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Kim Richey

Presented by The Ark

In January 2024, Kim Richey found herself in Mexico, gazing out at a sea of people singing along to “I’m Alright,” one of her classic...

Ongoing Attractions and Exhibits

Being Mixed Race in a Mono-racially Organized World

Interracial Identity in the U.S. and Around the World — What Research and Mixed Race People Tell Us

The exhibit "Being Mixed Race in a Mono-racially Organized World: Interracial Identity in the U.S. and Around the World — What...

Native Plant Sale

Planting native plants helps support local biodiversity! Join us for a sale of native Michigan seedlings grown and tended at Matthaei...

Nicole Ray Art Exhibit: State of Play

Dates: Saturday June 8 - Sunday August 25...

A Gathering

Welcome. Make Yourself At Home....

Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism

Organized as a response to the Museum’s recent acquisition of Titus Kaphar’s Flay (James Madison), this upcoming reinstallation of one...

We Write To You About Africa

Following years of research into the Museum’s and University of Michigan’s relationships with Africa and African art collections,...

Sea Monsters

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most...

One Sky

One Sky features 6 short narratives, each of which represents the perspective of a different culture or Indigenous society from around the...