Techno: Detroit's Gift To The World

Have an extra five bucks to spare (three if you’re a student)? Then take a jaunt down to ye ol’ Detroit and feast your eyes upon the world’s first exhibit on the history of techno music. “Techno: Detroit’s Gift to the World” recently opened at the Detroit Historical Museum. Ever wanted to know what it’s like to be a DJ? Well now’s you chance. You can mix your very own techno track on one of two interactive kiosks at the museum.

You can also hear interviews from various techno artists and fans, feast your eyes upon different performances and listen to the music styling created by four young men from Detroit. Juan Atkins, Eddie Fowlkes, Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson created and developed this unique art form more than twenty years ago. You can feast your eyes (and ears) on the display, which chronicles the birth of techno music, until June 6, 2004. Then the show hits the road, appearing in various education institutions and museums around the globe.