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Restoring a masterpiece: DIA taking steps to preserve canvas

Paula Tutman, Reporter

Tags: Local 4 News at 4, DIA, Detroit Institute of Arts, Wayne County, Detroit, Community, Art
This week at the Detroit Institute of Arts a masterpiece is getting ready for a big move.

DETROIT – This week at the Detroit Institute of Arts a masterpiece is getting ready for a big move.

A decades-old canvas is showing signs of aging and needs special preparation.

Watch the video above for an inside look at the intricate process.

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About the Author:

Paula Tutman is an Emmy award-winning journalist who came to Local 4 in 1992. She's married and the stepmother of three beautiful and brilliant daughters. Her personal philosophy in life, love and community is, "Do as much as you can possibly do, not as little as you can possibly get away with".

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