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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.

Virtual Open House

The Museum Studies Program invites students enrolled in any graduate program at the University of Michigan to apply for the Fall 2022 cohort.  This multidisciplinary graduate certificate program draws on ideas from the arts, humanities, natural and social sciences, and technology and provides countless...

“Proregress”: the allure of a word – Cuauhtémoc Medina

“Proregress”: the allure of a word Looking back at the 12th Shanghai Biennale (2018-2019) with Cuauhtémoc Medina Friday, March 25 from 4:00 – 5:30 pm Modern Languages Building, Room 1220   This lecture will discuss the curatorial strategies of the 12th Shanghai Biennale, inspired...

Heritage Preservation and Ethics During Upheavals: A Roundtable

Online via Zoom

Wednesday, April 6th 2022 4:00PM - 5:30PM EST Register in advance for this webinar: https://umich.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Q2qwBPASQZG9OE3mCh1SHw   Participants:  Raymond Silverman (Professor, History of Art, Michigan) Deirdre L. C. Hennebury (Associate Director, Museum Studies Program, Michigan) Valentina Rozas-Krause (Postdoctoral LSA Collegiate Fellow and Lecturer, Michigan) Moderator: Paroma...

Study Days at UMMA

University of Michigan Museum of Art

Bring your laptop, bring your books, bring your notes, and set up shop at one of the many tables or couches that will be stationed throughout the museum and galleries. In addition to ample study space, throughout exam week you’ll find special self-care and...

Study Days at UMMA

University of Michigan Museum of Art

Bring your laptop, bring your books, bring your notes, and set up shop at one of the many tables or couches that will be stationed throughout the museum and galleries. In addition to ample study space, throughout exam week you’ll find special self-care and...

Study Days at UMMA

Bring your laptop, bring your books, bring your notes, and set up shop at one of the many tables or couches that will be stationed throughout the museum and galleries. In addition to ample study space, throughout exam week you’ll find special self-care and...

Study Days at UMMA

University of Michigan Museum of Art

Bring your laptop, bring your books, bring your notes, and set up shop at one of the many tables or couches that will be stationed throughout the museum and galleries. In addition to ample study space, throughout exam week you’ll find special self-care and...

Kelsey Museum Flash Talk – In Search of Hamzeh Carr

Online via Zoom

In 1925, the University of Michigan's archaeological expedition to Egypt commissioned artist Hamzeh Carr to make facsimiles of the colorful murals they were discovering, and these images have been widely reproduced ever since. But who was Hamzeh Carr? In preparation for a future exhibition...

Opening exhibition reception – “I have a crisis for you”: Women Artists of Ukraine Respond to War

Lane Hall gallery 204 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

In February 2022, the world witnessed the invasion of Ukraine and all-out war of aggression by the Russian Federation. Since this time, massive casualties, human rights violations, and an unprecedented refugee crisis have ensued. Women artists of Ukraine have responded. They know their message...