Press Releases

New Curator of Contemporary Art and Design

Press Releases

Bloomfield Hills, Mich., Nov. 21, 2013 – Cranbrook Art Museum is pleased to announce the appointment of Laura Mott as Cranbrook’s new Curator of Contemporary Art and Design. Mott will be responsible for the Art Museum’s exhibition programs as well as the development and presentation of its collection of modern and contemporary art, architecture, and design.


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Cranbrook Art Museum Installs Skate Ramp at Modern Skate Park in Royal Oak

My Brain Is In My InkstandPress Releases

Skaters encouraged to leave their mark; surface will be removed and installed in Museum as part of new exhibition BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich., Oct. 29, 2013 – Cranbrook Art Museum just completed the installation of a new half-pipe skate ramp at Modern State Park in Royal Oak. Skaters are encouraged to use the ramp over the […]


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My Brain Is in My Inkstand: Drawing as Thinking and Process Opens at Cranbrook Art Museum in November

My Brain Is In My InkstandPress Releases

My Brain Is in My Inkstand: Drawing as Thinking and Process Opens at Cranbrook Art Museum in November Bloomfield Hills, Mich., October 17, 2013 – On November 16, 2013, Cranbrook Art Museum will open a new season of exhibitions examining how the act of drawing impacts both artistic and scientific thinking. Through the new major […]


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“GEORGE NELSON: Architect, Writer, Designer, Teacher”

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George Nelson is considered one of the most influential figures in American design during the second half of the twentieth century. Operating from the western side of Michigan as Design Director at the Zeeland-based furniture manufacturer Herman Miller for more than twenty years, Nelson had his sights firmly focused on Cranbrook, which was also playing a defining role in the development of Modernism.


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