Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit

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The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit or MOCAD is a non-collecting contemporary art museum located in Detroit's cultural center. On their website, MOCAD states their aim is to be "responsive to the cultural content of our time, fueling crucial dialogue, collaboration, and public engagement."

MOCAD is housed in a 22,000 square foot building, a converted former auto dealership designed by architect Andrew Zago. The architecture is intentionally raw and unfinished, and is intended to reflect the scars of urban blight which surround it.[1]

MOCAD presented its first exhibition on October 28th, 2006.

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Ouroussoff, Nicolai. "Seeing the Seediness, and Celebrating It" http://travel.nytimes.com/2006/11/30/arts/design/30urba.html", The New York Times, 2006-11-30. Retrieved on January 10, 2007.