This past April, I spent a week in Detroit. I grew up about 20 minutes outside the city, though I’ve been in New York for the last decade. My parents lived in the Detroit area for more than 60
Graham Beal, the director of the Detroit Institute of Arts, announced today that he will retire in June, after 16 years on the job, including what must have been an absolutely hellish…
In an effort to connect with visitors who feel bored, overwhelmed, or confused, museums are using focus groups, comment boards, and even full-time evaluators to help rethink and rewrite texts in the…