The Metro: MOCAD’s Co-Director talks 20 years bringing fine arts to community

By: Tia Graham

27 October 2025 at 19:17

The Museum of Contemporary Arts Detroit is celebrating 20 years in 2026. As part of its anniversary, the museum is undergoing renovations and will remain closed through 2026.

MOCAD will reopen with the theme of “Radical Imagination, Intersectional Futures.” The anniversary program will honor MOCAD’s roots as a site for civic and community engagement.

Until the space reopens, MOCAD will host exhibitions and shows at the Mike Kelly Mobile Homestead.

Right now, Heart Land, a solo exhibition by Detroit-based artist Mary-Ann Monforto, is on display. It’s free and open to the public.

Jova Lynn, co-director of MOCAD, joined The Metro to talk more about renovations, new exhibitions and 20 years of MOCAD.

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