Thanks to the Historic Ford Estates, the Michigan Museums Association (MMA) is pleased to offer a number of scholarships to help students attend our annual conference. From the Ground Up: Leadership in Museums will take placeOctober 28-30, 2018 in Dearborn. The conference will focus on leadership from a...

Joe Cialdella is an MSP alumni (MSP09) who now works as the Academic Program Manager for Public Scholarship at the University of Michigan’s Rackham Graduate School.  In his recent article, “Connecting Public Scholarship and Professional Development,” Joe recommends four strategies for expanding how to...

Welcome back to campus to our current students, and greetings to our alumni across the globe.  MSP would like to give an enthusiastic welcome to Dr. Margaret Hedstrom who has agreed to serve in the role of Interim Director for the Museum Studies Program....

Expansive Realities: A Longer History of the “Virtual” in Art, Architecture, and Visual Culture September 29th, 9:00AM – 5:00PM Helmut Stern Auditorium, UMMA   This fall’s biennial U-M History of Art Graduate Student Symposium: Expansive Realities: A Longer History of the “Virtual” in Art, Architecture,...

Some of our graduate students begin their path to museum work with the undergraduate minor.  As one recent graduate said, “Not only is the subject matter diverse and interesting, but it also can foster an appreciation for museums and emphasize how important they are...

Ethical Quandaries Friday, October 26, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Helmut Stern Auditorium, UMMA African Art in Museums: Ethical Quandaries “Where do you think your ancestors got these?” asks Eric Killmonger in the recent Black Panther film. Join us for a discussion facilitated by African Art Historian Ray Silverman with...