The
construction of the Detroit Science Museum in the early
eighties marked the first new development in the Cultural
Center in decades. Seen in the background is the newly opened
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.
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"Culture?
You want culture? Come to Detroit, we've got culture up to our
armpits!"
I couldn't
help paraphrasing that Australian joke, changing only geographic
and human anatomy locations. Contrary to Detroit's image
in the media, our city and environs contain numerous and splendid
cultural institutions and activities.
Clustered in Detroit's Cultural Center are the
Detroit Public Library, Detroit Institute of Arts Museum
of African American Museum, Detroit Historical Museum, Center
for Creative Studies, International Institute, Wayne State University
and, shown here, Detroit Science Museum.