The Detroit Institute of Arts sent me a press release today that, at first, made me chuckle. It wasn’t about art at all — it was about the number of people who “like” the DIA on Facebook — or, as the DIA says, its Facebook fans. They now number more than 100,000. In fact, when I checked this evening, they numbered 102,758 — are probably growing fast.
There’s a reason. The DIA is offering its Facebook fans free admission during the month of March. (FULL ARTICLE: Judith H. Dobrzynski, ArtsJournal.com)