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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  • Museums@Two presentation by Alexandria Rayburn

    Online via Zoom

    Women in museum computing: a brief history of data entry & skilled labor  Alexandria Rayburn (MSP 19; PhD, Information) October 9 from 2:00 - 3:00 pm Online via Zoom Museum collections are many things, but primarily they function as repositories of information, where data-intensive...

  • 2025 Charles F. Fraker Conference – “Capitalism and Desire”

    Michigan League Ann Arbor, MI

    The biannual Charles F. Fraker Conference is organized by doctoral students in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor in honor of Professor Emeritus of Spanish Charles F. Fraker. Originally a venue for graduate students of Hispanic Studies...

  • 2025 Charles F. Fraker Conference – “Capitalism and Desire”

    Michigan League Ann Arbor, MI

    The biannual Charles F. Fraker Conference is organized by doctoral students in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor in honor of Professor Emeritus of Spanish Charles F. Fraker. Originally a venue for graduate students of Hispanic Studies...

  • Flexing the Museum: The Global Museum in the 21st Century?

    University of Michigan Museum of Art

    Presentation by Christina Olsen (Director, UM Museum of Art) October 23 at 5:30 pm UM Museum of Art, Helmut Stern Auditorium Exploring museums across Argentina, the UK, Belgium and Portugal visited on a recent sabbatical, museum director Christina Olsen wrestles with museums' changing shapes...

  • Balikan: Shared Stewardship and Ethical Returns for Philippine Collections

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

    On October 24-25, 2025, join the Inclusive History Project for Balikan: Shared Stewardship and Ethical Returns for Philippine Collections, a two-day symposium at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. This symposium brings together scholars, archivists, cultural heritage workers, and community activists from across...

  • Balikan: Shared Stewardship and Ethical Returns for Philippine Collections

    Michigan League Ann Arbor, MI

    On October 24-25, 2025, join the Inclusive History Project for Balikan: Shared Stewardship and Ethical Returns for Philippine Collections, a two-day symposium at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. This symposium brings together scholars, archivists, cultural heritage workers, and community activists from across...

  • The GEM of Giza: The Grand Egyptian Museum Gala Livestream

    Angell Hall 435 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, United States

    On November 1, 2025, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) will hold a gala opening attended by queens, kings, and presidents from around the world. The long-awaited GEM will showcase the splendors of Egypt’s deep history, including the complete collection from the tomb of King...

  • Museums@Noon presentation by Gala Patenkovic

    Hatcher Graduate Library

    Exhibiting fun: Comics museums in France  Gala Patenkovic (MSP 21; PhD candidate, Romance Languages & Literatures) November 21 from 12:00 - 1:00 Hatcher Gallery Lab, Room 100H or online via Zoom Comics, in France, are serious business. 1 in 4 books sold today is...

  • Museums in Time of Polycrisis: The Promise of Cultural Institutions

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

    Presentation by Dr. Porchia Moore January 27 at 5:00 pm Eldersveld Room, 5670 Haven Hall (505 S. State Street, Ann Arbor) As a global polycrisis continues to impact modern day life, perhaps no other institution is experiencing the impact of rapid change more than...

  • Virtual Open House for prospective students

    Online via Zoom

    The Museum Studies Program invites students enrolled in any graduate program at the University of Michigan to apply for the Fall 2026 cohort. This multidisciplinary graduate certificate program draws on ideas from the arts, humanities, natural and social sciences, and technology and provides countless...