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It's Museum Week on Twitter and Detroit is getting some history and an inside look from The Detroit Institute of Arts and The Henry Ford. Today is our favorite day (#architectureMW), but here are some of our favorite tweets from throughout the week.
The building in which the DIA currently resides was designed by Paul Cret and opened in 1927. #architectureMW pic.twitter.com/AeWlKvfWpN
— Detroit Inst of Arts (@DIADetroit) March 30, 2016
The DIA opened in 1888 as the Detroit Museum of Art in a romanesque-style building on Jefferson Ave. #architectureMW pic.twitter.com/0R2KaNsx9j
— Detroit Inst of Arts (@DIADetroit) March 30, 2016
.@DIADetroit's Kresge Court is a gathering place to enjoy life & art. It's the museum's town square! #architectureMW pic.twitter.com/htLZTtfFtu
— Salvador Salort-Pons (@SalvadorSalort) March 30, 2016
Conservator Ellen Bernal added protective inserts to Davies’ “Dances” before it was installed in Dance! #secretsMW pic.twitter.com/bMmtXCnWBG
— Detroit Inst of Arts (@DIADetroit) March 28, 2016
#architectureMW Detroit Toldeo & Milwaukee Roundhouse built 1884 @thehenryford #GFV #MuseumWeek pic.twitter.com/VEub4LWaXB
— Jillian Ferraiuolo (@hayjayjay) March 30, 2016
#architectureMW Our iconic clocktower modeled off of PA's Independence Hall in 1929 @thehenryford #MuseumWeek pic.twitter.com/GrPa54obrr
— Jillian Ferraiuolo (@hayjayjay) March 30, 2016
Construction of the distinctive curved wall along Village Road near Henry Ford Museum, circa 1952. #architectureMW pic.twitter.com/NzO9C0li5J
— The Henry Ford (@thehenryford) March 30, 2016
Stay tuned, as tomorrow #MuseumWeek continues with #architectureMW! pic.twitter.com/AlEiB7fqFN
— The Henry Ford (@thehenryford) March 29, 2016
Photographing the Lincoln chair in the photo studio @thehenryford #secretsMW #Lincoln150 #bts pic.twitter.com/DXXXAoZEFM
— Jillian Ferraiuolo (@hayjayjay) March 28, 2016
#bts look: photographer Rudy, conservator Clara, & curator Kristen w/the Apple 1 @thehenryford #secretsMW pic.twitter.com/IRbFeaRFku
— Jillian Ferraiuolo (@hayjayjay) March 28, 2016
Archivists use computers to store most data on our collex. Still have some info in card catalogs though #SecretsMW pic.twitter.com/5GfZJt70wK
— The Henry Ford (@thehenryford) March 28, 2016
Sir John Gielgud w Richard Easton outside Cotswold Cottage, 1/2/1963. #secretsMW #MuseumWeek pic.twitter.com/Ho3r3jGRcZ
— The Henry Ford (@thehenryford) March 28, 2016
Our Tower Clock has been operating since 1929. 4 dials driven by 1 mechanism. #SecretsMW https://t.co/rLqlSBU3ny pic.twitter.com/qIvob5t44O
— The Henry Ford (@thehenryford) March 28, 2016