Happening @ Michigan

Saturday Sampler Tour | Stamp Seals, Cylinder Seals, and Cuneiform Tablets

As writing developed in Mesopotamia, stamp seals, cylinder seals, and cuneiform tablets served as symbols and as communication devices. On...

Saturday Sampler Tour | Ancient Color

Join us on a tour through the Kelsey Museum special exhibition "Ancient Color." Learn how the Romans acquired, made, and used pigments and...

Sunday Drop-In Tour | Egypt and the Egyptians

Discover 4,500 years of ancient Egyptian history on a guided tour of the Kelsey Museum’s Predynastic, Dynastic, and Graeco-Roman Egyptian...

Saturday Sampler Tour | Mythology

Once you start to look closely, you’ll be amazed at how many Kelsey artifacts are decorated with heroes, gods, goddesses, and mythological...

Saturday Sampler Tour | Highlights of the Kelsey Museum

Have you always wanted to learn more about Roman frescoes? Or maybe our cat mummy fascinates you. On this docent-led tour, you will be...

Curator Tour | Ancient Color

Caroline Roberts and Cathy Person

Join exhibition co-curators Caroline Roberts and Cathy Person on a tour of the special exhibition "Ancient Color." They'll discuss how...

Saturday Sampler Tour | Read and Look: "In Egyptian Times"

Join us for a kid-friendly tour of the Egyptian exhibits at the Kelsey Museum! We begin by reading aloud "In Egyptian Times," by Kate Davies...

Saturday Sampler Tour | Ancient Writing

Humans began to write over 5,000 years ago. On this tour, see artifacts with writing in many languages and writing systems: cuneiform,...

Saturday Sampler Tour | Rome Through the Eyes of Its Emperors

For over 500 years Rome was ruled by emperors. Some enjoyed decades in power, while some lasted less than a year. Being an emperor could be...

Saturday Sampler Tour | Animals in the Kelsey Museum

Animals abound in the art and artifacts of the ancient Near East, Greece, Egypt, and Rome. On this guided tour, learn more about different...

Saturday Sampler Tour | Work in the Ancient World

What we know of work in the ancient world comes from many sources — inscriptions, papyrus tax rolls, tools (both full sized and...

Saturday Sampler Tour | Back to School!

On this guided tour, learn more about learning in the ancient Near East, Greece, Rome, and Egypt. Be surprised by the many ways school is...

Sunday Drop-In Tour | Rome Through the Eyes of Its Emperors

For over 500 years Rome was ruled by emperors. Some enjoyed decades in power, while some lasted less than a year. Being an emperor could be...

Saturday Sampler Tour | University of Michigan Excavations

Approximately half of the Kelsey Museum's collections come from archaeological excavations around the Mediterranean and Middle East. Learn...

Sunday Drop-In Tour | A Glimpse of the Kelsey Museum in French and English

Prepare your passport! This tour will take you back in time to the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Greece, Egypt and Rome through...

Special Exhibition Tour | Graffiti as Devotion along the Nile

Ancient graffiti provide a unique glimpse into the lives of individuals in antiquity. Religious devotion in ancient Kush (a region located...

Sunday Drop-In Tour | Rome Through the Eyes of its Emperors

For over 500 years Rome was ruled by emperors. Some enjoyed decades in power, while some lasted less than a year. Being an Emperor could be...

Curator Tour | Graffiti as Devotion along the Nile: El-Kurru, Sudan

Geoff Emberling

On Sunday, October 27, co-curator Geoff Emberling will offer a tour of the special exhibition "Graffiti as Devotion along the Nile." Come...

Sunday Drop-In Tour | A Glimpse of the Kelsey Museum in Spanish and English

Prepare your passport! This tour will take you back in time to the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Greece, Egypt, and Rome through...