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Cranbrook Academy of Art and Art Museum, MI

Cranbrook Academy of Art is the only institution in America devoted solely to graduate education in the fine arts, design and architecture. About 145 students are enrolled annually from across the U.S. and around the world. The Academy promotes a studio-based learning environment in which students are encouraged to pursue individual projects with direction and guidance from 10 artists-inresidence. The North Central Association of Colleges and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design accredit the Academy.

Cranbrook Art Museum, built in 1942, presents fine contemporary art exhibitions featuring the work of local, national and international artists. Student work is exhibited and students are employed at the Museum in various capacities. The Museum is also the home of The Cranbrook Collection which comprises significant works by Cranbrook alumni as well as artists-in-residence and includes Saarinen House, the fully restored home and studio of Eliel and Loja Saarinen. The plaza at the Museum entrance features the Carl Milles sculpture, the Orpheus Fountain, which has become synonymous with Cranbrook.