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Grand Vision
An exhibition by Olayami Dabls
Visiting artist Olayami Dabls is a storyteller, curator, educator, and mentor. He is the founder of the MBAD African Bead Museum in Detroit....
7th Annual Creating Community Conference
The Expanding Landscape of Art and Disabilities
Note: The Institute for the Humanities will cover the registration fee for any faculty, staff or graduate students interested in...
Grand Vision
An exhibition by Olayami Dabls
Visiting artist Olayami Dabls is a storyteller, curator, educator, and mentor. He is the founder of the MBAD African Bead Museum in Detroit....
Fashion/Forward
An exhibition by artists with developmental disabilities and mental health differences
Fashion/Forward is an invitational group exhibition celebrating the innovative work by artists with developmental disabilities and/or mental...
7th Annual Creating Community Conference
The Expanding Landscape of Art and Disabilities
Note: The Institute for the Humanities will cover the registration fee for any faculty, staff or graduate students interested in...
Fashion/Forward Opening Reception
with co-curators Paige Wery and Amanda Krugliak
Join us as we celebrate the opening of the Fashion/Forward pop-up exhibition in the Institute for the Humanities Osterman Common...
Great Michigan Gathering Watch Party
Livestream event featuring The Art of Gathering author Priya Parker
Join the Institute for the Humanities as we tune in to The Great Michigan Gathering Watch Party, a statewide event hosted by the Michigan...
Grand Vision
An exhibition by Olayami Dabls
Visiting artist Olayami Dabls is a storyteller, curator, educator, and mentor. He is the founder of the MBAD African Bead Museum in Detroit....
Fashion/Forward
An exhibition by artists with developmental disabilities and mental health differences
Fashion/Forward is an invitational group exhibition celebrating the innovative work by artists with developmental disabilities and/or mental...
Decarceration Org Fair • Documentary Screening Panel Discussion
RC Social Theory and Practice
Join us in the Keene Theater on Friday, Oct 9th for a three-part event!...
Grand Vision
An exhibition by Olayami Dabls
Visiting artist Olayami Dabls is a storyteller, curator, educator, and mentor. He is the founder of the MBAD African Bead Museum in Detroit....
Fashion/Forward
An exhibition by artists with developmental disabilities and mental health differences
Fashion/Forward is an invitational group exhibition celebrating the innovative work by artists with developmental disabilities and/or mental...
Grand Vision
An exhibition by Olayami Dabls
Visiting artist Olayami Dabls is a storyteller, curator, educator, and mentor. He is the founder of the MBAD African Bead Museum in Detroit....
Fashion/Forward
An exhibition by artists with developmental disabilities and mental health differences
Fashion/Forward is an invitational group exhibition celebrating the innovative work by artists with developmental disabilities and/or mental...
Surveillance Paternalism: Monitoring Reproduction in Turkey
A Hear, Here: Humanities Up Close event with Seda Saluk
With the “Hear, Here” series, we aim to facilitate conversations around new research in the humanities. Faculty fellows at the Institute...
String of Stories
An African Trade Bead Workshop and Storytelling with artist Olayami Dabls
Led by artist and founder of Detroit’s MBAD African Bead Museum Olayami Dabls, participants will learn about African history and Dabls’s...
Fashion/Forward
An exhibition by artists with developmental disabilities and mental health differences
Fashion/Forward is an invitational group exhibition celebrating the innovative work by artists with developmental disabilities and/or mental...
Grand Vision
An exhibition by Olayami Dabls
Visiting artist Olayami Dabls is a storyteller, curator, educator, and mentor. He is the founder of the MBAD African Bead Museum in Detroit....
Fashion/Forward
An exhibition by artists with developmental disabilities and mental health differences
Fashion/Forward is an invitational group exhibition celebrating the innovative work by artists with developmental disabilities and/or mental...
Grand Vision
An exhibition by Olayami Dabls
Visiting artist Olayami Dabls is a storyteller, curator, educator, and mentor. He is the founder of the MBAD African Bead Museum in Detroit....
Paris is Burning
Humanities Film Series
Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s...
Fashion/Forward
An exhibition by artists with developmental disabilities and mental health differences
Fashion/Forward is an invitational group exhibition celebrating the innovative work by artists with developmental disabilities and/or mental...
Grand Vision
An exhibition by Olayami Dabls
Visiting artist Olayami Dabls is a storyteller, curator, educator, and mentor. He is the founder of the MBAD African Bead Museum in Detroit....
Grand Vision
An exhibition by Olayami Dabls
Visiting artist Olayami Dabls is a storyteller, curator, educator, and mentor. He is the founder of the MBAD African Bead Museum in Detroit....
Fashion/Forward
An exhibition by artists with developmental disabilities and mental health differences
Fashion/Forward is an invitational group exhibition celebrating the innovative work by artists with developmental disabilities and/or mental...
Grand Vision
An exhibition by Olayami Dabls
Visiting artist Olayami Dabls is a storyteller, curator, educator, and mentor. He is the founder of the MBAD African Bead Museum in Detroit....
Fashion/Forward
An exhibition by artists with developmental disabilities and mental health differences
Fashion/Forward is an invitational group exhibition celebrating the innovative work by artists with developmental disabilities and/or mental...
Grand Vision
An exhibition by Olayami Dabls
Visiting artist Olayami Dabls is a storyteller, curator, educator, and mentor. He is the founder of the MBAD African Bead Museum in Detroit....
Fashion/Forward
An exhibition by artists with developmental disabilities and mental health differences
Fashion/Forward is an invitational group exhibition celebrating the innovative work by artists with developmental disabilities and/or mental...
Temporal Belongings
A two-part sustainability/art workshop with visiting artist Tomoyuki Ueno
Led by visiting artist Tomoyuki Ueno, with commentary by Institute for the Humanities Arts Curator Amanda Krugliak, participants in this...
Fashion/Forward
An exhibition by artists with developmental disabilities and mental health differences
Fashion/Forward is an invitational group exhibition celebrating the innovative work by artists with developmental disabilities and/or mental...
Grand Vision
An exhibition by Olayami Dabls
Visiting artist Olayami Dabls is a storyteller, curator, educator, and mentor. He is the founder of the MBAD African Bead Museum in Detroit....
Paris is Burning
Humanities Film Series
Where does voguing come from, and what, exactly, is throwing shade? This landmark documentary provides a vibrant snapshot of the 1980s...
Grand Vision
An exhibition by Olayami Dabls
Visiting artist Olayami Dabls is a storyteller, curator, educator, and mentor. He is the founder of the MBAD African Bead Museum in Detroit....
Fashion/Forward
An exhibition by artists with developmental disabilities and mental health differences
Fashion/Forward is an invitational group exhibition celebrating the innovative work by artists with developmental disabilities and/or mental...
Fashion/Forward
An exhibition by artists with developmental disabilities and mental health differences
Fashion/Forward is an invitational group exhibition celebrating the innovative work by artists with developmental disabilities and/or mental...
Grand Vision
An exhibition by Olayami Dabls
Visiting artist Olayami Dabls is a storyteller, curator, educator, and mentor. He is the founder of the MBAD African Bead Museum in Detroit....
Temporal Belongings
A two-part sustainability/art workshop with visiting artist Tomoyuki Ueno
Led by visiting artist Tomoyuki Ueno, with commentary by Institute for the Humanities Arts Curator Amanda Krugliak, participants in this...
Grand Vision
An exhibition by Olayami Dabls
Visiting artist Olayami Dabls is a storyteller, curator, educator, and mentor. He is the founder of the MBAD African Bead Museum in Detroit....
Fashion/Forward
An exhibition by artists with developmental disabilities and mental health differences
Fashion/Forward is an invitational group exhibition celebrating the innovative work by artists with developmental disabilities and/or mental...
Between Asante and the Whiteman: Fante and Ga Pressmen and the Racialization of Ethnicity in Gold Coast Newspapers
A Hear, Here: Humanities Up Close event with Carina Ray
With the “Hear, Here” series, we aim to facilitate conversations around new research in the humanities. Faculty fellows at the Institute...
Grand Vision
An exhibition by Olayami Dabls
Visiting artist Olayami Dabls is a storyteller, curator, educator, and mentor. He is the founder of the MBAD African Bead Museum in Detroit....
Fashion/Forward
An exhibition by artists with developmental disabilities and mental health differences
Fashion/Forward is an invitational group exhibition celebrating the innovative work by artists with developmental disabilities and/or mental...
America at 250: History, Memory, and Truth
Reflections with Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
Rescheduled from the original March, 2026 date!...
Fashion/Forward
An exhibition by artists with developmental disabilities and mental health differences
Fashion/Forward is an invitational group exhibition celebrating the innovative work by artists with developmental disabilities and/or mental...
What’s Our Impact?: Understanding how the Arts & Humanities Matter
As people working in the humanities and the arts, we know our work matters–to our fields, to our disciplines, and to society. We have seen...
Fashion/Forward
An exhibition by artists with developmental disabilities and mental health differences
Fashion/Forward is an invitational group exhibition celebrating the innovative work by artists with developmental disabilities and/or mental...
What’s Our Impact?: Understanding how the Arts & Humanities Matter
As people working in the humanities and the arts, we know our work matters–to our fields, to our disciplines, and to society. We have seen...
Fashion/Forward
An exhibition by artists with developmental disabilities and mental health differences
Fashion/Forward is an invitational group exhibition celebrating the innovative work by artists with developmental disabilities and/or mental...
Fashion/Forward
An exhibition by artists with developmental disabilities and mental health differences
Fashion/Forward is an invitational group exhibition celebrating the innovative work by artists with developmental disabilities and/or mental...
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.
