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DIA Away Interactive Exhibit Coming to Dearborn

DIA Away is a fully furnished, vibrantly designed 53-foot expandable, handicap accessible "beyond the museum walls" experience.

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Dearborn, MI — The Detroit Institute of Arts is taking its show on the road with the DIA Away program that will stop in Dearborn in mid-July

Open to the public at no charge, DIA Away is a mobile, interactive creative exploration space for people of all ages.

The educational “hands on” experience, provided by the DIA to communities throughout Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties, will be in Dearborn from 1-6 p.m. Thursday, July 14, at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center (The Center), at 15801 Michigan Ave in Dearborn.

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DIA Away is a fully furnished, vibrantly designed 53-foot expandable, handicap accessible trailer and provides a “beyond the museum walls” experience.

Visitors can discover how artists think and have the opportunity to try out their own creative thinking skills through the use of touch screens, sliding panels lift labels and other interactive elements. An exploration area features digital and graphic reproductions of five works of art from the DIA collection.

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For one day only, DIA Away will be located on the south parking lot at The Center near King Boring Field. Free parking is nearby.

DIA Away at the The Center is a cooperative project of Dearborn Recreation & Parks, Dearborn Community Arts Council and the Dearborn Community Fund.

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