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.
We Need to HEAR Them Out: Addressing the Issue of Nazi Expropriated Art Through the Lens of Recent Policies and Practices
Online via ZoomWe Need to HEAR Them Out: Addressing the Issue of Nazi Expropriated Art Through the Lens of Recent Policies and Practices Emily Finch (MSP18) April 12 from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm While the Washington Principles, which turned twenty-five in 2023, are admired for...
MSP23 Capstone Presentations
Haven Hall, Eldersveld Room 505 S. State Street, Ann ArborPresentations for the evening are as follows: 5:00 pm "Community Neighborhood Preservation in Detroit: Tools and Strategies for Engagement in Walking Tours" Presented by Irma Guzman, Briana Kemmerling, Skyler Leslie, Leopoldo Martinez Challenge statement: To identify best practices for the management of a digital...
This is Rome, Too: Decolonial Practices in the Eternal City
Haven Hall, Eldersveld Room 505 S. State Street, Ann ArborThis is Rome, Too: Decolonial Practices in the Eternal City Gala Patenkovic, PhD Candidate, Romance Languages and Literatures September 27 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm Eldersveld Room, 5670 Haven Hall How can we reimagine the future of museums? How do we make museums decolonial?...
A Museum Fit for a President
Tisch Hall 435 State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesA Museum Fit for a President Albert Cavallaro, PhD Candidate, History October 25 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm 1014 Tisch Hall This talk reflects on the State Museum of the History of Uzbekistan’s response to a planned presidential visit by Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the current...
William R. Farrand Memorial Lecture: Preserving the PostNatural
Central Campus Classroom 1225 Geddes Ave, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesWilliam R. Farrand Memorial Lecture: Preserving the PostNatural Date: October 25 Time: 6:30 pm Location: Central Campus Classroom Building, Room 1425 (1225 Geddes Ave, adjacent to Museum of Natural History) Presenter: Rich Pell Fake banana flavoring, anthrax scares, and bulldog underbites—how did an art...
Traces of Memory at the Galicia Jewish Museum
Hatcher Gallery Lab 913 S. University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MITraces of Memory at the Galicia Jewish Museum Ekaterina Olson Shipyatsky (MSP 22; PhD Candidate, Political Science; Copernicus Center for Polish Studies Dissertation Fellow 2024-25) November 1 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm Hatcher Gallery Lab, Room 100H Before the Holocaust, Poland was home to...
Navigating a Professional and Academic Career in Anthropology
School of Education Building 610 E. University Ave, Ann Arbor, United StatesDate: December 4, 2024 Speaker: Dr. William Parkinson, Field Museum Curator & Associate Director of Anthropology; Professor at University of Illinois, Chicago Time: 6:00 - 7:30 pm Location: School of Education Building, Room 1315 The University of Michigan Archaeology Club is excited to host...
Reinventing the Museum: A Discussion of Evolution & Innovation
Space 2435, School of Information 105 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MIPresentation and conversation with Gail Anderson, museum consultant and author. January 22 at 5:00 pm, Space 2435 North Quad, School of Information Gail will share her perspectives on the changes in museum practice that necessitated the 3rd edition of her seminar volume, Reinventing the...
Museums@Noon presentation by Hayley Crowell
Hatcher Graduate LibraryTitle coming soon! Hayley Crowell, PhD Candidate in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology January 24 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm Hatcher Gallery Lab, Room 100H Abstract coming soon! Flyer
Virtual Open House for prospective students
February 7, 2025 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm The Museum Studies Program invites students enrolled in any graduate program at the University of Michigan to apply for the Fall 2025 cohort. This multidisciplinary graduate certificate program draws on ideas from the arts, humanities,...
