Arts building designed by the architect Paul Philippe Cret, Detroit Institute of the Arts encompasses more than 100 galleries, a lecture and recital hall, a reference library, and a laboratory dedicated to art conservation. The art collection at Detroit Institute of Arts includes more than 60,000 European, modern and contemporary, and American works valued at more than $1 billion, including Vincent van Gogh's famous self-portrait, the first work by the renowned artist to become part of a U.S. museum collection. The founding of Detroit Institute of Arts was inspired by a European art tour undertaken by newspaper magnate James E. Scripps, who published a journal of his travels. The museum established as a result, initially called the Detroit Museum of Art, is now the second-largest municipally owned museum in the country. In the past, Detroit Institute of Arts has offered part-time job opportunities.