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Read and Look | I’m Trying to Love Garbage

Connie Powers, Docent

Do you ever wonder what happens to all the stuff we throw away? Bethany Barton’s I’m Trying to Love Garbage takes a (dumpster)...

iBallet Spring Gala

Presented by iBallet Studio

Sunday, June 8 th , 2025 at 2:00 pm...

VOICES: featuring London Beck and Zoey Grekin

Presented by The Ark

London Beck is a multi-talented recording artist hailing from Southeast Michigan. As a singer, songwriter, producer, composer, sound...

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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...

Native Plant Sale

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

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...

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...