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.
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,...
Museums, Technologies and Civic Transformations
University of Michigan Museum of ArtPresentation by Seb Chan, Director & CEO of ACMI (formerly Australian Centre for the Moving Image) and Museum Studies Program 2024 Visiting Scholar UM Museum of Art - Helmut Stern Auditorium Predictably, the first quarter of the 21st century has seen museums significantly...
MSP24 Capstone Presentations
Haven Hall, Eldersveld Room 505 S. State Street, Ann ArborPresentations for the evening are as follows: 5:00 pm “Title" TBD Presented by (students TBD) Challenge statement: TBD Host institution: 6:00 pm “Title" TBD Presented by (students TBD) Challenge statement: TBD Host institution: 7:00 pm “Title" TBD Presented by (students TBD)...