| Cranbrook Art Museum to reopen after two-year, $22 million restoration and expansion |
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI.- No hidden treasures. That was the primary goal during a two-year, $22 million restoration and expansion of the Cranbrook Art Museum aimed at enlivening the collection and inspiring new artists. The contemporary art museum north of Detroit plans to reopen Friday after a complete renovation of its building, designed by famed architects Eliel and Eero Saarinen, on the 320-acre campus of the century-old Cranbrook Educational Community. A new Collections Wing makes more accessible the museum's permanent collection of about 6,000 works of art, architecture and design, including rarely seen works by Ray Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol. "We're trying to make visible what is normally invisible within the museum," said museum director Gregory Wittkopp. "This is read full article
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