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Curriculum / Collection: Arts & Resistance

Presented as part of the Fall 2023 Theme Semester, "Arts & Resistance"...

Cindy Sang, piano

Undergraduate student Cindy Sang performs a recital.

Sunday Drop-In Tour | Music at the Kelsey

Connie Powers

Join us as we learn about the musical instruments used in the ancient world. Starting in Graeco-Roman Egypt and moving from Greece to Rome,...

Vienna Teng

Presented by The Ark

“Like a child of Chopin and Sarah McLachlan”—San Jose Mercury News...

Ongoing Attractions and Exhibits

Bangladeshis in Michigan

This fiber art exhibition features hand-embroidered portraits by writer, educator, and fiber artist Fatema Haque. Sourced from photos...

Manga no Ryokou: The “Manga Map” and A Journey Through the Art of Depiction in Japanese Cartography

The exhibit examines the intersection between art, narrative, and geography within Japanese cartography. It centers on the titular “manga...

The Sentimental Archive: Remembering Nubia through Salvage Anthropology

This exhibit showcases select photographs from The American University in Cairo’s Rare Books and Special Collections Library taken by the...

Conservatory Display – Aurora

Get ready to be captivated by the stunning beauty of nature’s light display as our horticulture team turns the conservatory into a vibrant...

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Featured Exhibits

Experimental Gallery: UN/EARTH

Featuring work by Gina Gibson, UN/EARTH explores science and art from a mile underground. Located in the former Homestake gold mine in Lead,...

Featured Exhibits

Nature’s Pharmacy (Collections Case)

Stop by the Collections Case display in the museum’s main atrium, behind the mastodons, to see Nature’s Pharmacy....

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Featured Exhibits

Molecules of Life (Student Showcase)

Stop by the Student Showcase display in the museum’s main atrium, behind the mastodons, to see Molecules of Life....

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Exhibition

Discovery Demo: All About Owls

Join us in the Science Forum for a 15-20 minute engaging science demonstration that will help you see the world in a whole new way....

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Investigate Labs

Nature Lab & Micro Worlds Lab

Step into our two Investigate Labs, where you can use scientific tools and museum specimens to answer questions and solve problems. Our labs...

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Exhibition

Did An Asteroid Really Kill The Dinosaurs?

Planetarium & Dome Theater

Did a space rock six miles wide slam into the Earth 66 million years ago and wipe out 75 percent of all living species at that time,...

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Presentation

In Guardian Passage

The Power of Ukrainian Cultural Memory in the Face of War

Duderstadt Center Gallery...

Sky Tonight

Planetarium & Dome Theater

A live presentation on what to find in the sky tonight and for the coming few weeks. This presentation includes how to find the cardinal...

Public Tours

These free tours are about 30 minutes long and are limited to 15 people per tour group. Sign up for a tour at the Welcome Desk. Visitors of...

We Are Stars

Planetarium & Dome Theater

What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our cosmic chemistry and our explosive origins. Connect life on...

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Presentation

Sky Tonight

Planetarium & Dome Theater

A live presentation on what to find in the sky tonight and for the coming few weeks. This presentation includes how to find the cardinal...

Discovery Demo: Cow Eye Dissection

Have you ever wondered how we see? To take a closer look at the organ that helps us see the world, join UMMNH staff in dissecting a cow’s...

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