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.

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Application deadline

Applications for the Fall 2024 cohort are due by February 23, 2024.  Application information can be found here.

Know Thyself: The Importance of Vision in Museum Leadership

University of Michigan Museum of Art

Presentation by Neil Barclay, President and CEO, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History February 20, at 5:30 pm, UM Museum of Art As museums grapple with the complexity of a social, political and economic change in the communities they serve, visionary leadership...

Hopi R2-D2 and the Return of the Force: Star Wars and indigenous art

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

Hopi R2-D2 and the Return of the Force: Star Wars & indigenous art Speakers: Duane Koyawena (Artist, Curator) & Samantha Honanie (Visitor Experience Manager, Museum of Northern Arizona) Friday, February 16 at 12:00 pm Eldersveld Room, 5670 Haven Hall Join the Museum Studies Program...