Dabls Mbad African Bead Museum isn’t going anywhere. Earlier this week, reports surfaced that the unique Detroit institution founded by artist and collector Olayami Dabls in 1998 would be closing its ...

A partially collapsed building on the grounds of Detroit’s Dabls Mbad African Bead Museum was demolished Tuesday by orders from the city of Detroit, bringing a brief but passionate struggle to a close ...

Olayami Dabls looks at his collapsed MBAD African Bead Museum building before it gets demolished. Credit: Kriss Putnins An 11th-hour appeal to save a collapsed building that was part of Detroit’s MBAD ...

Detroit — Demolition has started on part of a beloved Detroit cultural destination following a decision from the city's Department of Appeals that it must come down because it's structurally unsafe.

An art installation in Detroit, created by artist Olayami Dabls, is under threat of demolition due to being deemed structurally unsound by the city. The building, part of Dabls' African Bead Museum ...

The fate of a partially collapsed building on the grounds of Detroit’s Dabls Mbad African Bead Museum hangs in the air as of Wednesday evening. Plans to demolish the building early Tuesday morning ...

Detroit — The fate of a bejeweled building by Detroit's African Bead Museum remains is in limbo awaiting a decision on demolition or the chance to turn it into a gallery on the city's northwest side.