Travel and Adventure

Located in the heart of Detroit’s Cultural Center and founded in 1885,
the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) began its life on Jefferson Avenue
in Detroit, but due to its rapidly expanding collection, moved to a
larger site in 1927. The Beaux-Arts building, designed by Paul Cret,
was referred to as “the temple of art.” Over the years, expansion and
renovations created what is today one of the largest, most significant
collections in the United States, ranging from prehistory through the
21st century.

The intensive European contacts of William
Valentiner, one of the museum’s early directors, along with support
from generous patrons, enabled him to acquire many important works that
established the framework of today’s collections. Some of his most
notable collections include Mexican artist Diego Rivera’s Detroit
Industry frescoe cycle, considered Diego’s most important work in the
U.S., as well as Vincent van Gogh’s Self Portrait, the first van Gogh
painting to enter a U.S. museum collection.

The
official luxury sedan service for airport transportation to and from the Metro Detroit Airport, Checker Sedan
can deliver patrons to one of Detroit’s most prized cultural and
historic landmarks in style.