Exhibitions

A Cranbrook Exhibit Tracks the Artistic Evolution of the Prolific Allie McGhee | Hour Detroit

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A Look at Cranbrook Art Museum’s Fall 2021 Exhibits | HOUR Detroit

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From Colombia to Cranbrook, artist Olga de Amaral’s work blurs boundaries | The Detroit News

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Cranbrook Art Museum Announces Four New Fall Exhibitions

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The First Major Retrospectives of Legendary Fiber Artist Olga de Amaral and Legendary Detroit Artist Allie McGhee A Look at Michigan’s Modern Movement and the Building of Cranbrook Olga de Amaral: To Weave a RockAllie McGhee: Banana Moon HornOctober 30, 2021 – February 13, 2022 James Haefner: Michigan ModernOctober 6, 2021 – January 9, 2022Building […]


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Building Cranbrook: Saarinen in Michigan

Building Cranbrook

Eliel Saarinen was already an architect of renown in his native Finland before emigrating with his family to the United States in 1923. He would meet George Booth, Cranbrook’s founder along with his wife Ellen Scripps Booth, through his son Henry who was studying architecture with Saarinen at the University of Michigan. Saarinen would commence […]


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Cranbrook surveys its history in ‘With Eyes Opened’ | Live Auctioneers

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With Eyes Opened: A Diverse Retrospective On Cranbrook’s Legacy | The Decorative Arts Trust

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Michigan exhibit shows why a chair can be more than a place to sit | PBS Newshour

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James Haefner: Michigan Modern

James Haefner: Michigan Modern

Featuring 50 photographs by acclaimed Bloomfield Hills-based photographer James Haefner, this exhibition explores Michigan’s extraordinary legacy in architectural modernism. Diverse in style and rich in significance, Michigan Modern documents landmark buildings throughout the state, from the innovative GM Tech Center designed by Eero Saarinen in Warren, Michigan and the refined beauty of Minoru Yamasaki’s McGregor […]


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This Exhibition Shows How Cranbrook Helped Pioneer the Cross-Disciplinary, Craft-Based, Experimental Design and Art of Today | Sight Unseen

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