Events

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.

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 Art

Thursday, 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 Arbor

Current 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 States

Date:  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 States

Presentation 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 States

Date:  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...

“Ancient Color” exhibit reception and opening lecture

Kelsey Museum of Archaeology 434 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI

Join us in a discussion about the study of pigments and dyes in the ancient world with archaeologist Hilary Becker (State University of New York), conservation scientist Greg Smith (Indianapolis Museum of Art), art historian Mark Abbe (Lamar Dodd School of Art @ University...

From Club to Third Space: On the Interrogation and Creation of Community at the Scarab Club, Detroit

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

Date:  Friday, March 22 Time:  12:00 pm Location:  UM Museum of Art, Multi-Purpose Room (125) Presenter:  Megan Berkobien (PhD candidate, Comparative Literature) From Club to Third Space: On the Interrogation and Creation of Community at the Scarab Club, Detroit For over a century, the...