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Detroit Institute of Arts named best art museum in the U.S.

Enjoy-or be part of-an outdoor puppet show at Detroit Institute of Arts May 20 and 21
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The Detroit Institute of Arts has been named the best art museum in the U.S., according to the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice awards.

The awards were released earlier this month, and fans put the DIA as the top museum in the country.

Detroit has been well-represented in the 10Best Readers' Choice Awards, as the Detroit Riverwalk was named the Best Riverwalk in the U.S. for the third straight year and Campus Martius was named the best public square.

The entire ranking is below

  1. Detroit Institute of Arts
  2. American Visionary Museum in Baltimore
  3. IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico
  4. Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh
  5. National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson, Wyoming
  6. Newfields in Indianapolis
  7. Booth Western Art Museum in Cartersville, Georgia
  8. Heard Museum in Phoenix
  9. Getty Center in Los Angeles
  10. Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico