There's no question that the “Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo in Detroit” exhibit at the Detroit Institute of Arts has been very popular. On Friday night, for example, one show time after another was sold out.
Now, the question is, with the show closing this Sunday: How will it rank in popularity compared to previous exhibits at the DIA?
Michael Hodges of the Detroit News writes that it could become the most popular special exhibition the Detroit Institute of Arts has mounted in 15 years.
Hodges reports:
As of Thursday, 146,000 people had filed through the four galleries that comprise the exhibition. A surge over the next six days could conceivably push that past the 171,000 visitors who attended “Degas & the Dance” in 2002.
“Our goal for ‘Diego & Frida’ was 200,000 visitors,” said DIA spokeswoman Pam Marcil. “So there’d have to be hefty attendance in the next week to hit that.”
But Marcil added, “We’re really happy with the response, and as interested in the quality of the visitor experience as the quantity. The feedback on that we’re getting exceeds our expectations.”
