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DTSTAMP:20240130T121551
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250119T110000
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SUMMARY:Exhibition:Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism
DESCRIPTION:Organized as a response to the Museum’s recent acquisition of Titus Kaphar’s Flay (James Madison)\, this upcoming reinstallation of one of our most prominent gallery spaces forces us to grapple with our collection of European and American art\, 1650-1850.\n \nIn recent times\, growing public awareness of the continued reverberations of the legacy of slavery and colonization has challenged museums to examine the uncomfortable histories contained in our collections\, and challenged the public to probe the choices we make about those stories. Choices about which artists you see in our galleries\, choices about what relevant facts we share about the works\, and choices about what - out of an infinite number of options - we don’t say about them.\n \nPieces in this exhibition were made at a time when the world came to be shaped by the ideologies of colonial expansion and Western domination. And yet\, that history and the stories of those marginalized do not readily appear in the still lives and portraits on display here. By grappling with what is visible and what remains hidden\, we are forced to examine whose stories and histories are prioritized and why.  \n \nIn this online exhibition\, you can explore our efforts to deeply question the Museum’s collection and our own past complicity in favoring colonial voices. In the Museum gallery\, which will open in early 2021\, you’ll be able to experience the changes we’re making to the physical space to highlight a more honest version of European and American history. \n \nBy challenging our own practice\, and continuing to add to what we know and what we write about the works we display\, UMMA tells a more complex and more complete story of this nation - one that unsettles\, and fails to settle for\, simple narratives. \n \n“Invisible things are not necessarily ‘not there’.... Certain absences are so stressed\, so ornate\, so planned\, they call attention to themselves\; arrest us with intentionality and purpose\, like neighborhoods that are defined by the population held away from them.” \n \n— Toni Morrison\n\nLead support for Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost\, the U-M Arts Initiative\, and the Susan and Richard Gutow Endowed Fund.\n 
UID:84303-21621497@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/84303
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,UMMA,Museum,History,Exhibition,European
LOCATION:Museum of Art - European and American Decorative Art
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DTSTAMP:20250414T011729
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250119T113000
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SUMMARY:Presentation:Discovery Demo: All About Owls
DESCRIPTION:Join us in the Science Forum for a 15-20 minute engaging science demonstration that will help you see the world in a whole new way. Demonstrations are free and appropriate for visitors ages 5 and above. Schedule subject to change.\n\nExplore the unseen lives of owls in this hands-on demonstration. Together\, we will use museum specimens to learn about some of owls’ unique adaptations\, like big eyes\, specialized ears\, quiet wings\, and sharp claws. What do these adaptations tell us about how owls eat? How are these modern raptors related to dinosaurs? Find out what an owl pellet is (Hint: it's not poop!) and dissect a real owl pellet to learn about the owl's diet. Come and discover the role of these birds of prey in the food chain!\n\nSpecial demos on February 15 and 16.
UID:124739-21864762@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/124739
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:natural history museum,Museum
LOCATION:Museum of Natural History - Science Forum
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DTSTAMP:20250119T181539
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20250119T120000
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SUMMARY:Other:Book Club — Hosted by the UMMA Student Advisory Board
DESCRIPTION:Join the UMMA Student Advisory Board in conversation with book selections inspired by the exhibition Andrea Carlson: Future Cache at UMMA. Books were selected by the exhibition curator Jennifer Freiss\, the Associate Director of Curatorial Affairs and Associate Curator of Photography. \n \nOver coffee\, tea\, and pastries\, explore ideas from \"A Cloud Over the Land: The Tragic Story of the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians\" by Richard A. Wiles and \"The Night Watchman: A Novel\" by Louise Erdrich. Come having read both\, one\, or none. Find new meaning in the exhibition\, connect the literature to the media\, and make some friends. Free and open to the public.\n 
UID:130029-21865158@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/130029
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Art,Museum,UMMA
LOCATION:Museum of Art - Living Room
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