Thursday, January 8, 2015

Director of Detroit Institute of Arts to retire in June

In this Aug. 15, 2013 photo, Graham Beal is photographed in Detroit. "Winter Landscape in Moonlight, 1919 is one of Beal's favorite paintings. Beal, the director of the Detroit Institute of Arts, who helped to protect the museum's collection from possible sale during the city's bankruptcy and spearheaded a $158 million overhaul of the cultural attraction announced his plans to retire on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. Beal plans to step aside June 30 after nearly 16 years as director, president and CEO. (AP Photo/Detroit News, Ricardo Thomas) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUT DETROIT (AP) — The director of the Detroit Institute of Arts, who helped to protect the museum's collection from possible sale during the city's bankruptcy and spearheaded a $158 million overhaul of the cultural attraction, on Thursday announced his plan to retire.








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