New Events

Ann Arbor Japan Week 2026 | Japanese Storytime

Momo Kajiwara, Local Music Teacher

Local music teacher Momo Kajiwara will lead us in song, movement, and storytelling in Japanese! This event is best suited for children ages...

Saturday Sampler Tour | “My Favorite Things”

Robin Little, Docent

Join docent Robin Little as she explores her favorite things in the Kelsey Museum. Get an up-close look at incantation bowls (and their...

Supporting Kids at Every Age: A Mental Health Education Fair

A collaboration between Michigan Medicine mental health experts and the Ann Arbor Summer Festival

Through improvised conversations, games, and hands-on activities, families will begin building their own “toolkit” of knowledge and...

Ann Arbor Japan Week 2026 | The Sounds of Japan: Performance and Hands-On Experience

Miyabi Koto Shamisen Ensemble NY

This program by the Miyabi Koto Shamisen Ensemble introduces the traditional Japanese instruments koto (a 13-string zither) and shamisen (a...

Ellis Paul

Presented by The Ark

A master of modern songwriting...

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,...

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...

Fore-Site (Phase 2): The Stamps Gallery Pillar Project

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

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...

Marianetta Porter: Breath, Fragment, Return

Curated by Juana Williams, this exhibition examines how Marianetta Porter uses everyday objects, fragments, and embodied memory to make...

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...

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...

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...

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...