My City May 2022

Art If you are a lover of the fine arts (maybe a frequent visitor to our own FIA?), you might consider exploring these galleries. Detroit Institute of Arts is facility is a must-visit for anyone who loves art. Located an hour away in Downtown Detroit, the DIA features one of the country’s largest art collections. Current and future exhibitions include “Women Artists in Italy 1500-1800,” “Detroit Style: Car Design,” “Van Gogh in America” and others. Combine a DIA visit with a Tiger’s baseball game and experience Detroit for a weekend. Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Take two hours and drive to Kalamazoo and view a collection of over 5,000 Šne art works. Current and future exhibitions include “Linling Lu: Musical Meditations,” “Colors! Shapes! Patterns!” and the West Michigan Art Show. Traveling exhibits featured are “Boo: Images of the Macabre” and “American Perspectives on Modernism” among others. Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum Located on the campus of Saginaw Valley State University, the MMF Sculpture Museum sits less than an hour north of Flint. Entry is free to view the nearly 200 sculptures created by Marshall M. Fredericks as well as rotating exhibitions of works by artists from around the world. Cranbrook Art Museum Located in BloomŠeld Hills, this museum features works highlighting culture, architecture and design. Summer exhibitions include the sports art of Tyrrell Winston, a selection from Flint’s own Mott-Warsh Collection, and “Made a Universe” – a short Šlm and exhibition created by Flint’s own Tunde Olaniran! 

ANN ARBOR HANDS-ON MUSEUM

YANKEE AIR MUSEUM

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