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Be Well: Art, Design & Wellness Series

Poetry Writing Workshop and Open Mic

Explore the themes of the exhibition Marianetta Porter: Breath, Fragment, Return in a poetry writing workshop and participate in an open-mic...

MPulse Student Chamber Music Concert

Center Stage Strings - An MPulse Institute at the University of Michigan

Student ensembles perform chamber music as part of the Center Stage Strings summer program....

The James Hunter Six

Presented by The Ark

New music!...

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 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...

Saturday Open House

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

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...

How the Sun Became a Movie Star

From stunning eclipse photos to the first motion pictures of the Sun, explore the fascinating history of solar research at U-M. Includes...

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...

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...