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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Study Days at UMMA, Dec 12-15
University of Michigan Museum of ArtFrom 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 StatesAre 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...
CLIFF 2020: (Counter) Narratives of Migration
Michigan League Ann Arbor, MIThis event needed to be cancelled to to COVID-19 precautions. The Museum Studies Program is proud to co-sponsor the 2020 CLIFF conference. CLIFF is an annual conference organized by graduate students in Comparative Literature. This year’s conference theme, “(Counter) Narratives of Migration,” stems from...
CLIFF 2020: (Counter) Narratives of Migration
Michigan League Ann Arbor, MIThis event needed to be cancelled to to COVID-19 precautions. The Museum Studies Program is proud to co-sponsor the 2020 CLIFF conference. CLIFF is an annual conference organized by graduate students in Comparative Literature. This year’s conference theme, “(Counter) Narratives of Migration,” stems from...
MSP19 Student Capstone Presentations
Haven Hall, Eldersveld Room 505 S. State Street, Ann ArborThis 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 ArborThis 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 ZoomDecember 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 ZoomMSP20 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 ZoomTuesday, 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...
MSP20 Capstone Presentation
MSP20 students will share their capstone project experiences with this year's host sites. The presentation for this evening will be: 6:00 pm - Detroit’s Central Market Vegetable Building Transplanted in Greenfield Village Presented by Kathleen Brown, Ayana Curran-Howes, Laurel Fricker, Antonello Mastronardi Host site: ...
