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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.

I See What You’re Saying: A WICAD Symposium at UMMA

University of Michigan Museum of Art

University of Michigan Museum of Art A Symposium on WICAD (the Workshop on Inclusive Co-Creation of Audio Descriptions) With Museum Visitors Who Are Blind, Partially-blind, And Sighted at UMMA 8 - 10:30 AM – Public Panel Discussion, Moderated by Audrey Bennett Location:  University of...

Lecture – Secrets of State: The Declassified History of the Chilean Dictatorship

Weiser Hall 500 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

The Museum Studies Program is proud to co-sponsor this lecture associated with the "Reflections on the 50th Anniversary of the 1973 Coup in Chile" series of events: "Secrets of State: The Declassified History of the Chilean Dictatorship" Speaker:  Peter Kornbluh, Director of the Chile...

Tour of “Secrets of State: The Declassified History of the Chilean Dictatorship” exhibition at Weiser Hall gallery

Weiser Hall 500 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Weiser Hall - II Gallery, Room 555 (5th Floor) (500 Church St.) Join Eimeel Castillo (MSP18 alumna, curatorial assistant, and PhD candidate in History and Women's & Gender Studies) for a tour of "Secrets of State:  The Declassified History of the Chilean Dictatorship" exhibition....

Afterthought – Remembering a Pandemic

Rackham Graduate School 915 E. Washington Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Five events comprise a special program spotlighting COVID commemoration as a form of political resistance. This program offers interactions with commemorative art, invites students and visitors to think about art as a form of political and social action, and includes multiple opportunities to interact...

Tour of “Narrating Nubia: the Social Lives of Heritage”

Duderstadt Center (2281 Bonisteel)

North Campus Duderstadt Gallery (2281 Bonisteel) Join Bailey Franzoi (MSP21), Shannon Ness (MSP15 ), and Geoff Emberling (Research Scientist, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology) for a tour of “Narrating Nubia: the Social Lives of Heritage.”  “Narrating Nubia” is a project funded by the UM Humanities...

From the Ballroom to the Museum: Celebrating Black Resistance in the Graystone Collection

The Jam Handy 2900 E. Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI, United States

Location: The Jam Handy (2900 E Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI 48202) Date/time: November 9th from 5pm to 9pm For nearly fifty years, the Graystone Ballroom was the beating heart of Detroit’s vibrant music scene. In 1974, the Graystone International Jazz Museum opened its doors...

Virtual Open House for prospective students

February 2, 2024 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm The Museum Studies Program invites students enrolled in any graduate program at the University of Michigan to apply for the Fall 2024 cohort.  This multidisciplinary graduate certificate program draws on ideas from the arts, humanities,...

Application deadline

Applications for the Fall 2024 cohort are due by February 23, 2024.  Application information can be found here.