America's fifth-largest fine arts museum boasts more than 100 galleries displaying a collection of 65,000 works, ranging from mummies to Matisse, and Asian antiquities to American Impressionists. The Museum is situated in downtown Detroit. The highlights include the masterpieces of Rembrandt, Rubens, Bureghel the Elder, Botticelli, Van Gogh, Cézanne, Picasso and Caravaggio. From January till May the Film Theatre screens an impressive selection of international films and shorts.

Address: 5200 Woodward Avenue

Website: www.dia.org

Telephone: (313) 833 7900

Opening times: Wednesday and Thursday 10am-4pm; Saturday and Sunday 10am-5pm. On Fridays the museum stays open until 10pm and offers music recitals, free tours, artist demonstrations and workshops.

Admission: $8 adults, $4 children 6-17. Concessions available.