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Tukilile Vaa
An exhibition by Kaloki Nyamai
Kaloki Nyamai is a multidisciplinary artist based in Nairobi. His practice explores Kenya's histories and collective memory, blending...
Tukilile Vaa
An exhibition by Kaloki Nyamai
Kaloki Nyamai is a multidisciplinary artist based in Nairobi. His practice explores Kenya's histories and collective memory, blending...
The (In)Visible Acquisitions of Ann Allen Shockley
A Hear, Here: Humanities Up Close event with Jennifer Dominique Jones
With the “Hear, Here” series, we aim to facilitate conversations around new research in the humanities. Faculty fellows at the Institute...
Tukilile Vaa
An exhibition by Kaloki Nyamai
Kaloki Nyamai is a multidisciplinary artist based in Nairobi. His practice explores Kenya's histories and collective memory, blending...
Tukilile Vaa
An exhibition by Kaloki Nyamai
Kaloki Nyamai is a multidisciplinary artist based in Nairobi. His practice explores Kenya's histories and collective memory, blending...
Tukilile Vaa
An exhibition by Kaloki Nyamai
Kaloki Nyamai is a multidisciplinary artist based in Nairobi. His practice explores Kenya's histories and collective memory, blending...
Radical Care: Stories of Women Leaders in Corrections
A Hear, Here: Humanities Up Close event with Francine Banner
With the “Hear, Here” series, we aim to facilitate conversations around new research in the humanities. Faculty fellows at the Institute...
Humanities Trivia Night
Presented by the Public Humanities Interns
Join the public humanities interns for an evening full of fun and excitement! Check back soon for more info.
Flyways
An exhibition by Sheida Soleimani
Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration, political exile, queerness, and environmental crisis through the...
Penny Stamps Speaker Series - Sheida Soleimani
What a Revolutionary Must Know
Sheida Soleimani is an Iranian-American artist, educator, and activist. The daughter of political refugees who escaped Iran in the early...
Opening Reception for Flyways
With artist Sheida Soleimani.
Please join us for the opening reception of Sheida Soleimani's debut Michigan exhibition Flyways immediately following her...
Flyways
An exhibition by Sheida Soleimani
Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration, political exile, queerness, and environmental crisis through the...
Painting the Scene Inside: Artist Talk
30th Annual Exhibition of Artists in Michigan Prisons
Enjoy a panel discussion led by exhibiting artists from previous Annual Exhibitions of Artists in Michigan Prisons. Artists will share their...
Flyways
An exhibition by Sheida Soleimani
Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration, political exile, queerness, and environmental crisis through the...
Flyways
An exhibition by Sheida Soleimani
Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration, political exile, queerness, and environmental crisis through the...
Black Girlhood Unfolded: Reclaiming Puberty Narratives in a Digital Archive
A Hear, Here: Humanities Up Close event with Rona Carter
With the “Hear, Here” series, we aim to facilitate conversations around new research in the humanities. Faculty fellows at the Institute...
Flyways
An exhibition by Sheida Soleimani
Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration, political exile, queerness, and environmental crisis through the...
Meet a Humanities Graduate Student
Presented by the Public Humanities Interns
A panel discussion and Q & A featuring U-M graduate students in humanities fields. Check back soon for more info.
Flyways
An exhibition by Sheida Soleimani
Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration, political exile, queerness, and environmental crisis through the...
Flyways
An exhibition by Sheida Soleimani
Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration, political exile, queerness, and environmental crisis through the...
Flyways
An exhibition by Sheida Soleimani
Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration, political exile, queerness, and environmental crisis through the...
Wings & Warm Treats: A Campus Gallery Tour and Bird Walk
Did you know that every spring, March - June (peaking in April in Michigan), 3.5 million birds will migrate north from their southern...
Flyways
An exhibition by Sheida Soleimani
Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration, political exile, queerness, and environmental crisis through the...
America at 250: History, Memory, and Truth
A Conversation with Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
Museums are the classrooms of our country. They play a crucial role in helping us understand the nation’s complex past. Join us for a...
Flyways
An exhibition by Sheida Soleimani
Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration, political exile, queerness, and environmental crisis through the...
Flyways
An exhibition by Sheida Soleimani
Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration, political exile, queerness, and environmental crisis through the...
Celebrating 90 years of American Culture & Betty Ch’maj Distinguished American Culture Lecture.
Professor George J. Sánchez
In 2026, the Department of...
Flyways
An exhibition by Sheida Soleimani
Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration, political exile, queerness, and environmental crisis through the...
Celebrating 90 years of American Culture & Betty Ch’maj Distinguished American Culture Lecture.
Professor George J. Sánchez
In 2026, the Department of...
Flyways
An exhibition by Sheida Soleimani
Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration, political exile, queerness, and environmental crisis through the...
Chop it Up with Edreys & Alexa
An "Eat Off Art for 3 Days!" event
In a vibrant celebration of National Poetry Month, the dynamic duo behind the art collective Eat Off Art, Edreys and Alexa Wajed, spend...
Flyways
An exhibition by Sheida Soleimani
Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration, political exile, queerness, and environmental crisis through the...
Eat Off Art Poetry Workshop
An "Eat Off Art for 3 Days!" event.
Eat Off Art Poetry Workshop #1
In a vibrant celebration of National Poetry Month, the dynamic duo behind the art collective Eat Off Art, Edreys and Alexa Wajed, spend...
Eat Off Art Poetry Workshop
An "Eat Off Art for 3 Days!" event.
Eat Off Art Poetry Workshop #2
In a vibrant celebration of National Poetry Month, the dynamic duo behind the art collective Eat Off Art, Edreys and Alexa Wajed, spend...
Flyways
An exhibition by Sheida Soleimani
Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration, political exile, queerness, and environmental crisis through the...
Eating Off Art Creative Writing Workshop led by Edreys and Alexa Wajed
An "Eat Off Art for 3 Days!" event
Eating Off Art Creative Writing Workshop
In a vibrant celebration of National Poetry Month, the dynamic duo behind the art collective Eat Off Art, Edreys and Alexa Wajed, spend...
This Is Not a Film
Humanities Film Series featuring artist Sheida Soleimani in conversation with Matthew Biro and Amanda Krugliak
This clandestine documentary, shot partially on an iPhone and smuggled into France in a cake for a last-minute submission to Cannes, depicts...
Flyways
An exhibition by Sheida Soleimani
Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration, political exile, queerness, and environmental crisis through the...
Flyways
An exhibition by Sheida Soleimani
Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration, political exile, queerness, and environmental crisis through the...
Flyways
An exhibition by Sheida Soleimani
Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration, political exile, queerness, and environmental crisis through the...
Acolyte in the Bird-while
A poetry reading by Keith Taylor
In conjunction with Sheida Soleimani's exhibition Flyways at the Institute for the Humanities March 19 - May, acclaimed poet,...
Flyways
An exhibition by Sheida Soleimani
Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration, political exile, queerness, and environmental crisis through the...
All That Breathes
Humanities Film Series
Shaunak Sen’s All That Breathes reinvents the environmental documentary by portraying, in incisive yet lyrical fashion, the...
Flyways
An exhibition by Sheida Soleimani
Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration, political exile, queerness, and environmental crisis through the...
Flyways
An exhibition by Sheida Soleimani
Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration, political exile, queerness, and environmental crisis through the...
Flyways
An exhibition by Sheida Soleimani
Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration, political exile, queerness, and environmental crisis through the...
Flyways
An exhibition by Sheida Soleimani
Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration, political exile, queerness, and environmental crisis through the...
Flyways
An exhibition by Sheida Soleimani
Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration, political exile, queerness, and environmental crisis through the...
Flyways
An exhibition by Sheida Soleimani
Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani explores themes of migration, political exile, queerness, and environmental crisis through the...
Bio
The Institute for the Humanities is a center for innovative, collaborative study in the humanities and arts. Each year we provide fellowships for Michigan faculty, graduate students, and visiting scholars who work on interdisciplinary projects. We also offer a wide array of public and scholarly events, including weekly talks, public lectures, conferences, art exhibits, and performances.
