5/5 Will J. 5 years ago on Google
Hamtramck
is
history
and
a
museum
for
Hamtramck
history
makes
for
a
brilliant
way
to
capture
the
past
and
position
for
the
future.
I
talked
with
Greg,
chairman
of
the
board
and
a
lifelong
professional
journalist,
about
how
everyone
from
the
labor
unions
to
the
State
of
Michigan
have
come
together
to
turn
an
unstable
building
into
an
archive
for
documents
and
a
host
for
an
incredible
mural
by
Dennis
Orlowski.
The
now
stable
building
came
to
its
current
state
with
the
help
of
donated
labor
from
the
electrical
union
and
pure
sweat
equity
from
the
community.
The
collections
could
use
a
little
curation,
sure.
The
space
could
use
better
chairs
for
all
the
programming
that
will
be
possible
in
the
space.
A
member
of
the
family
that
runs
the
Polish
Art
Center
taught
how
to
make
these
beautiful
bell
chains
that
are
suspended
from
the
ceiling.
You
can
buy
them
made
in
the
art
center.
More
cultural
programming
can
be
now
scheduled
for
the
center,
with
tall
ceilings
and
wide
floors.
The
mural
depicting
all
of
Hamtramck's
nationalities
might
be
one
of
Orlowski's
crowning
achievements.
He
used
actual
people
in
his
mural
of
Krakow
Poland
on
the
wall
in
the
square
honoring
John
Paul
II,
visitor
to
Hamtramck.
He
did
the
same
in
the
nationalities
mural,
drawing
from
the
diverse
residents
of
the
enclaves
for
his
models.
A
few
groups
in
the
community
were
under
-
represented.
So
the
fine
board
commissioned
one
more
panel.
That's
amazing.
If
you
have
items
from
Hamtramck
history
you
want
cared
for
today
and
shared
with
tomorrow,
the
HHM
is
the
place
where
you
can
trust.
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