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Detroit Institute of Arts, March 18, 2011

Sun 20 Mar 2011 09:46:40 | 15 comments

My husband and I visited the DIA today. We saw a special exhibit called "Fakes, Forgeries and Mysteries." It was a very interesting exhibit that explained the differences between authentic works, those which are legitimate copies and those which are forgeries, which are meant to deceive.

One technological twist of this exhibit is the use of cell phones as a personal listening device to hear the narration of several pieces. When you got to a point in the exhibit where there was a narration of the piece, you could dial a number on your personal cell phone. You would hear an explanation by one or more of the exhibit's curators. This saves having to pay extra for a listening device provided by the museum. If you did not have a cell phone, the museum provided a printed version of the narration.

We found another technological innovation in the Rivera Court. By presenting your driver's license and a credit card at the nearby information desk, you received an iBook with the entire DIA explanation of the Rivera Court Murals. There is no charge on your credit card; they just want to make sure that you return the iBook. My husband and I played with it for an hour and we learned more about the murals and how to use the iBook.. Very rewarding!

By the way, if you are a Francophile, French teacher or just love Paris, see the exhibit in the Albert and Peggy LaSalle Gallery of André Kertész' s photos of Paris in the 1920's. Dream of sitting in a Paris café and viewing the shadow of the Eiffel Tower in the mist before all the streets were paved.

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Suzie Martin 13 months ago

Emily, thanks for the great tip using the iBook feature for the Diego Rivera frescos. I will do that next trip down to the DIA. Fun! Also I did not know about André Kertész's photos of 1920's Paris. Merci mille fois.

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