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The
Underground Railroad at the Friends of First Living Museum
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From 1906 until 1928, Detroit Electric Park served
as a major attraction, beginning as a trolley park and later
expanding into an amusement park with the development of electrification.
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The
DLECTRICITY Curatorial Committee is led by Marsha Miro of
MOCAD, and also consists of Marc Schwartz, acting chairman
of Art Detroit Now, Larry Baranski of the Detroit Institute
of Arts, Michelle Perron of the College for Creative Studies,
and George N’Namdi of the N’Namdi Center for Contemporary
Art.
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The
Cathedral Church of St. Paul
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The Curatorial Committee was charged with responsibility
of selecting artists to create projects that will be strategically
placed in high impact areas by the hub institutions in Midtown
including: the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Max M. Fisher
Music Center, Wayne State University, College for Creative
Studies, MOCAD and the C.H. Wright Museum of African American
History.
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The
Wayne State University campus was also lit up.