Panel Discussion: Collecting Design

Sat Sep 20 2025 at 03:00 pm to 04:30 pm UTC-04:00

39221 Woodward Avenue, Bloomfield Hills, MI, United States, Michigan 48304 | Bloomfield Hills

Cranbrook Art Museum
Publisher/HostCranbrook Art Museum
Panel Discussion: Collecting Design
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On Saturday, September 20, join leading curators Andrew Satake Blauvelt (Director, Cranbrook Art Museum), Katherine White (Curator of Design, The Henry Ford), and Shelley Selim (Curator of Automotive, Industrial, and Decorative Design, Detroit Institute of Arts) for a lively conversation exploring how different types of institutions—contemporary art museums, history museums, and encyclopedic museums—approach collecting design.
In anticipation of "Eventually Everything Connects: Mid-Century Modern Design in the US," Cranbrook Art Museum expanded its permanent collection with nearly 50 new works of mid-century furniture, lighting, textiles, and product design. These acquisitions focus on designers who have been historically underrepresented in museum collections, including Bill Lam, Evelyn Ackerman, Olga Lee, and Miller Yee Fong.
This is the final public program for the exhibition, which closes Sunday, September 21, 2025. Attending this program is free with museum admission.
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