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Interior main hall of Detroit Institute of Arts, Dec. 29, 2004 photo by Frankdegram, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

Detroit museum opens exhibit on fakes, forgeries

Catherine Saunders-Watson
Catherine Saunders-Watson
Interior main hall of Detroit Institute of Arts, Dec. 29, 2004 photo by Frankdegram, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.
Interior main hall of Detroit Institute of Arts, Dec. 29, 2004 photo by Frankdegram, licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

DETROIT (AP) – The Detroit Institute of Arts has opened its new exhibit dedicated in part to forgery.

“Fakes, Forgeries, and Mysteries” opened on Sunday and will run through April 10. It explains the science and research behind figuring out whether works are authentic

The show includes about 60 artworks and highlights mistakes and other discoveries made over the years about pieces of the museum’s extensive collection.

The exhibit draws on the experience and work of the museum’s own experts.

One gallery displays works once thought to be authentic but later found to be copies or stylistic replicas. Another section shows forgeries made to deceive. And another focuses on puzzles that remain about certain works.

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