November 10 at 6:30 pm, UM Museum of Art auditorium: Anthropologist Despina Margomenou will discuss the “Greek crisis” and its effect on the national and cultural identity and understandings of Greek heritage. Her lecture will explore the impact of the crisis on archaeology, museums,...
November 3 at 6:30 pm, UM Museum of Art auditorium: Shraddha Bhatawadekar (South Asian Studies) will discuss India’s repository of cultural heritage preserved in archaeological sites of past communities, monuments, and museums. Such heritage is threatened by multiple risk factors, but initiatives have begun to...
American Culture’s Border Collective Workshop will focus on the growth and changes in Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico, the U.S. and parts of Latin America. Day of the Dead is a celebration held on November 1st and 2nd to remember those that...
CHRONOPOLIS: TIME AND URBAN SPACE October 29-31, 2015 The graduate students of Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan present their graduate student conference, Chronopolis: Time and Urban Space. Professor Bettina Stoetzer from MIT will deliver the keynote address. The graduate conference...
The 2015 annual Michigan Museums Association Conference was held on the campus of the University of Michigan. The Museum Studies Program assisted in coordinating this event, and many of our faculty, alumni, and students participated in a highly successful conference.
Cell Block Seven operates as a museum within an operating penitentiary and is dedicated to telling the story of the Michigan Department of Corrections. This presentation will discuss the original goals for the museum, what has been learned in its first year of operation,...
