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.
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The Art of Tyree Guyton: A Thirty-Year Journey
Detroit artist Tyree Guyton has been active in the Detroit community for 30 years. His most well-known installations are the houses along two blocks of Detroit's Heidelberg Street, and Guyton's smaller works completed in his studio complement these outdoor installations. A collection of his...
Michigan Museums Association Annual Conference
The annual Michigan Museums Association annual conference has come to a close, and many of our Museum Studies Program faculty and alumni participated throughout the event. A full schedule of events and presentations that took place can be found at the MMA conference website,...
“What Time Is It?’ – New Work by Tyree Guyton
Guyton’s new work builds on his well known Heidelberg Project addressing the social and economic adversities with which Detroit has struggled for the last fifty years. The exhibit marks a key moment of transition for Guyton as he shifts his attention from the Heidelberg...
Daniel Gonzalez and Border Collective Workshop
American Culture's Border Collective Workshop will focus on the growth and changes in Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico, the U.S. and parts of Latin America. Day of the Dead is a celebration held on November 1st and 2nd to remember those that...