The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) showcase and working group meeting will be hosted jointly by the University of Michigan Library and ITHAKA. Through IIIF, hundreds of Universities, Libraries, and special collections have created a way to share their high quality content with their...
Department of Classical Studies DEI Committee Roundtable: Repatriation and Restitution of Cultural Heritage: Museums, Universities, and the Ethics of Community Engagement October 25, 2:30-3:30PM Classics Library This roundtable was prompted by similar events in US universities (e.g. Brown University), after the publication...
Museums Advocacy Day is a unique opportunity to network with peers from your region, hear from federal agency and nonprofit leaders, and build your own professional skills. Get timely, insider information from policy leaders and the tools and information you need to be a successful...
Kudos to… Kimberly Ransom (MSP18), doctoral student in Educational Studies who is bringing childhood voices back into the story of the historic Rosenwald school in Pickens County, Alabama. Ransom and Rosenwald alumni have worked together on a museum at the restored school to commemorate...
Congratulations to Bradley L. Taylor, Associate Director of the Museum Studies Program, who recently received the President’s Award from the Michigan Museums Association. This award was selected by the MMA Board President to honor deep commitment and service to the Michigan Museums Association and...
A comprehensive presidential arts initiative designed to “unleash imagination and creativity” at the University of Michigan was announced Oct 3 by President Mark Schlissel. Underscoring the importance of the arts—including their power to foster creativity, create fuller and smarter humans, and advance humanity—Schlissel also...
Christiana Sinacola — “Conversations from the Herbarium”
April 18, 2024
