Bananapocalypse: Un/Making Plantation Capitalism
U-M Anthropology 2025 Roy A. Rappaport Lecture Series with Assistant Professor Alyssa Paredes
The University of Michigan Department of Anthropology presents its fall 2025 Roy A. Rappaport Lecture Series, “Bananapocalypse: Un/Making...
Read and Look | The Water Princess
Carolyn Nouhan, Docent
The Kelsey’s “Read and Look” program is a great first trip to the museum—providing visitors with opportunities to explore past and...
Sunday Drop-In Tour | The Villa of the Mysteries
Bill Kryska, Docent
The Villa of the Mysteries wall paintings have been a source of wonder and scholarly interest since they were first found in 1909 on the...
Flash Talk | Through the Lens: Examining Colorful Objects from Karanis
Laurel Fricker, IPAMAA
Since 2021, IPAMAA PhD candidate Laurel Fricker has worked with Kelsey Museum conservators on Investigating Color in Roman Egypt, a...
Mid-Day Morsel Tour | Highlights of the Kelsey Museum
Linda Kimmel, Docent
Looking for something to feed your brain on your lunch hour? The Mid-Day Morsel tour at the Kelsey Museum is a 30-minute taste of ancient...
Saturday Sampler Tour | Centaurs and Sirens and Satyrs, Oh My!
Linda Kimmel, Docent
While we mainly focus on the gods and goddesses, Greek and Roman mythology is filled with many divine creatures. Some were deadly to humans...
Third Thursday | Late Night at the Kelsey!
The Kelsey Museum is open late! On the third Thursday of each month, the Kelsey will be open from 4:00 to 7:30 PM. Come check out the...
Kelsey Book Club | Pandora by Susan Stokes-Chapman
Shannon Ness and Stephanie Wottreng Haley, Education Department
Steeped in mystery and rich in imagination, Susan Stokes-Chapman’s Pandora is an exhilarating historical novel set in Georgian...
Saturday Sampler Tour | Daily Life in Ancient Rome
Colleen Murphy, Docent
What was life like in ancient Rome? This tour will explore artifacts related to dining, bathing, entertainment, and medicine, including a...
Saturday Sampler Tour | Highlights of the Kelsey Museum
Linda Kimmel, Docent
Have you always wanted to learn more about Egyptian burial practices? Perhaps you are intrigued by Greek vases—or maybe you would like to...
Sunday Drop-In Tour | Walk With an Egyptian: A Journey Through Time
Doug White, Docent
A journey that transcends millennia begins at the Kelsey Museum as you step into the heart of ancient Egypt and walk with an ancient...
