DIA tickets are cheaper than other cities' museums
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The $20 ticket price for the Detroit Institute of Arts is on the affordable side when compared to museums in other big cities.
The big picture: The Denver Art Museum quietly raised prices by more than 20%, our colleagues at Axios Denver noticed this month.
- Denver's price hike puts it in line with other big-city museums charging more than $20 for admission.
Zoom in: Detroiters and other residents of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties get free admission to the DIA by showing their ID. The access comes in exchange for a property tax millage that's been in place since 2012 to fund the museum.
- General admission for adults outside the tri-county area is $20.
- Discounts are available for college students, older adults and those between 6–17. Children 5 and under get in free.
Context: The DIA's most recent price increase was last July, when general admission prices went from $18 to $20, Adam Pattison, the museum's director of visitor experience, tells Axios.
If you go: The museum's 88th Annual Detroit Public Schools Community District Student Art Exhibition is on display until Sunday.