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.
Lecture – Secrets of State: The Declassified History of the Chilean Dictatorship
Weiser Hall 500 Church Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesThe 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 StatesWeiser 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....
Global Interns: museum practice in Israel & Uganda
Haven Hall, Eldersveld Room 505 S. State Street, Ann ArborGlobal Interns: museum practice in Israel & Uganda September 29 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm Eldersveld Room, 5670 Haven Hall Alexandra Norwood, PhD candidate, Anthropology The Apes of Uganda: An Exhibit and Outreach Program at the Uganda Museum Uganda is often called the...
Afterthought – Remembering a Pandemic
Rackham Graduate School 915 E. Washington Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesFive 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...
Dis/continuities: Unsettling Memory and Time – Charles F. Fraker Graduate Conference
October 6 & 7 from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (see links below for location details) The Museum Studies Program is proud to co-sponsor the biannual Charles F. Fraker Graduate Conference organized by Doctoral students in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. The...
Dis/continuities: Unsettling Memory and Time – Charles F. Fraker Graduate Conference
October 6 & 7 from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm (see links below for locations) The Museum Studies Program is proud to co-sponsor the biannual Charles F. Fraker Graduate Conference organized by Doctoral students in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. The biannual...
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 StatesLocation: 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...
Museums in Practice series – Access and Museums: Making Meaning through Online and Digital Connections
Online via ZoomJoin us via Zoom for the Museum Studies Program’s third annual Virtual Panel Discussion considering access and accessibility concerns in museum practice. With museum, library, and cultural heritage panelists from the Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN), Delft University of Technology, and the Smithsonian Institution,...
Competing Interests: Examining Identity Politics in the Display of Ancient Egypt
Haven Hall, Eldersveld Room 505 S. State Street, Ann ArborCompeting Interests: Examining Identity Politics in the Display of Ancient Egypt Heidi Hilliker, PhD student in Middle Eastern Studies November 30 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm Eldersveld Room, 5670 Haven Hall In recent years, there has been a movement to decolonize Western museums, calling...
