New Events

Japanese "Forest Spirits" in the Gaffield Children's Garden

Ann Arbor Japan Week

The Gaffield Children's Garden will be enchanted with Japanese "forest spirits" throughout Ann Arbor Japan Week, from June...

Martha Cook Alumnae Association

Board Meeting

Meetings are open to all alumnae of the Martha Cook Building.

meeting
Meeting

Gallery Tours

Want to learn more about the collections at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology? Join us at the Upjohn Wing entrance on Maynard Street for a...

Poetry for the Planet - Open Mic and Pledge Drive

An event to celebrate the first ever National Climate Mobilization Day,

It's hard to stay optimistic in the battle against global climate change. Every day we hear news reports or read headlines painting an...

An Evening with Jeff Daniels

A Benefit for The Ark! Maybe you know Jeff Daniels as one of the most versatile actors in Hollywood, with roles ranging from Debra...

Ongoing Attractions and Exhibits

Textile Trade Ascendancies

This exhibit features cloth samples, photographs, and maps, and offers an overview of changing patterns of the textile trade in Nigeria from...

The Shape of the Universe

This exhibit traces the history of our evolving understanding of the Universe, from Einstein's discovery of space-time, through the...

Magnificent Miniatures

Azalea Bonsai in Bloom at Matthaei Botanical Gardens

Featuring a collection of satsuki azalea bonsai in bloom on loan from renowned Ohio collector and U-M alumnus Melvyn Goldstein. Satsuki...

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Exhibition

Peony Garden Season in Nichols Arboretum

The Nichols Arboretum Peony Garden is a must-see on the University of Michigan campus each spring. Thousands of blooms in the largest...

The Jewish Tradition of Tsedakah as Exemplified in Pushkes, Charity Donation Boxes

This exhibit features an eclectic selection of Pushkes (פּושקעס) – the common Yiddish moniker for charity/donation boxes. In...

Cinetopia: East Side Sushi

Presented by CJS and the Cinetopia International Film Festival

Released in 2014 | 116 minutes | Directed by Anthony Lucero...

Flip Your Field: Objects from the Collection

For the third installation of the Flip Your Field series, UMMA invites Georgios Skiniotis, Professor of Biological Chemistry at U-M’s Life...

Hana Hamplová: Meditations on Paper

Inspired by a story by Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal, Czech photographer Hana Hamplová created a memorable body of work during the 1970s...

HE: The Hergott Shepard Photography Collection

For more than 25 years, Los Angeles-based collectors Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard have built a world-class collection of contemporary art...

Mine More Coal: War Effort and Americanism in World War I Posters

Exhibition

During World War I, the American Government used a powerful poster campaign to rally all troops and farmers, housewives and shipbuilders,...

Sophie Calle: North Pole

Following her mother's death, French conceptual artist Sophie Calle wanted to bury her portrait and jewels on a glacier in the North...

Rocks, Paper, Memory: Wendy Artin’s Watercolor Paintings of Ancient Sculptures

Phase I

An American artist who lives in Rome, Wendy Artin has been working for over a decade on a series of watercolor paintings of ancient Greek...

Dinosaur Tour!

Free docent-led tours of the dinosaur exhibits every Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. for the first 15 people to sign up. Sign up at the host...

Guided Tour: HE: The Hergott Shepard Photography Collection

For more than than 25 years, Los Angeles-based collectors Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard have built a world-class collection of contemporary...

Planetarium: Back to the Moon

Narrated by Tim Allen (voice of Buzz Lightyear), this is a behind-the-scenes feature on the $30 million Google Lunar XPRIZE, the largest...

Hands-On Demo: Marvelous Mendelian Mutants

Have you ever been curious about genes and inheritance? Gregor Mendel was. Over one hundred years ago, he studied pea plants to develop...

Hands-On Demo: Marvelous Mendelian Mutants

Have you ever been curious about genes and inheritance? Gregor Mendel was. Over one hundred years ago, he studied pea plants to develop...

Cinetopia: Pale Moon (Kami no tsuki)

Presented by CJS and the Cinetopia International Film Festival

Released in 2015 | 126 minutes | Directed by Daihachi Yoshida...

Shakespeare in the Arb 15th Anniversary

Featuring A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Shakespeare in the Arb turns 15 in '15. Join the Residential College and Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum in...

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Performance

Orson Welles: Beyond the Canon and into the Archives

This student-researched exhibit—marking the centenary of Orson Welles, one of America's greatest directors of film, theater, radio...