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Dancing with the Dragon | Dragon Dance Performance at the Peony Garden

U-M Dragon Team

In Chinese tradition, dragons are bearers of auspicious wishes, and peonies, "king of flowers," symbolize prosperity and honor....

Walking Tour: Paths of Protest: Stories of Campus Activism at the University of Michigan

The first teach-in. Lawsuits. Nazi resistance. U-M has long been home to activism, and this walking tour will visit historically significant...

Ongoing Attractions and Exhibits

The People’s Bicentennial

This selection of original artifacts documents the work of the Peoples Bicentennial Commission (PBC), which challenged the official,...

Fore-Site (Phase 3): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project

From September 2025 through August 2026, Stamps Gallery is partnering in a curatorial collaboration with two Ypsilanti-based, artist-run...

Creating the Future of Medicine for 175 Years

A free museum exhibit about U-M medical history

As the Medical School celebrates the anniversary of its opening in the fall of 1850, and Michigan Medicine marks the 100th anniversary of...

Saturday Open House

Make the Observatory part of your weekend! Tour the historic building, view our exhibits, participate in astronomy activities, and view the...

Sea Monsters

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

Watcher of the Sky: Making and Remaking the Detroit Observatory

The Detroit Observatory was once a hub of astronomical discovery that put the University of Michigan on the map as a world-class research...

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...

T.REX

With stunning CGI visuals and the latest research from leading paleontologists, the film offers audiences a fresh perspective on the GOAT...

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...

Echoes of the Past: Greektown as Seen by Sam Karres

Explore the personal sketchbooks of Sam Karres, Greek-American painter and artist, as he illustrates the daily life of residents in...

Muted Volumes: Book-Objects, Patterned Papers, and the Closed Stacks of Buhr

This exhibit in the Clark Library rotunda focuses on handmade decorative patterned papers when exploring books stored at the library's...

Telescope Observing

Join us to observe the night sky with the 1857 Fitz telescope and our collection of modern instruments....