Founders of the Museum of Capitalism give a brief “prehistory” of the institution, weaving historical precedents together with a curator’s account of recent programming and research, including their current Heidrich Fellowship at U-M Library’s Joseph A. Labadie Collection.

The Museum of Capitalism is an institution dedicated to educating this generation and future generations about the ideology, history, and legacy of capitalism, through exhibitions, research, publication, collecting and preserving material evidence, art, and artifacts of capitalism, and a variety of public programming. Founded by artists, the museum organizes projects in collaboration with other artists and curators, writers, designers, historians, economists, and other scholars.

This program is supported by the University of Michigan Library and the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA).