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Pain Medication Take-Back Day

Prescription drug abuse is one of the fastest growing trends among our young teens today and is the second most abused substance behind...

Hands-On Demo: Making a Good Impression

Explore how fossils are created during this hands-on demonstration! What parts of animals become fossilized? How old are the earliest...

Storytime at the Museum

Children ages four to seven are invited to hear a story in the galleries. Stories will be followed by a short activity responding to the art...

Planetarium: My Universe

Planetarium presenters often accumulate a number of favorite things to share with audiences. They range from the current night sky, to...

Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi

Hot Pstromi bandleader and founder Yale Strom was a pioneer among revivalists in conducting extensive field research in Central and Eastern...

Ongoing Attractions and Exhibits

Bujinkan Midwest Tai Kai 2015

The Bujinkan Dojo at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor is proud to host the eighth annual Bujinkan Midwest Taikai; an annual gathering of...

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Gifts of Art presents A Calming Force: Acrylic on Canvas

Lisa Goedert

Ferndale, Michigan based artist Lisa Goedert is inspired by patterns found in nature. She works spontaneously using circles, scribbles,...

Gifts of Art presents An International Celebration of Aging: Color Photography

Jeffrey M. Levine MD, AGSF

Dr. Jeffrey M. Levine is an international exhibiting artist and geriatrician in New York City with an interest in art as applied to medicine...

Gifts of Art presents In Living Color: Painting on Wood

Timothy Gaewsky

Timothy Gaewsky is a painter and mixed media artist working out of Toledo, Ohio. His current paintings use visual aesthetics drawn from...

Gifts of Art presents Seafans & Fused Glass

Janet Kelman

Janet Kelman began her love affair with glass in 1970. While studying chemistry in college, she watched, fascinated, as the glassblower in...

Gifts of Art presents Snowflake Flowers: Plates & Bowls

Nancy Bulkley

Nancy Bulkley throws forms on the potter's wheel almost as a canvas for her designs. For her surface design, she creates and hand cuts...

Gifts of Art presents Stones Series: Painting on Canvas

Michael Sheets

The paintings that comprise Stones Series by Michael Sheets had their genesis in a vacation he took on the shores of Lake Superior. Working...

Gifts of Art presents Traditional & Contemporary Native American Basketry

Kelly Church & Cherish Parrish

Kelly Church and Cherish Parrish are Anishnabe Master black ash basket makers who come from an unbroken line of weavers. They are award...

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...

Puzzles, Riddles, and Enigmas

2015 Stamps School of Art & Design Alumni Exhibition

“Puzzles, Riddles, and Enigmas” is the theme for the 2015 Stamps Alumni Exhibition, juried by Tom Berding (Associate Professor of...

The Artistry of Timothy Orikri

With the summer art exhibition season in full swing, the University of Michigan Detroit Center is proud to present “The Artistry of...

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...

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...

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...

Julian Schnabel

Exhibition

Julian Schnabel provides a major entry into work created by the painter celebrated for a visual language that brings together unexpected...

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...

Planetarium: Star Talk: The Sky Tonight

Bright stars, constellations, planets, and telescopic objects in the current night sky are discussed in this live "star talk."...

Planetarium: Waiting Far Away

A short, relaxing fulldome movie about far away places in the Universe and our imaginations, followed by a live star talk.

Planetarium: Star Talk: The Sky Tonight

Bright stars, constellations, planets, and telescopic objects in the current night sky are discussed in this live "star talk."...

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...

Saturday Sampler Tours

Join us for thematic tours of the Kelsey Museum created by Kelsey Museum Docent Corps. Tours start at 2PM and are free and open to the...

Hands-On Demo: Making a Good Impression

Explore how fossils are created during this hands-on demonstration! What parts of animals become fossilized? How old are the earliest...

Planetarium: Star Talk: The Sky Tonight

Bright stars, constellations, planets, and telescopic objects in the current night sky are discussed in this live "star talk."...

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...