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.

Working with Contemporary Artists: A Workshop with Ferran Barenblit

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

“Art is what makes life more interesting than art,” said French artist Robert Filliou. He was right: working with contemporary artists is one of the most enriching activities that a professional or an organization can undertake. Whether in a museum, other cultural institution, or...

Museum Collections: Considering Access & Transparency through Visible Storage

Online via Zoom

In recent years, museums have increasingly turned to open storage techniques to display parts of their collection which would otherwise not be on public view.  Though this approach still feels somewhat radical, the concept of visible storage in museum practice started at the University...

Digitizing the Dodo: Three-Dimensional Digitization for Research and Public Outreach at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History

Online via Zoom

Please join us for a Museums at Noon conversation! Digitizing the Dodo: Three-Dimensional Digitization for Research and Public Outreach at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History  Presenter:  Taylor West (PhD candidate, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology) Date:  Friday, December 2 Time:  12:00 pm Location:  Online via...

Study days at UMMA

University of Michigan Museum of Art

Study Days at UMMA will take place across four days, beginning on Thursday, December 8th and will end on Sunday, December 11th. It is meant to surround the upcoming finals period, in order to facilitate students’ wellness along with their studies. During these four...

Study days at UMMA

University of Michigan Museum of Art

Study Days at UMMA will take place across four days, beginning on Thursday, December 8th and will end on Sunday, December 11th. It is meant to surround the upcoming finals period, in order to facilitate students’ wellness along with their studies. During these four...

Study days at UMMA

University of Michigan Museum of Art

Study Days at UMMA will take place across four days, beginning on Thursday, December 8th and will end on Sunday, December 11th. It is meant to surround the upcoming finals period, in order to facilitate students’ wellness along with their studies. During these four...

Study days at UMMA

University of Michigan Museum of Art

Study Days at UMMA will take place across four days, beginning on Thursday, December 8th and will end on Sunday, December 11th. It is meant to surround the upcoming finals period, in order to facilitate students’ wellness along with their studies. During these four...

The Arab American National Museum – Past, Present, and Future

University of Michigan Museum of Art

Presentation by Diana Abouali, Director, Arab American National Museum. January 26 at 5:30 pm, UM Museum of Art The Arab American National Museum, located in Dearborn, Michigan, remains the only museum in the country that interprets and presents the history and culture of Arab...

Virtual Open House for prospective students

The Museum Studies Program invites students enrolled in any graduate program at the University of Michigan to apply for the Fall 2023 cohort.  This multidisciplinary graduate certificate program draws on ideas from the arts, humanities, natural and social sciences, and technology and provides countless...

CANCELLED – Experiment|Experience: Campus Art Museums in the 21st Century

U-M Museum of Art, Helmut Stern Auditorium 525 S. State St., Ann Arbor, MI, United States

Please join us for a Museums Studies panel discussion! Experiment|Experience: Campus Art Museums in the 21st Century  Panelists: Christina Olsen - Director, Museum of Art, University of Michigan Maurita Poole - Director, Newcomb Art Museum, Tulane University Anne Goodyear - Director, Museum of Art, Bowdoin...