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.
Online via Zoom
Our National Marine Sanctuaries, Protecting America’s Underwater Treasures: A Survey of Michigan’s Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve
Online via ZoomPlease join us for a Museums at Noon conversation! Title: Our National Marine Sanctuaries, Protecting America’s Underwater Treasures: A Survey of Michigan’s Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve Date: Friday, January 29 Time: 12:00 pm Location: Online via Zoom (register here) Presenter: Stephanie Gandulla, Maritime...
Curating Covid: Material and Visual Cultures of the Pandemic
Online via ZoomDecember 2 at 12:00 pm (online lecture) While there is so far no known cure for Covid and the disease continues to kill thousands daily around the globe, humanity has spent the better part of this year attempting to make do – some by...
Reimagining Detroit’s Museum and Cultural District
Online via ZoomIn its Midtown district, Detroit boasts a concentrated set of high-powered cultural institutions. Clustered around the DIA, they include the Detroit Historical Museum, The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the Michigan Science Center, and the Detroit Public Library. In recent years,...
Learning from History at The Henry Ford – Two Perspectives
Online via ZoomPlease join us for a Museums at Noon conversation! Title: Learning from History at The Henry Ford - Two Perspectives Date: Friday, October 9 Time: 12:00 pm Location: Online via Zoom (Meeting ID: 930 4573 8463 / Passcode 103356) Presenters: Bradley L. Taylor (Associate...