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Arts & Life

Museum About Gilding Arts Opens In Pontiac

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Rachel Otwell

Published June 10, 2015 at 11:14 AM CDT

A new museum has opened in Pontiac - all about gilding arts. Displays in the museum show how gold leaf is made and where gilding can be found. There is also a recreation of a gold-leaf manufacturing company and what it looked like in 1887.

We spoke with Rebecca Black, a tourism assistant for Pontiac, to learn more:

CLICK HERE for more info about the museum.