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Ann Arbor Japan Week 2026 | Visit the Melvyn C. Goldstein Bonsai Garden at Matthaei Botanical Gardens

Featuring one of the premier collections of Bonsai in North America

Growing plants in pots is a timeless and universal human activity. What we know as bonsai has over 2,000 years of continuous cultural...

TRANSDISCIPLINARY FELLOWS 2025-2026

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Coffee and Conversations

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Ann Arbor Japan Week 2026 | Bonsai Demonstration at Matthaei Botanical Gardens

Demo and Conversation with Bonsai Specialist Carmen Leskoviansky

Join Bonsai Specialist, Carmen Leskoviansky, for a bonsai demonstration and discussion featuring Satsuki Azalea. Carmen will go over routine...

Sunday Drop-In Tour | “It’s the Little Things”

Kathy Gunderson, Docent

Often overlooked at the Kelsey are the many small artifacts found in drawers and display cases at our museum. This Sunday Drop-In Tour will...

Dan Bern

Presented by The Ark

“one of my favourite songwriters… His songs are a mix of thought provoking lyrics and a wonderful dry wit.” –Roger Daltrey...

Ongoing Attractions and Exhibits

East Quad (Spring/Summer 2026) (Housing)

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Museum of Natural History Walk

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The People’s Bicentennial

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

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...

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...

You Next

The University of Michigan Duderstadt Center Gallery presents “You Next”, a duo exhibition by Thede Ambrose and Kate Donoghue, curated...

June 2 - July 30, 2026 T/TH Course - Sampling in Practice

Yajuan Si - Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan.

June 2-July 30, 2026, T/TH...

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...

Shakespeare in the Arb: Love's Labor's Lost

Shakespeare in the Arb performs every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from June 4 through June 28. It is a 3-hour outdoor, moving...

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...