Public programs facilitate dialogue between academics and professionals, informing scholarship and strengthening practice.

Multiple day conferences, year-long colloquia, individual lectures, “conversations” between individuals, hands-on workshops, and Museums at Noon talks featuring our graduate students all contribute to the remarkable richness of MSP offerings.

Video recordings of some MSP lectures are archived for viewing in our Media Gallery.

Reforming Remembrance

Online via Zoom

Tuesday, April 13th 2021 at 1:00pm EST.  Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/99936418245 Dutch artist Hans van Houwelingen will reflect on his ongoing research on commemorative monuments. Apart from the hardware of monuments, he explores how to reform the practice of commemoration itself. Van Houwelingen and the Indonesian artist Iswanto...

In Process: A Symposium in Honor of Ray Silverman

University of Michigan Museum of Art

Colleagues, students, and members of the community are invited to join in celebrating Ray Silverman’s retirement from his position as Professor of History of Art, African Studies, and Museum Studies with a two-day symposium at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Inspired by...

In Process: A Symposium in Honor of Ray Silverman

University of Michigan Museum of Art

Colleagues, students, and members of the community are invited to join in celebrating Ray Silverman’s retirement from his position as Professor of History of Art, African Studies, and Museum Studies with a two-day symposium at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Inspired by...