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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.

Riding the Wave: The changing role of museums and museum professionals

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

Riding the Wave: The changing role of museums and museum professionals Presentation by Paula Gangopadhyay The presenter, a respected and recognized leader in the national museum, cultural, policy, philanthropy and education sectors, offers unique insight about the field gleaned from a highly successful 25 year...

Study Days at UMMA, Dec 12-15

University of Michigan Museum of Art

From December 12 through December 15, come to the University of Michigan Museum of Art for four days of studying and stress relief.  Extra tables and couches will be set up throughout the museum and galleries.  In addition to ample study space, self-care and...

Reception for prospective students

University of Michigan Museum of Art, First Floor, Multi-Purpose Room 525 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Are you interested in museums, collections, or heritage sites? If so, consider applying for the graduate certificate in museum studies for Fall 2020.  This reception is an informal opportunity to learn more about the program from faculty and students who are already affiliated with...

MSP19 Student Capstone Presentations

Haven Hall, Eldersveld Room 505 S. State Street, Ann Arbor

This event needed to be cancelled to to COVID-19 precautions. Presentations for this evening are as follows: 6:00 pm - "City of Champions: Detroit and the Olympics" Exhibit at the Detroit Public LIbrary Presented by Andrew Crocker, Chelsea Hendrus, Jiangyun Li Host site: University...

MSP19 Student Capstone Presentations

Haven Hall, Eldersveld Room 505 S. State Street, Ann Arbor

This event needed to be cancelled to to COVID-19 precautions. Presentations for this evening are as follows: 6:00 pm - Arab American National Museum: Best Practices for Using Maps in Museums Presented by Comfort Mtotha, Caroline Nemechek, Alexandria Rayburn Host institution:  Arab American National...

Curating Covid: Material and Visual Cultures of the Pandemic

Online via Zoom

December 2 at 12:00 pm (online lecture) While there is so far no known cure for Covid and the disease continues to kill thousands daily around the globe, humanity has spent the better part of this year attempting to make do – some by...

MSP20 Capstone Presentations

Online via Zoom

MSP20 students will share their capstone project experiences with this year's host sites.  Presentations for this evening are as follows:   6:00 pm - The Belle Isle Aquarium: A Site of Living Detroit History Presented by Richard Bachmann, Barbara Caballero, Heidi Hilliker Host site: ...

Reforming Remembrance

Online via Zoom

Tuesday, April 13th 2021 at 1:00pm EST.  Zoom link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/99936418245 Dutch artist Hans van Houwelingen will reflect on his ongoing research on commemorative monuments. Apart from the hardware of monuments, he explores how to reform the practice of commemoration itself. Van Houwelingen and the Indonesian artist Iswanto...