The region also has the largest collection of African-American art and artifacts in the world, which are housed at the . In addition, the region was first to establish a free-standing , which has vividly portrayed the Holocaust for more than 25 years. The is the first and only museum of its kind in the United States devoted to recording the Arab American experience. With more than 40 theaters, the Detroit region is second only to New York City, which is why Detroit is proud to host the beautifully restored and , home to the world renowned Detroit Symphony Orchestra under the musical direction of Leonard Slatkin.