A little good news regarding the Detroit Institute of Art...

[Bay Boy]

...the state attorney general has said that the artworks can't be sold off, they are held as a charitable trust for the citizens of Michigan

[libodem]

1. .

[longship]

2. Good! That means the Diego Rivera murals are safe.

The DIA Rivera Court:


A mural close-up:


A Detail:


Google "Rivera murals Detroit" and click images for more of these wonderful works.

(He was a socialist, BTW.)

[femmocrat]

3. OMG--- Amazing! The building is breath-taking, too.

About the murals: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Industry_Murals

Here is a panoramic view: http://riveracourtdetroitinstituteofarts.synthescape.com/

[longship]

4. Yup! I was born in Detroit (1948) and grew up there.

And NOT in the suburbs like most Detroit claimants, like Emenem.

The Detroit Institute of Arts is a place I've known since my childhood. Beyond family and school trips, I took a DSR bus with a friend to see the Tutankhamen exhibit in the 60's (early 60's, IIRC). I even heard Schubert chamber music played in one of their galleries.

It is, indeed, a wonderful place. And yes, Rivera murals are utterly astounding. Unforgettable.

I also saw an exhibition of the Tannahill Bequest that blew my mind.

Here's a link:
http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Robert_Hudson_Tannahill_bequest_to_t.html?id=acrpAAAAMAAJ

[Demeter]

5. If I was a practicing Catholic, I'd light candles in gratitude

As it is, I'll have to rethink my dislike of Bill Shuette. I'd almost rather go back to Mother Church...