New Events

Native Plant Sale

Support Michigan’s ecosystems by planting native plants! Join us for our annual Native Plant Sale, featuring a wide variety of...

Read and Look | In Egyptian Times

Carolyn Nouhan, Docent

Join us for a kid-friendly tour of the Egyptian exhibits at the Kelsey Museum! We will begin by reading aloud In Egyptian Times by...

The Merry Wives of Windsor

Nichols Arboretum and the Residential College presents Shakespeare in the Arb “The Merry Wives of Windsor”.

Foiled seduction, plans gone awry, and plots to deliver comeuppance. The pompous Falstaff attempts to woo the wives of two wealthy merchants...

Art Song and Chamber Music

Collaborative Piano Institute Faculty and Participants

Join us for a Collaborative Piano Institute concert, featuring faculty and participants performing art song and chamber music! Special...

Saturday Night Magic

A weekly 4-hour event for casual playing and trading of Magic: The Gathering! We typically will only play EDH, but you may check the server...

Ongoing Attractions and Exhibits

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Behind the Curve: Rainbows and the Science and Culture of Color

We have many significant books from the history of our understanding of rainbows and color theory, from the writings of scholar Ḥasan Ibn...

Beyond Survival

Join us for Beyond Survival, an exhibition of works by incarcerated artists in Michigan presented by PCAP co-founder Janie Paul and the...

Moth Eden

Anne Erlewine Solo Exhibition

Explore "Moth Eden," an evocative art exhibit by Anne Erlewine, running from April 19 to July 6, 2025. ‘Moth Eden’ is a series...

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,...

We Are Stars

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...

Sky Tonight

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...

Dynamic Earth

The show explores the inner workings of Earth’s climate system. With visualizations based on satellite monitoring data and advanced...

Sky Tonight

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...