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.
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 ArborCurrent 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 StatesDate: 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 StatesPresentation 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 StatesDate: 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, MIJoin 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 StatesDate: 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...
Enhancing Access to Roman Ceramics at the Harvard Art Museums
University of Michigan Museum of Art, First Floor, Multi-Purpose Room 525 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: Friday, March 29 Time: 12:00 pm Location: UM Museum of Art, Multi-Purpose Room (125) Presenter: Alison Rittershaus (PhD candidate, Interdisciplinary Program in Classical Art & Archaeology) Enhancing Access to Roman Ceramics at the Harvard Art Museums This talk discusses the tensions revealed between...
Online Collections and Teaching Whiteness at the University of Michigan Museum of Art
University of Michigan Museum of Art, First Floor, Multi-Purpose Room 525 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesDate: Friday, April 12 Time: 12:00 pm Location: UM Museum of Art, Multi-Purpose Room (125) Presenter: Christopher Mulvey (PhD, Anthropology) Online Collections and Teaching Whiteness at the University of Michigan Museum of Art Over the summer of 2018, I worked as an intern with...
