War, climate change, globalization, and economic development pose significant threats to the world’s natural and cultural heritage. Societies around the world share many of the same concerns, even as specific regions, countries, and communities face unique challenges. The symposium seeks to establish a dialogue...

Are you interested in learning about museums from a perspective that integrates theory with practice? Would you like to work in a museum one day? Do you study museums or similar institutions, heritage, or related topics as part of your scholarship? If so, the...

Kudos to…  Emily Kutil (MSP12).  A former student of the U-M Museum Studies Program, Emily is doing some great work in Detroit.  “Detroit’s Black Bottom: It was once the center of African American life in Detroit, then it was razed in the name of...

Aspiration/Obligation? Imagining Intellectual Freedom in Museums. This event features leading figures from the American Library Association and the National Coalition against Censorship to advance a dialogue to assure—in the absence of national policy—rights of access to controversial museum exhibitions, museum collections information, and museum...