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.
African Art in Museums: Ethical Quandaries
"Where do you think your ancestors got these?" asks Eric Killmonger in the recent Black Panther film. Join us for a discussion facilitated by African Art Historian Ray Silverman with curators, activists and scholars Nii Quarcoopome (Detroit Institute of Arts), Sylvester Ogbechie (UC Santa Barbara), and Monica Udvardy (University...
Museums as Sites of Healing: Empathy, Repair, and Critical Reflection
University of Michigan Museum of Art, First Floor, Multi-Purpose Room 525 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesWhat are the ethical responsibilities of university museums when our local communities face profound crises and occasions of injustice? How might we foster compassion and promote conversations that can build enduring community bonds, while honoring our academic commitments to promoting critical analysis and stewardship...
Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series: Consolation, JuYeon Kim
Born in Seoul, South Korea, JuYeon Kim works and lives in New York. She has shown in both solo and group exhibitions nationally and internationally including New York, Washington, DC, Shanghai, and Seoul. Additionally, Kim has been awarded several residencies such as MacDowell Colony, Kohler Arts...
Student Late Night: Art in the Age of the Internet
University of Michigan Museum of ArtThursday, January 24 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm UM Museum of Art Organized by U-M students for U-M students, and inspired by the exhibition Art in the Age of the Internet, the 10th annual Student Late Night event at UMMA will be a fun-filled creative...
Reception for prospective students – Feb 6
The Museum Studies Program invites students enrolled in any graduate program at the University of Michigan to apply for admission starting in Fall 2019. This multidisciplinary graduate certificate program draws on ideas from the arts, humanities, natural and social sciences, and technology and provides...
Career discussion luncheon
Haven Hall, Eldersveld Room 505 S. State Street, Ann ArborCurrent students might be interested in attending the upcoming "How Did You Get Here?" Career Discussion Luncheon on Monday, February 11 from 12-1pm in Elderveld (5th Floor Heaven). This session will feature Dr. Heather Ann Thompson (History, DAAS, & Residential College) and Dr. Joseph Cialdella (Rackham Program for Public Scholarship and...
Dealing with Africa and African Things at the Ethnografiska Museet, Stockholm
University of Michigan Museum of Art, First Floor, Multi-Purpose Room 525 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: Friday, February 15 Time: 12:00 pm Location: UM Museum of Art, Multi-Purpose Room (125) Presenter: James Munene (PhD, Anthropology) Dealing with Africa and African Things at the Ethnografiska Museet, Stockholm The Ethnografiska Museet (Museum of Ethnography), Stockholm became part of the Swedish Museums of World...
Interpreting Objects and Exhibitions at the National Museum of Eritrea
Date: Friday, March 1 Time: 12:00 pm Location: UM Museum of Art, Multi-Purpose Room (125) Presenter: Timnet Gedar (PhD candidate, History) Interpreting Objects and Exhibitions at the National Museum of Eritrea The National Museum of Eritrea was established in 1992, a year after the...
A Swift Death and Steady Resurrection: Salvage Anthropology and U.S. Museums
U-M Museum of Art, Helmut Stern Auditorium 525 S. State St., Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesPresentation by Samuel J. Redman What should museums do with stolen artifacts? Should the response be similar with stolen knowledge? This talk explores the history and legacy of salvage anthropology as it relates to museums in the United States. Salvage anthropology was a movement...
Locating and Relocating Lugdunum: Collection Management at Lugdunum — Musée et théâtres romains, Lyon
University of Michigan Museum of Art, First Floor, Multi-Purpose Room 525 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: Friday, March 15 Time: 12:00 pm Location: UM Museum of Art, Multi-Purpose Room (125) Presenter: Craig Harvey (PhD candidate, Interdepartmental Program in Classical Art & Archaeology) Locating and Relocating Lugdunum: Collection Management at Lugdunum — Musée et théâtres romains, Lyon The archaeology museum...
