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Museum About Gilding Arts Opens In Pontiac

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.

Rachel Otwell of the Illinois Times is a former NPR Illinois reporter.