Public programs facilitate dialogue between academics and professionals, informing scholarship and strengthening practice.
Multiple day conferences, year-long colloquia, individual lectures, “conversations” between individuals, hands-on workshops, and Museums at Noon talks featuring our graduate students all contribute to the remarkable richness of MSP offerings.
Video recordings of some MSP lectures are archived for viewing in our Media Gallery.
Museums at Noon
Narrative and Nationalism: Islamic Science in American Museum Practice
Presentation by Amanda Respess, PhD candidate, Anthropology and History Friday, November 17 from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, UM Museum of Art auditorium Narrative and Nationalism: Islamic Science in American Museum Practice Artifacts important to the history of science in Islamicate societies occupy...
Digital Aspirations: The Design of an Online Exhibit at a Site of Conscience in Nicaragua
Presentation by Allan Martell, PhD candidate, Information Friday, December 8 from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, UM Museum of Art auditorium Digital Aspirations: The Design of an Online Exhibit at a Site of Conscience in Nicaragua Sites of conscience serve the public by...
Museums at Noon – Postponed!
University of Michigan Museum of Art, First Floor, Multi-Purpose Room 525 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesPresented by Mark Auslander, Director of Michigan State University Museum co-sponsored by the UM Department of Afroamerican and African Studies Previously schedued for Friday, February 9 at 12:00 pm in the UM Museum of Art Multi-Purpose Room (125) - new date to be...
Museums as Sites of Healing: Empathy, Repair, and Critical Reflection
University of Michigan Museum of Art, First Floor, Multi-Purpose Room 525 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesWhat are the ethical responsibilities of university museums when our local communities face profound crises and occasions of injustice? How might we foster compassion and promote conversations that can build enduring community bonds, while honoring our academic commitments to promoting critical analysis and stewardship...
Dealing with Africa and African Things at the Ethnografiska Museet, Stockholm
University of Michigan Museum of Art, First Floor, Multi-Purpose Room 525 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: Friday, February 15 Time: 12:00 pm Location: UM Museum of Art, Multi-Purpose Room (125) Presenter: James Munene (PhD, Anthropology) Dealing with Africa and African Things at the Ethnografiska Museet, Stockholm The Ethnografiska Museet (Museum of Ethnography), Stockholm became part of the Swedish Museums of World...
Interpreting Objects and Exhibitions at the National Museum of Eritrea
Date: Friday, March 1 Time: 12:00 pm Location: UM Museum of Art, Multi-Purpose Room (125) Presenter: Timnet Gedar (PhD candidate, History) Interpreting Objects and Exhibitions at the National Museum of Eritrea The National Museum of Eritrea was established in 1992, a year after the...
Locating and Relocating Lugdunum: Collection Management at Lugdunum — Musée et théâtres romains, Lyon
University of Michigan Museum of Art, First Floor, Multi-Purpose Room 525 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: Friday, March 15 Time: 12:00 pm Location: UM Museum of Art, Multi-Purpose Room (125) Presenter: Craig Harvey (PhD candidate, Interdepartmental Program in Classical Art & Archaeology) Locating and Relocating Lugdunum: Collection Management at Lugdunum — Musée et théâtres romains, Lyon The archaeology museum...
From Club to Third Space: On the Interrogation and Creation of Community at the Scarab Club, Detroit
University of Michigan Museum of Art, First Floor, Multi-Purpose Room 525 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: Friday, March 22 Time: 12:00 pm Location: UM Museum of Art, Multi-Purpose Room (125) Presenter: Megan Berkobien (PhD candidate, Comparative Literature) From Club to Third Space: On the Interrogation and Creation of Community at the Scarab Club, Detroit For over a century, the...
Enhancing Access to Roman Ceramics at the Harvard Art Museums
University of Michigan Museum of Art, First Floor, Multi-Purpose Room 525 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: Friday, March 29 Time: 12:00 pm Location: UM Museum of Art, Multi-Purpose Room (125) Presenter: Alison Rittershaus (PhD candidate, Interdisciplinary Program in Classical Art & Archaeology) Enhancing Access to Roman Ceramics at the Harvard Art Museums This talk discusses the tensions revealed between...
Online Collections and Teaching Whiteness at the University of Michigan Museum of Art
University of Michigan Museum of Art, First Floor, Multi-Purpose Room 525 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: Friday, April 12 Time: 12:00 pm Location: UM Museum of Art, Multi-Purpose Room (125) Presenter: Christopher Mulvey (PhD, Anthropology) Online Collections and Teaching Whiteness at the University of Michigan Museum of Art Over the summer of 2018, I worked as an intern with...
