Happening @ Michigan

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...

Curator Tour | Graffiti as Devotion along the Nile

Geoff Emberling and Suzanne Davis

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 in the early days of the empire enjoyed decades in power, while some lasted less than a...

Saturday Sampler Tour | Read and Look: "G is for Gladiator"

Join us for a kid-friendly tour of the Roman exhibits at the Kelsey Museum! We begin by reading aloud some highlights from "G is for...

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....

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...

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...