December 1 at 6:30 pm at the UM Museum of Art auditorium:  Katherine Malone-France, Vice President for Historic Sites at the National Trust for Historic Preservation, will explore challenges faced by historic sites and house museums and how the National Trust is working to develop...

This Friday at noon, MSP and PhD History student, Essie Ladkau, will discuss some of the methods in use by the National Museum of Japanese History to open the galleries up to minority and non-Japanese language speakers. Presentation at UM Museum of Art multi-purpose...

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...