The U-M Museum of Zoology recently acquired tens of thousands of scientifically priceless reptile and amphibian specimens, including roughly 30,000 snakes preserved in alcohol-filled glass jars. The new acquisitions boost the university’s collection of reptiles and amphibians to roughly half a million specimens, including...
Kudos to … Emily Na (MSP21) has been offered a part-time research assistant position at the Carnegie Museum of Art (CMOA, Pittsburgh) following her curatorial internship. Emily will be supporting the CMOA as it prepares to reinstall its permanent collection.
October 9 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm North Campus Duderstadt Gallery (2281 Bonisteel) Join Bailey Franzoi (MSP21), Shannon Ness (MSP15), and Geoff Emberling (Research Scientist, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology) for a tour of “Narrating Nubia: the Social Lives of Heritage.” “Narrating Nubia” is...
The Museum Studies Program is proud to co-sponsor the biannual Charles F. Fraker Graduate Conference organized by Doctoral students in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. The biannual Charles F. Fraker Graduate Conference is organized by doctoral students in the Department of Romance Languages and...
Five events comprise a special program spotlighting COVID commemoration as a form of political resistance. This program offers interactions with commemorative art, invites students and visitors to think about art as a form of political and social action, and includes multiple opportunities to...
Kudos to… Félix Zamora Gómez’s (MSP16), UMMA’s AY22-23 Irving Stenn Jr. Fellow in Public and Digital Humanities and Museum Pedagogy, first exhibition “A Gathering” opened at UMMA in June and will remain on view for several semesters. The exhibit showcases UMMA’s recent acquisitions...
