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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...
Penny Stamps Speaker Series - Kaloki Nyamai
Reclaiming Spaces
Special Event: 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at UMMA's Helmut Stern Auditorium...
Opening Reception for Tukilile Vaa
With artist Kaloki Nyamai.
Please join us for the opening reception of Kaloki Nyamai’s debut Michigan exhibition Tukilile Vaa immediately following his...
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...
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...
Awakening
A conversation with visiting artist Kaloki Nyamai and artist Ebitenyefa Baralaye
In conjunction with the Institute for the Humanities Gallery exhibition Tukilile Vaa, Kaloki Nyamai and artist Ebitenyefa Baralaye...
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...
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...
Translating the Frontier: Just War and Free Circulation on the Roads of Colonial Mexico
A Hear, Here: Humanities Up Close event with Daniel Nemser
With the “Hear, Here” series, we aim to facilitate conversations around new research in the humanities. Faculty fellows at the Institute...
The Watermelon Woman
Humanities Film Series featuring a conversation with SaraEllen Strongman, Lydia Kelow-Bennett, and Sydney Tunstall
The wry, incisive debut feature by Cheryl Dunye gave cinema something bracingly new and groundbreaking: a vibrant representation of Black...
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...
Resurgo Reception
With the film's director Stephen McGee
Join us at the Institute for the Humanities for a strolling reception with Stephen McGee, director of the new film Resurgo: The Rise...
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...
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...
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...
Afterlives of Revolution: Political Passions in Post-revolutionary Nicaragua
A Hear, Here: Humanities Up Close event with Luciana Chamorro
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...
Blind Date Book Swap
Presented by the Public Humanities Interns
Celebrate Valentine's Day the best way...with a book! Presented by the Public Humanities Interns. Check back soon for more info.
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...
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...
Manifestations of Home
Presented by the Public Humanities Interns
This event explores "home" as a cultural and political construct, inviting participants to reflect on how personal identities,...
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...
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’s exhibition Flyways (a reference to the migratory patterns of birds) represents the latest...
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’s exhibition Flyways (a reference to the migratory patterns of birds) represents the latest...
Flyways
An exhibition by Sheida Soleimani
Iranian-American artist Sheida Soleimani’s exhibition Flyways (a reference to the migratory patterns of birds) represents the latest...
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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.
