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.

Crisistunity: Re-imagining Historic Sites at the National Trust

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

Global Heritage at Risk University of Michigan Museum Studies Program Fall 2015 Lecture Series Speaker: Katherine Malone-France, Vice President for Historic Sites, National Trust for Historic Preservation Terrorism. Looting. Financial crisis. Political factionalism. Unregulated development. Neglect. The news is full of ongoing threats to...

To Amphipolis and Back Again: Crisis Management, Heritage Politics and Grassroots Activism as “New Heritage” in Greece

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

Global Heritage at Risk University of Michigan Museum Studies Program Fall 2015 Lecture Series Speaker: Despina Margomenou, Lecturer, Department of Classical Studies, University of Michigan Co-sponsored by the U-M Department of Classical Studies Terrorism. Looting. Financial crisis. Political factionalism. Unregulated development. Neglect. The news...

Cultural Heritage in Sites and Museums in India: Challenges and Opportunities

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

Global Heritage at Risk University of Michigan Museum Studies Program Fall 2015 Lecture Series Speaker: Shraddha Bhatawadekar, Nehru-Fulbright Academic and Professional Excellence Fellow, Center for South Asian Studies and Museum Studies Program, University of Michigan Co-sponsored by the U-M Center for South Asian Studies...

The “Calculated Frightfulness” of ISIS: Threats to Middle Eastern Cultural Heritage in Historical Perspective

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

Global Heritage at Risk University of Michigan Museum Studies Program Fall 2015 Lecture Series Speaker: Geoffrey Emberling, Assistant Research Scientist, Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan Co-sponsored by the U-M Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, Center for Middle East and North African Studies and...