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Hero or Villain? Metro Detroit's Legacy of Leadership
What makes a leader? Are there certain qualities or characteristics that define leadership? Are leaders a product of their time or would they have risen to such status regardless of when they lived? Moreover, why do some think of a particular leader as a “hero” and others as a “villain”?
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Corktown Works!
See how a diverse mix of urban farmers, working artists, entrepreneurs and others, together, are making Detroit’s oldest neighborhood one of its most workable and inviting places to live and work in the 21st Century.
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Detroit Artist's Showcase
The next installment in this exhibit features several pieces from renowned artist Robert Hopkin (1832-1909).
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Detroit Trivia
With more than 300 years of fun facts to choose from, Detroit Trivia
is a great opportunity for visitors to interact with our collective
past at the Detroit Historical Museum.
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Detroit's Official Symbols
Learn about the City of Detroit's flag and official seal in this great exhibit!
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Doorway to Freedom - Detroit and the Underground Railroad
Learn about Detroit's important role in the Underground Railroad in this exhibit.
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Fabulous 5: Detroit's Snack Food Superstars
This exhibit takes a tasteful look at the local companies that make some of Detroit’s most beloved treats. Each has become a household name, and their culinary concoctions have created delectable memories for
many generations.
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Frontiers to Factories
Come see what Detroit was like before the advent of the automobile!
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Glancy Trains
A crowd favorite for years, The Glancy Trains are from the collection of Alfred R. Glancy Jr. (1908-1973), real estate financier and former co-owner of the Empire State Building in New York City.
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Meier's Wonderful Clock
An unique item on display and one that visitors frequently take photographs of is Meier’s “Wonderful Clock,” built in Detroit to demonstrate the skill of clockmaker Louis Meier, Sr. It served to advertise his jewelry store located on Gratiot and East Grand Boulevard.
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Motor City
The Motor City exhibit is one of the Detroit Historical Museum’s most highly visible exhibitions, of interest to school groups, families and auto enthusiasts alike. Opened in December 1995, the goal of this exhibit was to provide a permanent display that would tell the stories of both how cars built metro Detroit and how metro Detroit built cars!
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New to the Collection
The Detroit Historical Society holds more than 200,000 artifacts in its collection. Long after memories fade and perspectives change, these objects will remain to document our past and contribute to a broader understanding of the individuals, places and events that helped shape our region’s history.
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Streets of Old Detroit
Ask any visitor what they remember most about the Detroit Historical Museum and their response will probably be “The Streets of Old Detroit.” As the museum’s signature exhibit, “the Streets” transport visitors to 19th and early 20th century Detroit through a visit to commercial shop settings furnished with artifacts from the 1840s to early 1900s.
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The Cougar II
Even hard-core auto buffs will be impressed by the upcoming
feature in the Automotive Showplace — a Cougar II!
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VeloCity: Detroit's Need for Speed
Metro Detroiters have always had a love affair with speed and movement. Starting with French ponies and thoroughbreds and continuing through to motor sports and powerboating, Detroiters have enjoyed pushing the envelope with respect to how fast they could go!
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