Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A dazzling summer exhibition at Cranbrook Art Museum — “Everything Eventually Connects: Mid-Century Modern Design in the U.S." — ...

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An exhibition at Cranbrook Art Museum highlights the institution's role in the mid-century modern design movement. The exhib "Everything Eventually Connects" closes this weekend in Bloomfield Hills.