MOCAD window busted during attempted theft

None of museum’s art was stolen or damaged

By Randiah Camille Green

May 10, 2023 at 2:10 pm

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A MOCAD window was shattered, but luckily no art has been reported stolen so far.

Update: This article was updated with information from MOCAD confirming nothing was stolen from the museum.

A break-in early Tuesday morning left the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit with a busted window.

At around 3:10 a.m. an unknown assailant broke into the museum after shattering a window near MOCAD’s entrance on Garfield Street, according to the Detroit Police Department.

Detroit Police Corporal Dan Donakowski confirmed the break-in to Metro Times. A MOCAD representative has also confirmed that nothing was stolen, none of the art on display was damaged, and hours of operation will not be impacted.

Police are still investigating and don’t have a suspect yet.

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After living in Japan and traveling across Asia, Randiah Camille Green realized Detroit will always be home. And when she says Detroit, she's talking about the hood, not the suburbs. She has bylines in Planet Detroit News , Bridge Detroit , BLAC magazine, and Model D .Her favorite pastimes are meditating on...