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The Detroit Institute of Arts
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Aug 2, 2014
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In today's episode, we discuss the current situation with the Detroit Institute of Arts. Since the city of Detroit declared bankruptcy in July 2013, there have been numerous discussions of selling off the DIA's collections in order to pay down the city's debt.
Released:
Aug 2, 2014
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Podcast episode
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