Archive for August 23rd, 2015
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Mine More Coal: War Effort and Americanism in World War I Posters
Guided Tour
During World War I, the American Government used a powerful poster campaign to rally citizens to the cause. Propaganda, commodity, and art...
Michigan Women's Soccer vs. Marquette
Michigan Women's Soccer vs. Marquette
Deep Fried Pickle Project Concert & Workshop
The Deep Fried Pickle Project plays a "fascinating, confounding, elbow-tickling" collection of homemade instruments and found...
Ongoing Attractions and Exhibits
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...
Exhibit: Women in Science
Colorful comic book graphics in this panel exhibit invite young U-M Museum of Natural History visitors from every background to see...
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...
Jem Cohen
Life Drawing
The title of this multi-format photography and video installation by New York filmmaker Jem Cohen comes from the artist’s own...
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,...
Share your exhibit ideas for the new U-M Museum of Natural History!
From August 14-23, and monthly through the rest of the year, the Temporary Exhibit Gallery on the fourth floor of the U-M Museum of Natural...
The Art of Tyree Guyton: A Thirty-Year Journey
The Heidelberg Project is one of the largest, best-known, and longest-running site-specific art installations in the country. Occupying more...
Planetarium: Larry Cat In Space
A playful, imaginative cartoon about an inquisitive cat who stows away aboard a space ship and visits the Moon. Primarily targeted at grades...
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."...
Dining Out: Menus, Chefs, Restaurants, Hotels, & Guidebooks
This wide-ranging exhibit, curated by historian Jan Longone, celebrates the history of the eating out experience....
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...
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...
Planetarium: My Universe
Planetarium presenters often accumulate a number of favorite things to share with audiences. They range from the current night sky, to...
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...