Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Cosmogonic Tattoos (July 24, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40187 40187-8516514@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 24, 2017 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled Cosmogonic Tattoos, his project will use adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

Look for displays in the UMMA from April 22-Dec. 3, the exterior of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Dec. 17, and in the interior special exhibition space of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Sept. 10.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other Bicentennial happenings, download our free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 10 May 2017 14:44:24 -0400 2017-07-24T09:00:00-04:00 2017-07-24T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
Cosmogonic Tattoos (July 24, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40469 40469-8571709@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 24, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In celebration of the University of Michigan’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and distinguished U​–M art professor Jim Cogswell has been invited to create a series of public window installations in response to the holdings of the University of Michigan Museum of Art and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. For this visionary project, the artist will adhere a procession of vivid images to the glass walls of the museums in a rhythmically evocative narrative, based on reassembled fragments from a diverse range of artworks in both museums’ permanent collections. The juxtaposed images will address our shared histories and experiences while connecting the viewer to the origins and meaning of objects and their power to shape knowledge, memory, and identity. By leveraging the buildings’ unique architecture, the artist expands our understanding of a museum as a cultural repository and highlights the significant role of these institutions in the life of the campus community.
Cosmogonic Tattoos is on view at UMMA April 22 through December 3, 2017 and at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology from June 2 through December 17, 2017.
Lead support for Cosmogonic Tattoos is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.

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Exhibition Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:52:44 -0400 2017-07-24T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-24T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Jim Cogswell
Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run (July 24, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/39107 39107-7692796@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 24, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In 2013, artist Ernestine Ruben (BSDEs ’53) photographed the once-famed industrial complex Willow Run in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Designed by her grandfather, Detroit architect Albert Kahn, for the Ford Motor Company, Willow Run was an exemplar of American defense manufacturing because of its efficient mass-production of B-24 Liberators during World War II.

For this exhibition, Ruben overlaid interior views of the now-dormant factory with imagined glimpses into her body’s interior landscape. The resulting compositions seem to breathe energy and light into the stagnant and cavernous spaces of Willow Run and suggest a longing for a productive existence undeterred by mortality for both Willow Run and the artist. Her grandfather’s role in the history of the site underscores Ruben’s personal connection.

The exhibition presents Ruben’s photographs of Willow Run in UMMA’s Photography Gallery and an original film—co-created by Ruben and video artist Seth Bernstein and featuring an original score by award-winning composer Stephen Hartke—in the Museum’s Forum.

Lead support for Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run: Mobilizing Memory is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment.

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Exhibition Thu, 09 Mar 2017 14:20:03 -0500 2017-07-24T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-24T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Cathedral, Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (July 24, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40468 40468-8571608@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 24, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Wavefunction, Subsculpture 9, by Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, is a kinetic sculpture and interactive installation that plays on the work of mid-century American designers Charles and Ray Eames.

The installation consists of 42 molded plastic chairs (designed by the Eameses in 1948) arranged in a grid and attached to electromechanical pistons. When visitors approach the chairs, a surveillance system detects their presence and the closest chairs lift gently off the ground. The adjacent chairs follow, and a wave movement spreads across the array. The software controlling the pistons is based on fluid dynamics, so as more visitors approach the grid, the chairs—whose iconic curving contours were also generated mathematically— mimic the complex interaction of multiple waves in water.

This performative installation complements the concurrent exhibition Moving Image: Performance, which together constitute the second of three presentations at UMMA drawn from the collection of Borusan Contemporary, Istanbul. The works in this year-long trio of exhibitions represent traditional categories such as portraiture, landscape, and performance that find new resonance when explored through the strategies of dynamic technology.

Lead support for Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Wavefunction, Subsculpture 9 is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment and Michigan Engineering. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Latina/o Studies.

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Exhibition Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:47:35 -0400 2017-07-24T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-24T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Wavefunction, Subsculpture 9
Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors—Part II: Abstraction (July 24, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41371 41371-9194595@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 24, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Commemorating the University of Michigan’s 2017 Bicentennial, Victors for Art: Michigan’s Alumni Collectors celebrates the deep impact of Michigan alumni in the global art world.

This two-part exhibition presents works collected by a diverse group of alumni that represent the breadth of the University and over seventy years of graduating classes. Part II: Abstraction, on view in the A. Alfred Taubman Gallery July 1 through October 29, showcases modern and contemporary art by Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti,
Louise Nevelson, Christo, Lorna Simpson, José Parlá, and Do Ho Su, among others. It also features a fifth-century Korean roof end tile and an Amish quilt, as well as a work by an Inuit master—thus inviting visitors to explore the pleasures of abstraction across a wide range of media, eras, and genres. UMMA extends Part II: Abstraction into the Irving Stenn, Jr. Family Gallery from August 19 through November 26, 2017, with the site-specific installation of Random International’s LED-light and motion-sensing dynamic sculpture, Swarm Study / II. Victors for Art offers an unprecedented opportunity to view art that may have never been publicly displayed otherwise—and most certainly, not all together. For visitors, and especially for future Michigan alumni, Victors for Art illuminates the shared passion for art fostered by the Michigan experience.

This exhibition was organized by Joseph Rosa, Guest Curator, in collaboration with Laura De Becker, Helmut & Candis Stern Associate Curator of African Art, Jennifer Friess, Assistant Curator of Photography, Lehti Mairike Keelman, Assistant Curator of Western Art, and Natsu Oyobe, Curator of Asian Art.

Lead support for Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, the University of Michigan Office of the President, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts, and the University of Michigan Bicentennial Office.

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Exhibition Mon, 26 Jun 2017 23:51:44 -0400 2017-07-24T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-24T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Victors for Art
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (July 24, 2017 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/39344 39344-8975619@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 24, 2017 11:30am
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, including a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:04:53 -0400 2017-07-24T11:30:00-04:00 2017-07-24T12:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Larry Cat in Space (July 24, 2017 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41099 41099-8975643@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 24, 2017 12:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

"Larry Cat In Space" is a playful, imaginative cartoon presentation about an inquisitive cat that takes a trip to the Moon. We learn that his human, Diana, has been sent to the Moon. Larry finds a way to sneak on board a shuttle, and goes looking for Diana. Along the way, he learns about space and the Moon. This program is followed by a live star talk.

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Presentation Tue, 30 May 2017 13:45:45 -0400 2017-07-24T12:30:00-04:00 2017-07-24T13:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
200 Years Young: Detroit and the University of Michigan (July 24, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41296 41296-9087345@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 24, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

An exhibition about the longstanding interactions between Detroit and the University of Michigan features arts and entertainment, classroom experiences, public servants and Wolverine sports in Detroit through the decades. It also looks to the future, highlighting U-M undergraduate and graduate students who call Detroit home, as well as the dozens of university initiatives under way in the city.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other bicentennial happenings, download the free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 12 Jul 2017 09:30:06 -0400 2017-07-24T13:00:00-04:00 2017-07-24T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Detroit skyline
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (July 24, 2017 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39344 39344-8975620@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 24, 2017 1:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, including a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:04:53 -0400 2017-07-24T13:30:00-04:00 2017-07-24T14:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Dinosaur Tour (July 24, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40058 40058-8975544@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 24, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Attention dinosaur fans! Join us for a free, 30-minute, docent-led tour of the dinosaur exhibits. Sign up on the day of the tours. Limit: 15 people.

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Other Wed, 02 Aug 2017 08:04:41 -0400 2017-07-24T14:00:00-04:00 2017-07-24T14:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Museum of Natural History Other Ruthven Museums Building
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (July 24, 2017 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39344 39344-8975621@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 24, 2017 2:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, including a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:04:53 -0400 2017-07-24T14:30:00-04:00 2017-07-24T15:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Cosmogonic Tattoos (July 25, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40187 40187-8516515@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled Cosmogonic Tattoos, his project will use adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

Look for displays in the UMMA from April 22-Dec. 3, the exterior of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Dec. 17, and in the interior special exhibition space of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Sept. 10.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other Bicentennial happenings, download our free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 10 May 2017 14:44:24 -0400 2017-07-25T09:00:00-04:00 2017-07-25T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
Exhibition and Window Installation | Cosmogonic Tattoos (July 25, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40743 40743-8719665@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 9:00am
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled "Cosmogonic Tattoos," his project uses adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

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Exhibition Fri, 02 Jun 2017 15:55:27 -0400 2017-07-25T09:00:00-04:00 2017-07-25T16:00:00-04:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
Cosmogonic Tattoos (July 25, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40469 40469-8571710@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In celebration of the University of Michigan’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and distinguished U​–M art professor Jim Cogswell has been invited to create a series of public window installations in response to the holdings of the University of Michigan Museum of Art and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. For this visionary project, the artist will adhere a procession of vivid images to the glass walls of the museums in a rhythmically evocative narrative, based on reassembled fragments from a diverse range of artworks in both museums’ permanent collections. The juxtaposed images will address our shared histories and experiences while connecting the viewer to the origins and meaning of objects and their power to shape knowledge, memory, and identity. By leveraging the buildings’ unique architecture, the artist expands our understanding of a museum as a cultural repository and highlights the significant role of these institutions in the life of the campus community.
Cosmogonic Tattoos is on view at UMMA April 22 through December 3, 2017 and at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology from June 2 through December 17, 2017.
Lead support for Cosmogonic Tattoos is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.

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Exhibition Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:52:44 -0400 2017-07-25T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-25T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Jim Cogswell
Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run (July 25, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/39107 39107-7692797@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In 2013, artist Ernestine Ruben (BSDEs ’53) photographed the once-famed industrial complex Willow Run in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Designed by her grandfather, Detroit architect Albert Kahn, for the Ford Motor Company, Willow Run was an exemplar of American defense manufacturing because of its efficient mass-production of B-24 Liberators during World War II.

For this exhibition, Ruben overlaid interior views of the now-dormant factory with imagined glimpses into her body’s interior landscape. The resulting compositions seem to breathe energy and light into the stagnant and cavernous spaces of Willow Run and suggest a longing for a productive existence undeterred by mortality for both Willow Run and the artist. Her grandfather’s role in the history of the site underscores Ruben’s personal connection.

The exhibition presents Ruben’s photographs of Willow Run in UMMA’s Photography Gallery and an original film—co-created by Ruben and video artist Seth Bernstein and featuring an original score by award-winning composer Stephen Hartke—in the Museum’s Forum.

Lead support for Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run: Mobilizing Memory is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment.

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Exhibition Thu, 09 Mar 2017 14:20:03 -0500 2017-07-25T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-25T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Cathedral, Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (July 25, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40468 40468-8571609@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Wavefunction, Subsculpture 9, by Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, is a kinetic sculpture and interactive installation that plays on the work of mid-century American designers Charles and Ray Eames.

The installation consists of 42 molded plastic chairs (designed by the Eameses in 1948) arranged in a grid and attached to electromechanical pistons. When visitors approach the chairs, a surveillance system detects their presence and the closest chairs lift gently off the ground. The adjacent chairs follow, and a wave movement spreads across the array. The software controlling the pistons is based on fluid dynamics, so as more visitors approach the grid, the chairs—whose iconic curving contours were also generated mathematically— mimic the complex interaction of multiple waves in water.

This performative installation complements the concurrent exhibition Moving Image: Performance, which together constitute the second of three presentations at UMMA drawn from the collection of Borusan Contemporary, Istanbul. The works in this year-long trio of exhibitions represent traditional categories such as portraiture, landscape, and performance that find new resonance when explored through the strategies of dynamic technology.

Lead support for Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Wavefunction, Subsculpture 9 is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment and Michigan Engineering. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Latina/o Studies.

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Exhibition Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:47:35 -0400 2017-07-25T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-25T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Wavefunction, Subsculpture 9
Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors—Part II: Abstraction (July 25, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41371 41371-9194596@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Commemorating the University of Michigan’s 2017 Bicentennial, Victors for Art: Michigan’s Alumni Collectors celebrates the deep impact of Michigan alumni in the global art world.

This two-part exhibition presents works collected by a diverse group of alumni that represent the breadth of the University and over seventy years of graduating classes. Part II: Abstraction, on view in the A. Alfred Taubman Gallery July 1 through October 29, showcases modern and contemporary art by Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti,
Louise Nevelson, Christo, Lorna Simpson, José Parlá, and Do Ho Su, among others. It also features a fifth-century Korean roof end tile and an Amish quilt, as well as a work by an Inuit master—thus inviting visitors to explore the pleasures of abstraction across a wide range of media, eras, and genres. UMMA extends Part II: Abstraction into the Irving Stenn, Jr. Family Gallery from August 19 through November 26, 2017, with the site-specific installation of Random International’s LED-light and motion-sensing dynamic sculpture, Swarm Study / II. Victors for Art offers an unprecedented opportunity to view art that may have never been publicly displayed otherwise—and most certainly, not all together. For visitors, and especially for future Michigan alumni, Victors for Art illuminates the shared passion for art fostered by the Michigan experience.

This exhibition was organized by Joseph Rosa, Guest Curator, in collaboration with Laura De Becker, Helmut & Candis Stern Associate Curator of African Art, Jennifer Friess, Assistant Curator of Photography, Lehti Mairike Keelman, Assistant Curator of Western Art, and Natsu Oyobe, Curator of Asian Art.

Lead support for Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, the University of Michigan Office of the President, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts, and the University of Michigan Bicentennial Office.

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Exhibition Mon, 26 Jun 2017 23:51:44 -0400 2017-07-25T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-25T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Victors for Art
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (July 25, 2017 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/39344 39344-9422017@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 11:30am
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, including a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:04:53 -0400 2017-07-25T11:30:00-04:00 2017-07-25T12:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
The Wonder of Learning: The Hundred Languages of Children (July 25, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/35506 35506-5255632@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 12:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: HR Communications

Free multimedia exhibit for families and educators sheds light on the rights, ideas and creativity of children.

Designed to engage educators, policy makers and families in exploring the transformative power of early learning, the exhibit describes the educational approach of the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy through photography, video and children’s work.

Hands-on activities using light and shadow and materials found in nature allow visitors to connect with key concepts. Activities for families will be offered in collaboration with the Ann Arbor District Library, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum and other community partners.

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Exhibition Mon, 17 Jul 2017 11:21:08 -0400 2017-07-25T12:00:00-04:00 2017-07-25T17:00:00-04:00 Duderstadt Center HR Communications Exhibition Wonder of Learning host and partner logos
Larry Cat in Space (July 25, 2017 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41099 41099-8975644@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 12:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

"Larry Cat In Space" is a playful, imaginative cartoon presentation about an inquisitive cat that takes a trip to the Moon. We learn that his human, Diana, has been sent to the Moon. Larry finds a way to sneak on board a shuttle, and goes looking for Diana. Along the way, he learns about space and the Moon. This program is followed by a live star talk.

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Presentation Tue, 30 May 2017 13:45:45 -0400 2017-07-25T12:30:00-04:00 2017-07-25T13:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
200 Years Young: Detroit and the University of Michigan (July 25, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41296 41296-9087346@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

An exhibition about the longstanding interactions between Detroit and the University of Michigan features arts and entertainment, classroom experiences, public servants and Wolverine sports in Detroit through the decades. It also looks to the future, highlighting U-M undergraduate and graduate students who call Detroit home, as well as the dozens of university initiatives under way in the city.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other bicentennial happenings, download the free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 12 Jul 2017 09:30:06 -0400 2017-07-25T13:00:00-04:00 2017-07-25T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Detroit skyline
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (July 25, 2017 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39344 39344-9422021@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 1:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, including a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:04:53 -0400 2017-07-25T13:30:00-04:00 2017-07-25T14:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Dinosaur Tour (July 25, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40058 40058-8975545@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Attention dinosaur fans! Join us for a free, 30-minute, docent-led tour of the dinosaur exhibits. Sign up on the day of the tours. Limit: 15 people.

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Other Wed, 02 Aug 2017 08:04:41 -0400 2017-07-25T14:00:00-04:00 2017-07-25T14:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Museum of Natural History Other Ruthven Museums Building
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (July 25, 2017 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39344 39344-8975622@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 3:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, including a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:04:53 -0400 2017-07-25T15:30:00-04:00 2017-07-25T16:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Cosmogonic Tattoos (July 26, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40187 40187-8516516@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled Cosmogonic Tattoos, his project will use adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

Look for displays in the UMMA from April 22-Dec. 3, the exterior of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Dec. 17, and in the interior special exhibition space of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Sept. 10.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other Bicentennial happenings, download our free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 10 May 2017 14:44:24 -0400 2017-07-26T09:00:00-04:00 2017-07-26T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
Exhibition and Window Installation | Cosmogonic Tattoos (July 26, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40743 40743-8719666@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 9:00am
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled "Cosmogonic Tattoos," his project uses adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

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Exhibition Fri, 02 Jun 2017 15:55:27 -0400 2017-07-26T09:00:00-04:00 2017-07-26T16:00:00-04:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
Cosmogonic Tattoos (July 26, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40469 40469-8571711@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In celebration of the University of Michigan’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and distinguished U​–M art professor Jim Cogswell has been invited to create a series of public window installations in response to the holdings of the University of Michigan Museum of Art and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. For this visionary project, the artist will adhere a procession of vivid images to the glass walls of the museums in a rhythmically evocative narrative, based on reassembled fragments from a diverse range of artworks in both museums’ permanent collections. The juxtaposed images will address our shared histories and experiences while connecting the viewer to the origins and meaning of objects and their power to shape knowledge, memory, and identity. By leveraging the buildings’ unique architecture, the artist expands our understanding of a museum as a cultural repository and highlights the significant role of these institutions in the life of the campus community.
Cosmogonic Tattoos is on view at UMMA April 22 through December 3, 2017 and at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology from June 2 through December 17, 2017.
Lead support for Cosmogonic Tattoos is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.

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Exhibition Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:52:44 -0400 2017-07-26T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-26T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Jim Cogswell
Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run (July 26, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/39107 39107-7692798@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In 2013, artist Ernestine Ruben (BSDEs ’53) photographed the once-famed industrial complex Willow Run in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Designed by her grandfather, Detroit architect Albert Kahn, for the Ford Motor Company, Willow Run was an exemplar of American defense manufacturing because of its efficient mass-production of B-24 Liberators during World War II.

For this exhibition, Ruben overlaid interior views of the now-dormant factory with imagined glimpses into her body’s interior landscape. The resulting compositions seem to breathe energy and light into the stagnant and cavernous spaces of Willow Run and suggest a longing for a productive existence undeterred by mortality for both Willow Run and the artist. Her grandfather’s role in the history of the site underscores Ruben’s personal connection.

The exhibition presents Ruben’s photographs of Willow Run in UMMA’s Photography Gallery and an original film—co-created by Ruben and video artist Seth Bernstein and featuring an original score by award-winning composer Stephen Hartke—in the Museum’s Forum.

Lead support for Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run: Mobilizing Memory is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment.

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Exhibition Thu, 09 Mar 2017 14:20:03 -0500 2017-07-26T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-26T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Cathedral, Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (July 26, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40468 40468-8571610@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Wavefunction, Subsculpture 9, by Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, is a kinetic sculpture and interactive installation that plays on the work of mid-century American designers Charles and Ray Eames.

The installation consists of 42 molded plastic chairs (designed by the Eameses in 1948) arranged in a grid and attached to electromechanical pistons. When visitors approach the chairs, a surveillance system detects their presence and the closest chairs lift gently off the ground. The adjacent chairs follow, and a wave movement spreads across the array. The software controlling the pistons is based on fluid dynamics, so as more visitors approach the grid, the chairs—whose iconic curving contours were also generated mathematically— mimic the complex interaction of multiple waves in water.

This performative installation complements the concurrent exhibition Moving Image: Performance, which together constitute the second of three presentations at UMMA drawn from the collection of Borusan Contemporary, Istanbul. The works in this year-long trio of exhibitions represent traditional categories such as portraiture, landscape, and performance that find new resonance when explored through the strategies of dynamic technology.

Lead support for Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Wavefunction, Subsculpture 9 is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment and Michigan Engineering. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Latina/o Studies.

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Exhibition Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:47:35 -0400 2017-07-26T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-26T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Wavefunction, Subsculpture 9
Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors—Part II: Abstraction (July 26, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41371 41371-9194597@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Commemorating the University of Michigan’s 2017 Bicentennial, Victors for Art: Michigan’s Alumni Collectors celebrates the deep impact of Michigan alumni in the global art world.

This two-part exhibition presents works collected by a diverse group of alumni that represent the breadth of the University and over seventy years of graduating classes. Part II: Abstraction, on view in the A. Alfred Taubman Gallery July 1 through October 29, showcases modern and contemporary art by Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti,
Louise Nevelson, Christo, Lorna Simpson, José Parlá, and Do Ho Su, among others. It also features a fifth-century Korean roof end tile and an Amish quilt, as well as a work by an Inuit master—thus inviting visitors to explore the pleasures of abstraction across a wide range of media, eras, and genres. UMMA extends Part II: Abstraction into the Irving Stenn, Jr. Family Gallery from August 19 through November 26, 2017, with the site-specific installation of Random International’s LED-light and motion-sensing dynamic sculpture, Swarm Study / II. Victors for Art offers an unprecedented opportunity to view art that may have never been publicly displayed otherwise—and most certainly, not all together. For visitors, and especially for future Michigan alumni, Victors for Art illuminates the shared passion for art fostered by the Michigan experience.

This exhibition was organized by Joseph Rosa, Guest Curator, in collaboration with Laura De Becker, Helmut & Candis Stern Associate Curator of African Art, Jennifer Friess, Assistant Curator of Photography, Lehti Mairike Keelman, Assistant Curator of Western Art, and Natsu Oyobe, Curator of Asian Art.

Lead support for Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, the University of Michigan Office of the President, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts, and the University of Michigan Bicentennial Office.

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Exhibition Mon, 26 Jun 2017 23:51:44 -0400 2017-07-26T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-26T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Victors for Art
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (July 26, 2017 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/39344 39344-9422018@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 11:30am
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, including a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:04:53 -0400 2017-07-26T11:30:00-04:00 2017-07-26T12:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
The Wonder of Learning: The Hundred Languages of Children (July 26, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/35506 35506-5255633@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 12:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: HR Communications

Free multimedia exhibit for families and educators sheds light on the rights, ideas and creativity of children.

Designed to engage educators, policy makers and families in exploring the transformative power of early learning, the exhibit describes the educational approach of the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy through photography, video and children’s work.

Hands-on activities using light and shadow and materials found in nature allow visitors to connect with key concepts. Activities for families will be offered in collaboration with the Ann Arbor District Library, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum and other community partners.

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Exhibition Mon, 17 Jul 2017 11:21:08 -0400 2017-07-26T12:00:00-04:00 2017-07-26T17:00:00-04:00 Duderstadt Center HR Communications Exhibition Wonder of Learning host and partner logos
Larry Cat in Space (July 26, 2017 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41099 41099-8975645@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 12:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

"Larry Cat In Space" is a playful, imaginative cartoon presentation about an inquisitive cat that takes a trip to the Moon. We learn that his human, Diana, has been sent to the Moon. Larry finds a way to sneak on board a shuttle, and goes looking for Diana. Along the way, he learns about space and the Moon. This program is followed by a live star talk.

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Presentation Tue, 30 May 2017 13:45:45 -0400 2017-07-26T12:30:00-04:00 2017-07-26T13:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
200 Years Young: Detroit and the University of Michigan (July 26, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41296 41296-9087347@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

An exhibition about the longstanding interactions between Detroit and the University of Michigan features arts and entertainment, classroom experiences, public servants and Wolverine sports in Detroit through the decades. It also looks to the future, highlighting U-M undergraduate and graduate students who call Detroit home, as well as the dozens of university initiatives under way in the city.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other bicentennial happenings, download the free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 12 Jul 2017 09:30:06 -0400 2017-07-26T13:00:00-04:00 2017-07-26T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Detroit skyline
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (July 26, 2017 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39344 39344-9422022@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 1:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, including a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:04:53 -0400 2017-07-26T13:30:00-04:00 2017-07-26T14:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Dinosaur Tour (July 26, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40058 40058-8975546@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Attention dinosaur fans! Join us for a free, 30-minute, docent-led tour of the dinosaur exhibits. Sign up on the day of the tours. Limit: 15 people.

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Other Wed, 02 Aug 2017 08:04:41 -0400 2017-07-26T14:00:00-04:00 2017-07-26T14:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Museum of Natural History Other Ruthven Museums Building
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (July 26, 2017 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39344 39344-8975623@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 3:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, including a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:04:53 -0400 2017-07-26T15:30:00-04:00 2017-07-26T16:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Cosmogonic Tattoos (July 27, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40187 40187-8516517@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 27, 2017 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled Cosmogonic Tattoos, his project will use adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

Look for displays in the UMMA from April 22-Dec. 3, the exterior of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Dec. 17, and in the interior special exhibition space of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Sept. 10.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other Bicentennial happenings, download our free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 10 May 2017 14:44:24 -0400 2017-07-27T09:00:00-04:00 2017-07-27T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
Exhibition and Window Installation | Cosmogonic Tattoos (July 27, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40743 40743-8719667@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 27, 2017 9:00am
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled "Cosmogonic Tattoos," his project uses adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

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Exhibition Fri, 02 Jun 2017 15:55:27 -0400 2017-07-27T09:00:00-04:00 2017-07-27T16:00:00-04:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
Cosmogonic Tattoos (July 27, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40469 40469-8571712@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 27, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In celebration of the University of Michigan’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and distinguished U​–M art professor Jim Cogswell has been invited to create a series of public window installations in response to the holdings of the University of Michigan Museum of Art and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. For this visionary project, the artist will adhere a procession of vivid images to the glass walls of the museums in a rhythmically evocative narrative, based on reassembled fragments from a diverse range of artworks in both museums’ permanent collections. The juxtaposed images will address our shared histories and experiences while connecting the viewer to the origins and meaning of objects and their power to shape knowledge, memory, and identity. By leveraging the buildings’ unique architecture, the artist expands our understanding of a museum as a cultural repository and highlights the significant role of these institutions in the life of the campus community.
Cosmogonic Tattoos is on view at UMMA April 22 through December 3, 2017 and at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology from June 2 through December 17, 2017.
Lead support for Cosmogonic Tattoos is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.

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Exhibition Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:52:44 -0400 2017-07-27T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-27T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Jim Cogswell
Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run (July 27, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/39107 39107-7692799@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 27, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In 2013, artist Ernestine Ruben (BSDEs ’53) photographed the once-famed industrial complex Willow Run in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Designed by her grandfather, Detroit architect Albert Kahn, for the Ford Motor Company, Willow Run was an exemplar of American defense manufacturing because of its efficient mass-production of B-24 Liberators during World War II.

For this exhibition, Ruben overlaid interior views of the now-dormant factory with imagined glimpses into her body’s interior landscape. The resulting compositions seem to breathe energy and light into the stagnant and cavernous spaces of Willow Run and suggest a longing for a productive existence undeterred by mortality for both Willow Run and the artist. Her grandfather’s role in the history of the site underscores Ruben’s personal connection.

The exhibition presents Ruben’s photographs of Willow Run in UMMA’s Photography Gallery and an original film—co-created by Ruben and video artist Seth Bernstein and featuring an original score by award-winning composer Stephen Hartke—in the Museum’s Forum.

Lead support for Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run: Mobilizing Memory is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment.

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Exhibition Thu, 09 Mar 2017 14:20:03 -0500 2017-07-27T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-27T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Cathedral, Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (July 27, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40468 40468-8571611@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 27, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Wavefunction, Subsculpture 9, by Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, is a kinetic sculpture and interactive installation that plays on the work of mid-century American designers Charles and Ray Eames.

The installation consists of 42 molded plastic chairs (designed by the Eameses in 1948) arranged in a grid and attached to electromechanical pistons. When visitors approach the chairs, a surveillance system detects their presence and the closest chairs lift gently off the ground. The adjacent chairs follow, and a wave movement spreads across the array. The software controlling the pistons is based on fluid dynamics, so as more visitors approach the grid, the chairs—whose iconic curving contours were also generated mathematically— mimic the complex interaction of multiple waves in water.

This performative installation complements the concurrent exhibition Moving Image: Performance, which together constitute the second of three presentations at UMMA drawn from the collection of Borusan Contemporary, Istanbul. The works in this year-long trio of exhibitions represent traditional categories such as portraiture, landscape, and performance that find new resonance when explored through the strategies of dynamic technology.

Lead support for Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Wavefunction, Subsculpture 9 is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment and Michigan Engineering. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Latina/o Studies.

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Exhibition Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:47:35 -0400 2017-07-27T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-27T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Wavefunction, Subsculpture 9
Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors—Part II: Abstraction (July 27, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41371 41371-9194598@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 27, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Commemorating the University of Michigan’s 2017 Bicentennial, Victors for Art: Michigan’s Alumni Collectors celebrates the deep impact of Michigan alumni in the global art world.

This two-part exhibition presents works collected by a diverse group of alumni that represent the breadth of the University and over seventy years of graduating classes. Part II: Abstraction, on view in the A. Alfred Taubman Gallery July 1 through October 29, showcases modern and contemporary art by Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti,
Louise Nevelson, Christo, Lorna Simpson, José Parlá, and Do Ho Su, among others. It also features a fifth-century Korean roof end tile and an Amish quilt, as well as a work by an Inuit master—thus inviting visitors to explore the pleasures of abstraction across a wide range of media, eras, and genres. UMMA extends Part II: Abstraction into the Irving Stenn, Jr. Family Gallery from August 19 through November 26, 2017, with the site-specific installation of Random International’s LED-light and motion-sensing dynamic sculpture, Swarm Study / II. Victors for Art offers an unprecedented opportunity to view art that may have never been publicly displayed otherwise—and most certainly, not all together. For visitors, and especially for future Michigan alumni, Victors for Art illuminates the shared passion for art fostered by the Michigan experience.

This exhibition was organized by Joseph Rosa, Guest Curator, in collaboration with Laura De Becker, Helmut & Candis Stern Associate Curator of African Art, Jennifer Friess, Assistant Curator of Photography, Lehti Mairike Keelman, Assistant Curator of Western Art, and Natsu Oyobe, Curator of Asian Art.

Lead support for Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, the University of Michigan Office of the President, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts, and the University of Michigan Bicentennial Office.

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Exhibition Mon, 26 Jun 2017 23:51:44 -0400 2017-07-27T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-27T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Victors for Art
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (July 27, 2017 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/39344 39344-9422019@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 27, 2017 11:30am
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, including a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:04:53 -0400 2017-07-27T11:30:00-04:00 2017-07-27T12:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
The Wonder of Learning: The Hundred Languages of Children (July 27, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/35506 35506-5255634@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 27, 2017 12:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: HR Communications

Free multimedia exhibit for families and educators sheds light on the rights, ideas and creativity of children.

Designed to engage educators, policy makers and families in exploring the transformative power of early learning, the exhibit describes the educational approach of the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy through photography, video and children’s work.

Hands-on activities using light and shadow and materials found in nature allow visitors to connect with key concepts. Activities for families will be offered in collaboration with the Ann Arbor District Library, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum and other community partners.

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Exhibition Mon, 17 Jul 2017 11:21:08 -0400 2017-07-27T12:00:00-04:00 2017-07-27T17:00:00-04:00 Duderstadt Center HR Communications Exhibition Wonder of Learning host and partner logos
Larry Cat in Space (July 27, 2017 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41099 41099-8975646@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 27, 2017 12:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

"Larry Cat In Space" is a playful, imaginative cartoon presentation about an inquisitive cat that takes a trip to the Moon. We learn that his human, Diana, has been sent to the Moon. Larry finds a way to sneak on board a shuttle, and goes looking for Diana. Along the way, he learns about space and the Moon. This program is followed by a live star talk.

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Presentation Tue, 30 May 2017 13:45:45 -0400 2017-07-27T12:30:00-04:00 2017-07-27T13:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
200 Years Young: Detroit and the University of Michigan (July 27, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41296 41296-9087348@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 27, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

An exhibition about the longstanding interactions between Detroit and the University of Michigan features arts and entertainment, classroom experiences, public servants and Wolverine sports in Detroit through the decades. It also looks to the future, highlighting U-M undergraduate and graduate students who call Detroit home, as well as the dozens of university initiatives under way in the city.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other bicentennial happenings, download the free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 12 Jul 2017 09:30:06 -0400 2017-07-27T13:00:00-04:00 2017-07-27T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Detroit skyline
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (July 27, 2017 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39344 39344-9422023@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 27, 2017 1:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, including a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:04:53 -0400 2017-07-27T13:30:00-04:00 2017-07-27T14:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Dinosaur Tour (July 27, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40058 40058-8975547@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 27, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Attention dinosaur fans! Join us for a free, 30-minute, docent-led tour of the dinosaur exhibits. Sign up on the day of the tours. Limit: 15 people.

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Other Wed, 02 Aug 2017 08:04:41 -0400 2017-07-27T14:00:00-04:00 2017-07-27T14:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Museum of Natural History Other Ruthven Museums Building
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (July 27, 2017 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39344 39344-8975624@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, July 27, 2017 3:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, including a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:04:53 -0400 2017-07-27T15:30:00-04:00 2017-07-27T16:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Cosmogonic Tattoos (July 28, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40187 40187-8516518@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 28, 2017 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled Cosmogonic Tattoos, his project will use adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

Look for displays in the UMMA from April 22-Dec. 3, the exterior of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Dec. 17, and in the interior special exhibition space of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Sept. 10.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other Bicentennial happenings, download our free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 10 May 2017 14:44:24 -0400 2017-07-28T09:00:00-04:00 2017-07-28T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
Exhibition and Window Installation | Cosmogonic Tattoos (July 28, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40743 40743-8719668@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 28, 2017 9:00am
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled "Cosmogonic Tattoos," his project uses adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

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Exhibition Fri, 02 Jun 2017 15:55:27 -0400 2017-07-28T09:00:00-04:00 2017-07-28T16:00:00-04:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
Excavations at Kelsopolis (July 28, 2017 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41617 41617-9383199@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 28, 2017 10:00am
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Does your child dream of becoming an archaeologist or just love to dig? Is your camp group looking for a fun, engaging activity? Join us for Excavations at Kelsopolis, our kid-friendly archaeological mock dig at the Kelsey Museum. This is a great activity for kids ages 5-10 interested in archaeology and history! The Excavations at Kelsopolis program is $2 per child- adults are free.

The program will include:
-A short tour to see some of our favorite Egyptian artifacts
-Digging in our mini dig pits to find replica artifacts*
-Sketching what you find just like an archaeologist
-Practice reassembling artifact replicas

*Please note that none of the replica artifacts can be taken home.

More information and registration: https://lsa.umich.edu/kelsey/education/public-programs/family-programs/excavations-at-kelsopolis.html.

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Other Thu, 20 Jul 2017 15:47:49 -0400 2017-07-28T10:00:00-04:00 2017-07-28T11:30:00-04:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Other Excavations at Kelsopolis
Mapping in the Enlightenment: Science, Innovation, and the Public Sphere (July 28, 2017 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40535 40535-8592794@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 28, 2017 10:00am
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

This exhibit uses examples from the Clements Library collection to tell the story of creating, distributing, and using maps during the long 18th century. Enlightenment thinking stimulated the effort to make more accurate maps, encouraged the growth of map collecting and map use by men and women in all social classes, and expanded the role of maps in administration and decision-making throughout Europe and her overseas colonies.

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Exhibition Thu, 20 Apr 2017 09:21:37 -0400 2017-07-28T10:00:00-04:00 2017-07-28T16:00:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Cassini Planisphere
Cosmogonic Tattoos (July 28, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40469 40469-8571713@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 28, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In celebration of the University of Michigan’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and distinguished U​–M art professor Jim Cogswell has been invited to create a series of public window installations in response to the holdings of the University of Michigan Museum of Art and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. For this visionary project, the artist will adhere a procession of vivid images to the glass walls of the museums in a rhythmically evocative narrative, based on reassembled fragments from a diverse range of artworks in both museums’ permanent collections. The juxtaposed images will address our shared histories and experiences while connecting the viewer to the origins and meaning of objects and their power to shape knowledge, memory, and identity. By leveraging the buildings’ unique architecture, the artist expands our understanding of a museum as a cultural repository and highlights the significant role of these institutions in the life of the campus community.
Cosmogonic Tattoos is on view at UMMA April 22 through December 3, 2017 and at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology from June 2 through December 17, 2017.
Lead support for Cosmogonic Tattoos is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.

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Exhibition Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:52:44 -0400 2017-07-28T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-28T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Jim Cogswell
Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run (July 28, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/39107 39107-7692800@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 28, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In 2013, artist Ernestine Ruben (BSDEs ’53) photographed the once-famed industrial complex Willow Run in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Designed by her grandfather, Detroit architect Albert Kahn, for the Ford Motor Company, Willow Run was an exemplar of American defense manufacturing because of its efficient mass-production of B-24 Liberators during World War II.

For this exhibition, Ruben overlaid interior views of the now-dormant factory with imagined glimpses into her body’s interior landscape. The resulting compositions seem to breathe energy and light into the stagnant and cavernous spaces of Willow Run and suggest a longing for a productive existence undeterred by mortality for both Willow Run and the artist. Her grandfather’s role in the history of the site underscores Ruben’s personal connection.

The exhibition presents Ruben’s photographs of Willow Run in UMMA’s Photography Gallery and an original film—co-created by Ruben and video artist Seth Bernstein and featuring an original score by award-winning composer Stephen Hartke—in the Museum’s Forum.

Lead support for Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run: Mobilizing Memory is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment.

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Exhibition Thu, 09 Mar 2017 14:20:03 -0500 2017-07-28T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-28T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Cathedral, Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (July 28, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40468 40468-8571612@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 28, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Wavefunction, Subsculpture 9, by Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, is a kinetic sculpture and interactive installation that plays on the work of mid-century American designers Charles and Ray Eames.

The installation consists of 42 molded plastic chairs (designed by the Eameses in 1948) arranged in a grid and attached to electromechanical pistons. When visitors approach the chairs, a surveillance system detects their presence and the closest chairs lift gently off the ground. The adjacent chairs follow, and a wave movement spreads across the array. The software controlling the pistons is based on fluid dynamics, so as more visitors approach the grid, the chairs—whose iconic curving contours were also generated mathematically— mimic the complex interaction of multiple waves in water.

This performative installation complements the concurrent exhibition Moving Image: Performance, which together constitute the second of three presentations at UMMA drawn from the collection of Borusan Contemporary, Istanbul. The works in this year-long trio of exhibitions represent traditional categories such as portraiture, landscape, and performance that find new resonance when explored through the strategies of dynamic technology.

Lead support for Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Wavefunction, Subsculpture 9 is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment and Michigan Engineering. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Latina/o Studies.

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Exhibition Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:47:35 -0400 2017-07-28T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-28T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Wavefunction, Subsculpture 9
Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors—Part II: Abstraction (July 28, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41371 41371-9194599@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 28, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Commemorating the University of Michigan’s 2017 Bicentennial, Victors for Art: Michigan’s Alumni Collectors celebrates the deep impact of Michigan alumni in the global art world.

This two-part exhibition presents works collected by a diverse group of alumni that represent the breadth of the University and over seventy years of graduating classes. Part II: Abstraction, on view in the A. Alfred Taubman Gallery July 1 through October 29, showcases modern and contemporary art by Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti,
Louise Nevelson, Christo, Lorna Simpson, José Parlá, and Do Ho Su, among others. It also features a fifth-century Korean roof end tile and an Amish quilt, as well as a work by an Inuit master—thus inviting visitors to explore the pleasures of abstraction across a wide range of media, eras, and genres. UMMA extends Part II: Abstraction into the Irving Stenn, Jr. Family Gallery from August 19 through November 26, 2017, with the site-specific installation of Random International’s LED-light and motion-sensing dynamic sculpture, Swarm Study / II. Victors for Art offers an unprecedented opportunity to view art that may have never been publicly displayed otherwise—and most certainly, not all together. For visitors, and especially for future Michigan alumni, Victors for Art illuminates the shared passion for art fostered by the Michigan experience.

This exhibition was organized by Joseph Rosa, Guest Curator, in collaboration with Laura De Becker, Helmut & Candis Stern Associate Curator of African Art, Jennifer Friess, Assistant Curator of Photography, Lehti Mairike Keelman, Assistant Curator of Western Art, and Natsu Oyobe, Curator of Asian Art.

Lead support for Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, the University of Michigan Office of the President, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts, and the University of Michigan Bicentennial Office.

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Exhibition Mon, 26 Jun 2017 23:51:44 -0400 2017-07-28T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-28T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Victors for Art
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (July 28, 2017 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/39344 39344-9422020@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 28, 2017 11:30am
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, including a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:04:53 -0400 2017-07-28T11:30:00-04:00 2017-07-28T12:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
The Wonder of Learning: The Hundred Languages of Children (July 28, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/35506 35506-5255635@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 28, 2017 12:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: HR Communications

Free multimedia exhibit for families and educators sheds light on the rights, ideas and creativity of children.

Designed to engage educators, policy makers and families in exploring the transformative power of early learning, the exhibit describes the educational approach of the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy through photography, video and children’s work.

Hands-on activities using light and shadow and materials found in nature allow visitors to connect with key concepts. Activities for families will be offered in collaboration with the Ann Arbor District Library, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum and other community partners.

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Exhibition Mon, 17 Jul 2017 11:21:08 -0400 2017-07-28T12:00:00-04:00 2017-07-28T17:00:00-04:00 Duderstadt Center HR Communications Exhibition Wonder of Learning host and partner logos
Larry Cat in Space (July 28, 2017 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41099 41099-8975647@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 28, 2017 12:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

"Larry Cat In Space" is a playful, imaginative cartoon presentation about an inquisitive cat that takes a trip to the Moon. We learn that his human, Diana, has been sent to the Moon. Larry finds a way to sneak on board a shuttle, and goes looking for Diana. Along the way, he learns about space and the Moon. This program is followed by a live star talk.

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Presentation Tue, 30 May 2017 13:45:45 -0400 2017-07-28T12:30:00-04:00 2017-07-28T13:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
200 Years Young: Detroit and the University of Michigan (July 28, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41296 41296-9087349@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 28, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

An exhibition about the longstanding interactions between Detroit and the University of Michigan features arts and entertainment, classroom experiences, public servants and Wolverine sports in Detroit through the decades. It also looks to the future, highlighting U-M undergraduate and graduate students who call Detroit home, as well as the dozens of university initiatives under way in the city.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other bicentennial happenings, download the free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 12 Jul 2017 09:30:06 -0400 2017-07-28T13:00:00-04:00 2017-07-28T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Detroit skyline
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (July 28, 2017 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39344 39344-9422024@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 28, 2017 1:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, including a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:04:53 -0400 2017-07-28T13:30:00-04:00 2017-07-28T14:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Dinosaur Tour (July 28, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40058 40058-8975548@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 28, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Attention dinosaur fans! Join us for a free, 30-minute, docent-led tour of the dinosaur exhibits. Sign up on the day of the tours. Limit: 15 people.

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Other Wed, 02 Aug 2017 08:04:41 -0400 2017-07-28T14:00:00-04:00 2017-07-28T14:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Museum of Natural History Other Ruthven Museums Building
Excavations at Kelsopolis (July 28, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41617 41617-9383200@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 28, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Does your child dream of becoming an archaeologist or just love to dig? Is your camp group looking for a fun, engaging activity? Join us for Excavations at Kelsopolis, our kid-friendly archaeological mock dig at the Kelsey Museum. This is a great activity for kids ages 5-10 interested in archaeology and history! The Excavations at Kelsopolis program is $2 per child- adults are free.

The program will include:
-A short tour to see some of our favorite Egyptian artifacts
-Digging in our mini dig pits to find replica artifacts*
-Sketching what you find just like an archaeologist
-Practice reassembling artifact replicas

*Please note that none of the replica artifacts can be taken home.

More information and registration: https://lsa.umich.edu/kelsey/education/public-programs/family-programs/excavations-at-kelsopolis.html.

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Other Thu, 20 Jul 2017 15:47:49 -0400 2017-07-28T14:00:00-04:00 2017-07-28T15:30:00-04:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Other Excavations at Kelsopolis
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (July 28, 2017 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39344 39344-8975625@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, July 28, 2017 3:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, including a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:04:53 -0400 2017-07-28T15:30:00-04:00 2017-07-28T16:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Cosmogonic Tattoos (July 29, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40187 40187-8516519@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 29, 2017 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled Cosmogonic Tattoos, his project will use adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

Look for displays in the UMMA from April 22-Dec. 3, the exterior of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Dec. 17, and in the interior special exhibition space of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Sept. 10.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other Bicentennial happenings, download our free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 10 May 2017 14:44:24 -0400 2017-07-29T09:00:00-04:00 2017-07-29T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
Cosmogonic Tattoos (July 29, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40469 40469-8571714@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 29, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In celebration of the University of Michigan’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and distinguished U​–M art professor Jim Cogswell has been invited to create a series of public window installations in response to the holdings of the University of Michigan Museum of Art and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. For this visionary project, the artist will adhere a procession of vivid images to the glass walls of the museums in a rhythmically evocative narrative, based on reassembled fragments from a diverse range of artworks in both museums’ permanent collections. The juxtaposed images will address our shared histories and experiences while connecting the viewer to the origins and meaning of objects and their power to shape knowledge, memory, and identity. By leveraging the buildings’ unique architecture, the artist expands our understanding of a museum as a cultural repository and highlights the significant role of these institutions in the life of the campus community.
Cosmogonic Tattoos is on view at UMMA April 22 through December 3, 2017 and at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology from June 2 through December 17, 2017.
Lead support for Cosmogonic Tattoos is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.

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Exhibition Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:52:44 -0400 2017-07-29T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-29T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Jim Cogswell
Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run (July 29, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/39107 39107-7692801@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 29, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In 2013, artist Ernestine Ruben (BSDEs ’53) photographed the once-famed industrial complex Willow Run in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Designed by her grandfather, Detroit architect Albert Kahn, for the Ford Motor Company, Willow Run was an exemplar of American defense manufacturing because of its efficient mass-production of B-24 Liberators during World War II.

For this exhibition, Ruben overlaid interior views of the now-dormant factory with imagined glimpses into her body’s interior landscape. The resulting compositions seem to breathe energy and light into the stagnant and cavernous spaces of Willow Run and suggest a longing for a productive existence undeterred by mortality for both Willow Run and the artist. Her grandfather’s role in the history of the site underscores Ruben’s personal connection.

The exhibition presents Ruben’s photographs of Willow Run in UMMA’s Photography Gallery and an original film—co-created by Ruben and video artist Seth Bernstein and featuring an original score by award-winning composer Stephen Hartke—in the Museum’s Forum.

Lead support for Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run: Mobilizing Memory is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment.

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Exhibition Thu, 09 Mar 2017 14:20:03 -0500 2017-07-29T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-29T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Cathedral, Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run
Hands-On Demo (July 29, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40769 40769-8975496@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 29, 2017 11:00am
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Have we found life on Mars? Discover how scientists search for life on other planets. Through family friendly, interactive experimentation, you will learn about the field of astrobiology and re-evaluate the definition of "life." Recreate an experiment from the Mars Viking Landers spacecraft expedition of 1976!
Hands-on demonstrations are 20-30 minute interactive programs on the 2nd floor of the Museum.​ ​They include both brief presentations highlighting University research and engaging hands-on activities, and are suitable for adults and children ages 5 and up.

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Presentation Tue, 30 May 2017 13:24:12 -0400 2017-07-29T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-29T11:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (July 29, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40468 40468-8571613@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 29, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Wavefunction, Subsculpture 9, by Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, is a kinetic sculpture and interactive installation that plays on the work of mid-century American designers Charles and Ray Eames.

The installation consists of 42 molded plastic chairs (designed by the Eameses in 1948) arranged in a grid and attached to electromechanical pistons. When visitors approach the chairs, a surveillance system detects their presence and the closest chairs lift gently off the ground. The adjacent chairs follow, and a wave movement spreads across the array. The software controlling the pistons is based on fluid dynamics, so as more visitors approach the grid, the chairs—whose iconic curving contours were also generated mathematically— mimic the complex interaction of multiple waves in water.

This performative installation complements the concurrent exhibition Moving Image: Performance, which together constitute the second of three presentations at UMMA drawn from the collection of Borusan Contemporary, Istanbul. The works in this year-long trio of exhibitions represent traditional categories such as portraiture, landscape, and performance that find new resonance when explored through the strategies of dynamic technology.

Lead support for Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Wavefunction, Subsculpture 9 is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment and Michigan Engineering. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Latina/o Studies.

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Exhibition Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:47:35 -0400 2017-07-29T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-29T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Wavefunction, Subsculpture 9
Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors—Part II: Abstraction (July 29, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41371 41371-9194600@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 29, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Commemorating the University of Michigan’s 2017 Bicentennial, Victors for Art: Michigan’s Alumni Collectors celebrates the deep impact of Michigan alumni in the global art world.

This two-part exhibition presents works collected by a diverse group of alumni that represent the breadth of the University and over seventy years of graduating classes. Part II: Abstraction, on view in the A. Alfred Taubman Gallery July 1 through October 29, showcases modern and contemporary art by Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti,
Louise Nevelson, Christo, Lorna Simpson, José Parlá, and Do Ho Su, among others. It also features a fifth-century Korean roof end tile and an Amish quilt, as well as a work by an Inuit master—thus inviting visitors to explore the pleasures of abstraction across a wide range of media, eras, and genres. UMMA extends Part II: Abstraction into the Irving Stenn, Jr. Family Gallery from August 19 through November 26, 2017, with the site-specific installation of Random International’s LED-light and motion-sensing dynamic sculpture, Swarm Study / II. Victors for Art offers an unprecedented opportunity to view art that may have never been publicly displayed otherwise—and most certainly, not all together. For visitors, and especially for future Michigan alumni, Victors for Art illuminates the shared passion for art fostered by the Michigan experience.

This exhibition was organized by Joseph Rosa, Guest Curator, in collaboration with Laura De Becker, Helmut & Candis Stern Associate Curator of African Art, Jennifer Friess, Assistant Curator of Photography, Lehti Mairike Keelman, Assistant Curator of Western Art, and Natsu Oyobe, Curator of Asian Art.

Lead support for Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, the University of Michigan Office of the President, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts, and the University of Michigan Bicentennial Office.

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Exhibition Mon, 26 Jun 2017 23:51:44 -0400 2017-07-29T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-29T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Victors for Art
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (July 29, 2017 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/39344 39344-8975556@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 29, 2017 11:30am
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, including a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:04:53 -0400 2017-07-29T11:30:00-04:00 2017-07-29T12:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
The Journey in a Day: 200 Years of Student Life at the University of Michigan (July 29, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39350 39350-7970537@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 29, 2017 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

U-M students have teamed up to create this sweeping exhibition, surveying 200 years of daily rituals, social life, challenges, victories, and the roles U-M students have played in historic events. "The Journey in a Day" exhibition includes nearly 50 historic objects and dozens of photos. The exhibition includes a recreation of a Martha Cook Residence Hall room, circa 1917, amongst the first on campus to house women. A poster kiosk occupies the middle of one room in the Museum, plastered with fliers and posters from across time. A reproduction of student scrapbooks brings visitors in direct contact with individuals at various times throughout history. From the morning ritual of reading the Michigan Daily, to student reaction and involvement in U.S. wars, from the mandates and tweets of student organizations, to a survey of infamous late night Ann Arbor hot spots, this is a wide ranging exhibition with many interesting, entertaining and illuminating stories to tell.

Designed by U-M students participating in MUSEUMS 498, in the History of Art Department, in collaboration with the U-M Bicentennial Office, and the Washtenaw County Historical Society.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other Bicentennial happenings, download our mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Fri, 28 Apr 2017 13:29:44 -0400 2017-07-29T12:00:00-04:00 2017-07-29T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition 200 Years
The Wonder of Learning: The Hundred Languages of Children (July 29, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/35506 35506-5255636@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 29, 2017 12:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: HR Communications

Free multimedia exhibit for families and educators sheds light on the rights, ideas and creativity of children.

Designed to engage educators, policy makers and families in exploring the transformative power of early learning, the exhibit describes the educational approach of the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy through photography, video and children’s work.

Hands-on activities using light and shadow and materials found in nature allow visitors to connect with key concepts. Activities for families will be offered in collaboration with the Ann Arbor District Library, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum and other community partners.

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Exhibition Mon, 17 Jul 2017 11:21:08 -0400 2017-07-29T12:00:00-04:00 2017-07-29T17:00:00-04:00 Duderstadt Center HR Communications Exhibition Wonder of Learning host and partner logos
Did An Asteroid Really Kill The Dinosaurs? (July 29, 2017 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40771 40771-8975653@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 29, 2017 12:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Did a space rock six miles wide slam into the Earth 66 million years ago and wipe out 75 percent of all living species at that time, including the dinosaurs? Cosmic collisions are abundant in our solar system. See the numerous craters on worlds like the moon, Mars, and even distant Pluto. Explore the dinosaur disaster up close. Kid-friendly program.

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Presentation Tue, 30 May 2017 13:46:41 -0400 2017-07-29T12:30:00-04:00 2017-07-29T13:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
200 Years Young: Detroit and the University of Michigan (July 29, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41296 41296-9087350@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 29, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

An exhibition about the longstanding interactions between Detroit and the University of Michigan features arts and entertainment, classroom experiences, public servants and Wolverine sports in Detroit through the decades. It also looks to the future, highlighting U-M undergraduate and graduate students who call Detroit home, as well as the dozens of university initiatives under way in the city.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other bicentennial happenings, download the free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 12 Jul 2017 09:30:06 -0400 2017-07-29T13:00:00-04:00 2017-07-29T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Detroit skyline
Exhibition and Window Installation | Cosmogonic Tattoos (July 29, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40743 40743-8719669@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 29, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled "Cosmogonic Tattoos," his project uses adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

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Exhibition Fri, 02 Jun 2017 15:55:27 -0400 2017-07-29T13:00:00-04:00 2017-07-29T16:00:00-04:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (July 29, 2017 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39344 39344-8975561@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 29, 2017 1:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, including a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:04:53 -0400 2017-07-29T13:30:00-04:00 2017-07-29T14:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Dinosaur Tour (July 29, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40058 40058-8975549@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 29, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Attention dinosaur fans! Join us for a free, 30-minute, docent-led tour of the dinosaur exhibits. Sign up on the day of the tours. Limit: 15 people.

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Other Wed, 02 Aug 2017 08:04:41 -0400 2017-07-29T14:00:00-04:00 2017-07-29T14:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Museum of Natural History Other Ruthven Museums Building
Eclipse (July 29, 2017 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/38627 38627-8975658@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 29, 2017 2:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Get ready for the total solar eclipse occurring on August 21, 2017! By looking at both the history and the astronomy of eclipses, this program will help you understand the significance of this upcoming astronomical event. Michigan will experience a partial eclipse. This program is followed by a live star talk.

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Presentation Tue, 30 May 2017 13:47:56 -0400 2017-07-29T14:30:00-04:00 2017-07-29T15:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Hands-On Demo (July 29, 2017 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40769 40769-8975500@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 29, 2017 3:00pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Have we found life on Mars? Discover how scientists search for life on other planets. Through family friendly, interactive experimentation, you will learn about the field of astrobiology and re-evaluate the definition of "life." Recreate an experiment from the Mars Viking Landers spacecraft expedition of 1976!
Hands-on demonstrations are 20-30 minute interactive programs on the 2nd floor of the Museum.​ ​They include both brief presentations highlighting University research and engaging hands-on activities, and are suitable for adults and children ages 5 and up.

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Presentation Tue, 30 May 2017 13:24:12 -0400 2017-07-29T15:00:00-04:00 2017-07-29T15:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (July 29, 2017 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39344 39344-8975566@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, July 29, 2017 3:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, including a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:04:53 -0400 2017-07-29T15:30:00-04:00 2017-07-29T16:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Cosmogonic Tattoos (July 30, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40187 40187-8516520@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 30, 2017 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled Cosmogonic Tattoos, his project will use adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

Look for displays in the UMMA from April 22-Dec. 3, the exterior of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Dec. 17, and in the interior special exhibition space of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Sept. 10.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other Bicentennial happenings, download our free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 10 May 2017 14:44:24 -0400 2017-07-30T09:00:00-04:00 2017-07-30T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
Cosmogonic Tattoos (July 30, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40469 40469-8571715@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 30, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In celebration of the University of Michigan’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and distinguished U​–M art professor Jim Cogswell has been invited to create a series of public window installations in response to the holdings of the University of Michigan Museum of Art and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. For this visionary project, the artist will adhere a procession of vivid images to the glass walls of the museums in a rhythmically evocative narrative, based on reassembled fragments from a diverse range of artworks in both museums’ permanent collections. The juxtaposed images will address our shared histories and experiences while connecting the viewer to the origins and meaning of objects and their power to shape knowledge, memory, and identity. By leveraging the buildings’ unique architecture, the artist expands our understanding of a museum as a cultural repository and highlights the significant role of these institutions in the life of the campus community.
Cosmogonic Tattoos is on view at UMMA April 22 through December 3, 2017 and at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology from June 2 through December 17, 2017.
Lead support for Cosmogonic Tattoos is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.

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Exhibition Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:52:44 -0400 2017-07-30T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-30T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Jim Cogswell
Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run (July 30, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/39107 39107-7692802@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 30, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In 2013, artist Ernestine Ruben (BSDEs ’53) photographed the once-famed industrial complex Willow Run in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Designed by her grandfather, Detroit architect Albert Kahn, for the Ford Motor Company, Willow Run was an exemplar of American defense manufacturing because of its efficient mass-production of B-24 Liberators during World War II.

For this exhibition, Ruben overlaid interior views of the now-dormant factory with imagined glimpses into her body’s interior landscape. The resulting compositions seem to breathe energy and light into the stagnant and cavernous spaces of Willow Run and suggest a longing for a productive existence undeterred by mortality for both Willow Run and the artist. Her grandfather’s role in the history of the site underscores Ruben’s personal connection.

The exhibition presents Ruben’s photographs of Willow Run in UMMA’s Photography Gallery and an original film—co-created by Ruben and video artist Seth Bernstein and featuring an original score by award-winning composer Stephen Hartke—in the Museum’s Forum.

Lead support for Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run: Mobilizing Memory is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment.

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Exhibition Thu, 09 Mar 2017 14:20:03 -0500 2017-07-30T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-30T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Cathedral, Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (July 30, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40468 40468-8571614@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 30, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Wavefunction, Subsculpture 9, by Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, is a kinetic sculpture and interactive installation that plays on the work of mid-century American designers Charles and Ray Eames.

The installation consists of 42 molded plastic chairs (designed by the Eameses in 1948) arranged in a grid and attached to electromechanical pistons. When visitors approach the chairs, a surveillance system detects their presence and the closest chairs lift gently off the ground. The adjacent chairs follow, and a wave movement spreads across the array. The software controlling the pistons is based on fluid dynamics, so as more visitors approach the grid, the chairs—whose iconic curving contours were also generated mathematically— mimic the complex interaction of multiple waves in water.

This performative installation complements the concurrent exhibition Moving Image: Performance, which together constitute the second of three presentations at UMMA drawn from the collection of Borusan Contemporary, Istanbul. The works in this year-long trio of exhibitions represent traditional categories such as portraiture, landscape, and performance that find new resonance when explored through the strategies of dynamic technology.

Lead support for Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Wavefunction, Subsculpture 9 is provided by the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment and Michigan Engineering. Additional generous support is provided by the University of Michigan Latina/o Studies.

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Exhibition Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:47:35 -0400 2017-07-30T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-30T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Wavefunction, Subsculpture 9
Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors—Part II: Abstraction (July 30, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41371 41371-9194601@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 30, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Commemorating the University of Michigan’s 2017 Bicentennial, Victors for Art: Michigan’s Alumni Collectors celebrates the deep impact of Michigan alumni in the global art world.

This two-part exhibition presents works collected by a diverse group of alumni that represent the breadth of the University and over seventy years of graduating classes. Part II: Abstraction, on view in the A. Alfred Taubman Gallery July 1 through October 29, showcases modern and contemporary art by Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti,
Louise Nevelson, Christo, Lorna Simpson, José Parlá, and Do Ho Su, among others. It also features a fifth-century Korean roof end tile and an Amish quilt, as well as a work by an Inuit master—thus inviting visitors to explore the pleasures of abstraction across a wide range of media, eras, and genres. UMMA extends Part II: Abstraction into the Irving Stenn, Jr. Family Gallery from August 19 through November 26, 2017, with the site-specific installation of Random International’s LED-light and motion-sensing dynamic sculpture, Swarm Study / II. Victors for Art offers an unprecedented opportunity to view art that may have never been publicly displayed otherwise—and most certainly, not all together. For visitors, and especially for future Michigan alumni, Victors for Art illuminates the shared passion for art fostered by the Michigan experience.

This exhibition was organized by Joseph Rosa, Guest Curator, in collaboration with Laura De Becker, Helmut & Candis Stern Associate Curator of African Art, Jennifer Friess, Assistant Curator of Photography, Lehti Mairike Keelman, Assistant Curator of Western Art, and Natsu Oyobe, Curator of Asian Art.

Lead support for Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, the University of Michigan Office of the President, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts, and the University of Michigan Bicentennial Office.

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Exhibition Mon, 26 Jun 2017 23:51:44 -0400 2017-07-30T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-30T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Victors for Art
The Journey in a Day: 200 Years of Student Life at the University of Michigan (July 30, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39350 39350-7970508@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 30, 2017 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

U-M students have teamed up to create this sweeping exhibition, surveying 200 years of daily rituals, social life, challenges, victories, and the roles U-M students have played in historic events. "The Journey in a Day" exhibition includes nearly 50 historic objects and dozens of photos. The exhibition includes a recreation of a Martha Cook Residence Hall room, circa 1917, amongst the first on campus to house women. A poster kiosk occupies the middle of one room in the Museum, plastered with fliers and posters from across time. A reproduction of student scrapbooks brings visitors in direct contact with individuals at various times throughout history. From the morning ritual of reading the Michigan Daily, to student reaction and involvement in U.S. wars, from the mandates and tweets of student organizations, to a survey of infamous late night Ann Arbor hot spots, this is a wide ranging exhibition with many interesting, entertaining and illuminating stories to tell.

Designed by U-M students participating in MUSEUMS 498, in the History of Art Department, in collaboration with the U-M Bicentennial Office, and the Washtenaw County Historical Society.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other Bicentennial happenings, download our mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Fri, 28 Apr 2017 13:29:44 -0400 2017-07-30T12:00:00-04:00 2017-07-30T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition 200 Years
The Wonder of Learning: The Hundred Languages of Children (July 30, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/35506 35506-5255637@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 30, 2017 12:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: HR Communications

Free multimedia exhibit for families and educators sheds light on the rights, ideas and creativity of children.

Designed to engage educators, policy makers and families in exploring the transformative power of early learning, the exhibit describes the educational approach of the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy through photography, video and children’s work.

Hands-on activities using light and shadow and materials found in nature allow visitors to connect with key concepts. Activities for families will be offered in collaboration with the Ann Arbor District Library, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum and other community partners.

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Exhibition Mon, 17 Jul 2017 11:21:08 -0400 2017-07-30T12:00:00-04:00 2017-07-30T17:00:00-04:00 Duderstadt Center HR Communications Exhibition Wonder of Learning host and partner logos
200 Years Young: Detroit and the University of Michigan (July 30, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41296 41296-9087351@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 30, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

An exhibition about the longstanding interactions between Detroit and the University of Michigan features arts and entertainment, classroom experiences, public servants and Wolverine sports in Detroit through the decades. It also looks to the future, highlighting U-M undergraduate and graduate students who call Detroit home, as well as the dozens of university initiatives under way in the city.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other bicentennial happenings, download the free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 12 Jul 2017 09:30:06 -0400 2017-07-30T13:00:00-04:00 2017-07-30T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Detroit skyline
Exhibition and Window Installation | Cosmogonic Tattoos (July 30, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40743 40743-8719670@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 30, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled "Cosmogonic Tattoos," his project uses adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

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Exhibition Fri, 02 Jun 2017 15:55:27 -0400 2017-07-30T13:00:00-04:00 2017-07-30T16:00:00-04:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (July 30, 2017 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39344 39344-8975571@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 30, 2017 1:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, including a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:04:53 -0400 2017-07-30T13:30:00-04:00 2017-07-30T14:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Dinosaur Tour (July 30, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40058 40058-8975550@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 30, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Attention dinosaur fans! Join us for a free, 30-minute, docent-led tour of the dinosaur exhibits. Sign up on the day of the tours. Limit: 15 people.

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Other Wed, 02 Aug 2017 08:04:41 -0400 2017-07-30T14:00:00-04:00 2017-07-30T14:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Museum of Natural History Other Ruthven Museums Building
Eclipse (July 30, 2017 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/38627 38627-8975663@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 30, 2017 2:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Get ready for the total solar eclipse occurring on August 21, 2017! By looking at both the history and the astronomy of eclipses, this program will help you understand the significance of this upcoming astronomical event. Michigan will experience a partial eclipse. This program is followed by a live star talk.

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Presentation Tue, 30 May 2017 13:47:56 -0400 2017-07-30T14:30:00-04:00 2017-07-30T15:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Hands-On Demo (July 30, 2017 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40769 40769-8975504@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 30, 2017 3:00pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Have we found life on Mars? Discover how scientists search for life on other planets. Through family friendly, interactive experimentation, you will learn about the field of astrobiology and re-evaluate the definition of "life." Recreate an experiment from the Mars Viking Landers spacecraft expedition of 1976!
Hands-on demonstrations are 20-30 minute interactive programs on the 2nd floor of the Museum.​ ​They include both brief presentations highlighting University research and engaging hands-on activities, and are suitable for adults and children ages 5 and up.

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Presentation Tue, 30 May 2017 13:24:12 -0400 2017-07-30T15:00:00-04:00 2017-07-30T15:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Meet Me at UMMA: A Museum Arts Experience for Persons with Mild Memory Loss and Their Care Partners (July 30, 2017 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41377 41377-9196836@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 30, 2017 3:00pm
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Meet Me at UMMA invites people with mild memory loss to enjoy a guided gallery experience along with family members or care partners. This program is designed for people who live at home and their companions.

If you or someone you care about is experiencing mild memory loss, research has shown that the visual and expressive arts can be good for your mind. In addition, great enjoyment is to be found in seeking out the sights, sounds, textures, and good feelings that come with looking at, learning, and sharing feelings about paintings, music, and other creative arts. UMMA's trained docents will accompany small groups for a guided tour and provide the opportunity for everyone to experience different kinds of art and share their responses.

Meet Me at UMMA is generously supported by the Monroe-Brown Foundation Discretionary Fund for Outreach to the State of Michigan and individual donors.

To register for this program, email kmpeil@alz.org, or call the local Alzheimer’s Association 800.272.3900 at any time. For more information, please contact UMMA at 734.647.0522 during normal business hours.

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Well-being Tue, 27 Jun 2017 00:17:37 -0400 2017-07-30T15:00:00-04:00 2017-07-30T16:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Well-being UMMA
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (July 30, 2017 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39344 39344-8975576@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, July 30, 2017 3:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, including a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:04:53 -0400 2017-07-30T15:30:00-04:00 2017-07-30T16:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Cosmogonic Tattoos (July 31, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40187 40187-8516521@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 31, 2017 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled Cosmogonic Tattoos, his project will use adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

Look for displays in the UMMA from April 22-Dec. 3, the exterior of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Dec. 17, and in the interior special exhibition space of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Sept. 10.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other Bicentennial happenings, download our free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 10 May 2017 14:44:24 -0400 2017-07-31T09:00:00-04:00 2017-07-31T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
Cosmogonic Tattoos (July 31, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40469 40469-8571716@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 31, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In celebration of the University of Michigan’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and distinguished U​–M art professor Jim Cogswell has been invited to create a series of public window installations in response to the holdings of the University of Michigan Museum of Art and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. For this visionary project, the artist will adhere a procession of vivid images to the glass walls of the museums in a rhythmically evocative narrative, based on reassembled fragments from a diverse range of artworks in both museums’ permanent collections. The juxtaposed images will address our shared histories and experiences while connecting the viewer to the origins and meaning of objects and their power to shape knowledge, memory, and identity. By leveraging the buildings’ unique architecture, the artist expands our understanding of a museum as a cultural repository and highlights the significant role of these institutions in the life of the campus community.
Cosmogonic Tattoos is on view at UMMA April 22 through December 3, 2017 and at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology from June 2 through December 17, 2017.
Lead support for Cosmogonic Tattoos is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.

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Exhibition Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:52:44 -0400 2017-07-31T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-31T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Jim Cogswell
Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run (July 31, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/39107 39107-7692803@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 31, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In 2013, artist Ernestine Ruben (BSDEs ’53) photographed the once-famed industrial complex Willow Run in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Designed by her grandfather, Detroit architect Albert Kahn, for the Ford Motor Company, Willow Run was an exemplar of American defense manufacturing because of its efficient mass-production of B-24 Liberators during World War II.

For this exhibition, Ruben overlaid interior views of the now-dormant factory with imagined glimpses into her body’s interior landscape. The resulting compositions seem to breathe energy and light into the stagnant and cavernous spaces of Willow Run and suggest a longing for a productive existence undeterred by mortality for both Willow Run and the artist. Her grandfather’s role in the history of the site underscores Ruben’s personal connection.

The exhibition presents Ruben’s photographs of Willow Run in UMMA’s Photography Gallery and an original film—co-created by Ruben and video artist Seth Bernstein and featuring an original score by award-winning composer Stephen Hartke—in the Museum’s Forum.

Lead support for Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run: Mobilizing Memory is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment.

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Exhibition Thu, 09 Mar 2017 14:20:03 -0500 2017-07-31T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-31T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Cathedral, Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run
Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors—Part II: Abstraction (July 31, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41371 41371-9194602@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 31, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Commemorating the University of Michigan’s 2017 Bicentennial, Victors for Art: Michigan’s Alumni Collectors celebrates the deep impact of Michigan alumni in the global art world.

This two-part exhibition presents works collected by a diverse group of alumni that represent the breadth of the University and over seventy years of graduating classes. Part II: Abstraction, on view in the A. Alfred Taubman Gallery July 1 through October 29, showcases modern and contemporary art by Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti,
Louise Nevelson, Christo, Lorna Simpson, José Parlá, and Do Ho Su, among others. It also features a fifth-century Korean roof end tile and an Amish quilt, as well as a work by an Inuit master—thus inviting visitors to explore the pleasures of abstraction across a wide range of media, eras, and genres. UMMA extends Part II: Abstraction into the Irving Stenn, Jr. Family Gallery from August 19 through November 26, 2017, with the site-specific installation of Random International’s LED-light and motion-sensing dynamic sculpture, Swarm Study / II. Victors for Art offers an unprecedented opportunity to view art that may have never been publicly displayed otherwise—and most certainly, not all together. For visitors, and especially for future Michigan alumni, Victors for Art illuminates the shared passion for art fostered by the Michigan experience.

This exhibition was organized by Joseph Rosa, Guest Curator, in collaboration with Laura De Becker, Helmut & Candis Stern Associate Curator of African Art, Jennifer Friess, Assistant Curator of Photography, Lehti Mairike Keelman, Assistant Curator of Western Art, and Natsu Oyobe, Curator of Asian Art.

Lead support for Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, the University of Michigan Office of the President, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts, and the University of Michigan Bicentennial Office.

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Exhibition Mon, 26 Jun 2017 23:51:44 -0400 2017-07-31T11:00:00-04:00 2017-07-31T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Victors for Art
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (July 31, 2017 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/39344 39344-8975626@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 31, 2017 11:30am
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, including a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:04:53 -0400 2017-07-31T11:30:00-04:00 2017-07-31T12:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Larry Cat in Space (July 31, 2017 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41099 41099-8975648@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 31, 2017 12:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

"Larry Cat In Space" is a playful, imaginative cartoon presentation about an inquisitive cat that takes a trip to the Moon. We learn that his human, Diana, has been sent to the Moon. Larry finds a way to sneak on board a shuttle, and goes looking for Diana. Along the way, he learns about space and the Moon. This program is followed by a live star talk.

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Presentation Tue, 30 May 2017 13:45:45 -0400 2017-07-31T12:30:00-04:00 2017-07-31T13:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
200 Years Young: Detroit and the University of Michigan (July 31, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41296 41296-9087352@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 31, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

An exhibition about the longstanding interactions between Detroit and the University of Michigan features arts and entertainment, classroom experiences, public servants and Wolverine sports in Detroit through the decades. It also looks to the future, highlighting U-M undergraduate and graduate students who call Detroit home, as well as the dozens of university initiatives under way in the city.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other bicentennial happenings, download the free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 12 Jul 2017 09:30:06 -0400 2017-07-31T13:00:00-04:00 2017-07-31T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Detroit skyline
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (July 31, 2017 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39344 39344-8975627@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 31, 2017 1:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, including a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:04:53 -0400 2017-07-31T13:30:00-04:00 2017-07-31T14:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Dinosaur Tour (July 31, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40058 40058-8975551@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 31, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Attention dinosaur fans! Join us for a free, 30-minute, docent-led tour of the dinosaur exhibits. Sign up on the day of the tours. Limit: 15 people.

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Other Wed, 02 Aug 2017 08:04:41 -0400 2017-07-31T14:00:00-04:00 2017-07-31T14:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Museum of Natural History Other Ruthven Museums Building
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (July 31, 2017 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39344 39344-8975628@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, July 31, 2017 3:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, including a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:04:53 -0400 2017-07-31T15:30:00-04:00 2017-07-31T16:15:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Cosmogonic Tattoos (August 1, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40187 40187-8516522@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled Cosmogonic Tattoos, his project will use adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

Look for displays in the UMMA from April 22-Dec. 3, the exterior of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Dec. 17, and in the interior special exhibition space of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Sept. 10.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other Bicentennial happenings, download our free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 10 May 2017 14:44:24 -0400 2017-08-01T09:00:00-04:00 2017-08-01T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
Exhibition and Window Installation | Cosmogonic Tattoos (August 1, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40743 40743-8719672@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 9:00am
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled "Cosmogonic Tattoos," his project uses adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

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Exhibition Fri, 02 Jun 2017 15:55:27 -0400 2017-08-01T09:00:00-04:00 2017-08-01T16:00:00-04:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
Cosmogonic Tattoos (August 1, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40469 40469-8571717@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In celebration of the University of Michigan’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and distinguished U​–M art professor Jim Cogswell has been invited to create a series of public window installations in response to the holdings of the University of Michigan Museum of Art and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. For this visionary project, the artist will adhere a procession of vivid images to the glass walls of the museums in a rhythmically evocative narrative, based on reassembled fragments from a diverse range of artworks in both museums’ permanent collections. The juxtaposed images will address our shared histories and experiences while connecting the viewer to the origins and meaning of objects and their power to shape knowledge, memory, and identity. By leveraging the buildings’ unique architecture, the artist expands our understanding of a museum as a cultural repository and highlights the significant role of these institutions in the life of the campus community.
Cosmogonic Tattoos is on view at UMMA April 22 through December 3, 2017 and at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology from June 2 through December 17, 2017.
Lead support for Cosmogonic Tattoos is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.

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Exhibition Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:52:44 -0400 2017-08-01T11:00:00-04:00 2017-08-01T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Jim Cogswell
Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run (August 1, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/39107 39107-7692804@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In 2013, artist Ernestine Ruben (BSDEs ’53) photographed the once-famed industrial complex Willow Run in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Designed by her grandfather, Detroit architect Albert Kahn, for the Ford Motor Company, Willow Run was an exemplar of American defense manufacturing because of its efficient mass-production of B-24 Liberators during World War II.

For this exhibition, Ruben overlaid interior views of the now-dormant factory with imagined glimpses into her body’s interior landscape. The resulting compositions seem to breathe energy and light into the stagnant and cavernous spaces of Willow Run and suggest a longing for a productive existence undeterred by mortality for both Willow Run and the artist. Her grandfather’s role in the history of the site underscores Ruben’s personal connection.

The exhibition presents Ruben’s photographs of Willow Run in UMMA’s Photography Gallery and an original film—co-created by Ruben and video artist Seth Bernstein and featuring an original score by award-winning composer Stephen Hartke—in the Museum’s Forum.

Lead support for Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run: Mobilizing Memory is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment.

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Exhibition Thu, 09 Mar 2017 14:20:03 -0500 2017-08-01T11:00:00-04:00 2017-08-01T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Cathedral, Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run
Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors—Part II: Abstraction (August 1, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41371 41371-9194603@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Commemorating the University of Michigan’s 2017 Bicentennial, Victors for Art: Michigan’s Alumni Collectors celebrates the deep impact of Michigan alumni in the global art world.

This two-part exhibition presents works collected by a diverse group of alumni that represent the breadth of the University and over seventy years of graduating classes. Part II: Abstraction, on view in the A. Alfred Taubman Gallery July 1 through October 29, showcases modern and contemporary art by Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti,
Louise Nevelson, Christo, Lorna Simpson, José Parlá, and Do Ho Su, among others. It also features a fifth-century Korean roof end tile and an Amish quilt, as well as a work by an Inuit master—thus inviting visitors to explore the pleasures of abstraction across a wide range of media, eras, and genres. UMMA extends Part II: Abstraction into the Irving Stenn, Jr. Family Gallery from August 19 through November 26, 2017, with the site-specific installation of Random International’s LED-light and motion-sensing dynamic sculpture, Swarm Study / II. Victors for Art offers an unprecedented opportunity to view art that may have never been publicly displayed otherwise—and most certainly, not all together. For visitors, and especially for future Michigan alumni, Victors for Art illuminates the shared passion for art fostered by the Michigan experience.

This exhibition was organized by Joseph Rosa, Guest Curator, in collaboration with Laura De Becker, Helmut & Candis Stern Associate Curator of African Art, Jennifer Friess, Assistant Curator of Photography, Lehti Mairike Keelman, Assistant Curator of Western Art, and Natsu Oyobe, Curator of Asian Art.

Lead support for Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, the University of Michigan Office of the President, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts, and the University of Michigan Bicentennial Office.

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Exhibition Mon, 26 Jun 2017 23:51:44 -0400 2017-08-01T11:00:00-04:00 2017-08-01T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Victors for Art
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (August 1, 2017 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41380 41380-9198918@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 11:30am
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, which includes a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:03:31 -0400 2017-08-01T11:30:00-04:00 2017-08-01T12:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
The Wonder of Learning: The Hundred Languages of Children (August 1, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/35506 35506-5255639@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 12:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: HR Communications

Free multimedia exhibit for families and educators sheds light on the rights, ideas and creativity of children.

Designed to engage educators, policy makers and families in exploring the transformative power of early learning, the exhibit describes the educational approach of the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy through photography, video and children’s work.

Hands-on activities using light and shadow and materials found in nature allow visitors to connect with key concepts. Activities for families will be offered in collaboration with the Ann Arbor District Library, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum and other community partners.

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Exhibition Mon, 17 Jul 2017 11:21:08 -0400 2017-08-01T12:00:00-04:00 2017-08-01T17:00:00-04:00 Duderstadt Center HR Communications Exhibition Wonder of Learning host and partner logos
Little Star that Could (August 1, 2017 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41382 41382-9198987@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 12:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The "Little Star That Could" is a story about an average yellow star on a search for planets of his own to warm and protect. Along his way, he encounters other stars and learns what makes each star special.

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Presentation Tue, 27 Jun 2017 08:43:45 -0400 2017-08-01T12:30:00-04:00 2017-08-01T13:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
200 Years Young: Detroit and the University of Michigan (August 1, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41296 41296-9087353@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

An exhibition about the longstanding interactions between Detroit and the University of Michigan features arts and entertainment, classroom experiences, public servants and Wolverine sports in Detroit through the decades. It also looks to the future, highlighting U-M undergraduate and graduate students who call Detroit home, as well as the dozens of university initiatives under way in the city.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other bicentennial happenings, download the free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 12 Jul 2017 09:30:06 -0400 2017-08-01T13:00:00-04:00 2017-08-01T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Detroit skyline
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (August 1, 2017 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41380 41380-9198922@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 1:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, which includes a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:03:31 -0400 2017-08-01T13:30:00-04:00 2017-08-01T14:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Dinosaur Tour (August 1, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40058 40058-9198855@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Attention dinosaur fans! Join us for a free, 30-minute, docent-led tour of the dinosaur exhibits. Sign up on the day of the tours. Limit: 15 people.

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Other Wed, 02 Aug 2017 08:04:41 -0400 2017-08-01T14:00:00-04:00 2017-08-01T14:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Museum of Natural History Other Ruthven Museums Building
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (August 1, 2017 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41380 41380-9198926@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 2:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, which includes a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:03:31 -0400 2017-08-01T14:30:00-04:00 2017-08-01T15:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Cosmogonic Tattoos (August 2, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40187 40187-8516523@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled Cosmogonic Tattoos, his project will use adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

Look for displays in the UMMA from April 22-Dec. 3, the exterior of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Dec. 17, and in the interior special exhibition space of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Sept. 10.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other Bicentennial happenings, download our free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 10 May 2017 14:44:24 -0400 2017-08-02T09:00:00-04:00 2017-08-02T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
Exhibition and Window Installation | Cosmogonic Tattoos (August 2, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40743 40743-8719673@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 9:00am
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled "Cosmogonic Tattoos," his project uses adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

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Exhibition Fri, 02 Jun 2017 15:55:27 -0400 2017-08-02T09:00:00-04:00 2017-08-02T16:00:00-04:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
Cosmogonic Tattoos (August 2, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40469 40469-8571718@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In celebration of the University of Michigan’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and distinguished U​–M art professor Jim Cogswell has been invited to create a series of public window installations in response to the holdings of the University of Michigan Museum of Art and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. For this visionary project, the artist will adhere a procession of vivid images to the glass walls of the museums in a rhythmically evocative narrative, based on reassembled fragments from a diverse range of artworks in both museums’ permanent collections. The juxtaposed images will address our shared histories and experiences while connecting the viewer to the origins and meaning of objects and their power to shape knowledge, memory, and identity. By leveraging the buildings’ unique architecture, the artist expands our understanding of a museum as a cultural repository and highlights the significant role of these institutions in the life of the campus community.
Cosmogonic Tattoos is on view at UMMA April 22 through December 3, 2017 and at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology from June 2 through December 17, 2017.
Lead support for Cosmogonic Tattoos is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.

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Exhibition Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:52:44 -0400 2017-08-02T11:00:00-04:00 2017-08-02T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Jim Cogswell
Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run (August 2, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/39107 39107-7692805@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In 2013, artist Ernestine Ruben (BSDEs ’53) photographed the once-famed industrial complex Willow Run in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Designed by her grandfather, Detroit architect Albert Kahn, for the Ford Motor Company, Willow Run was an exemplar of American defense manufacturing because of its efficient mass-production of B-24 Liberators during World War II.

For this exhibition, Ruben overlaid interior views of the now-dormant factory with imagined glimpses into her body’s interior landscape. The resulting compositions seem to breathe energy and light into the stagnant and cavernous spaces of Willow Run and suggest a longing for a productive existence undeterred by mortality for both Willow Run and the artist. Her grandfather’s role in the history of the site underscores Ruben’s personal connection.

The exhibition presents Ruben’s photographs of Willow Run in UMMA’s Photography Gallery and an original film—co-created by Ruben and video artist Seth Bernstein and featuring an original score by award-winning composer Stephen Hartke—in the Museum’s Forum.

Lead support for Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run: Mobilizing Memory is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment.

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Exhibition Thu, 09 Mar 2017 14:20:03 -0500 2017-08-02T11:00:00-04:00 2017-08-02T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Cathedral, Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run
Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors—Part II: Abstraction (August 2, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41371 41371-9194604@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Commemorating the University of Michigan’s 2017 Bicentennial, Victors for Art: Michigan’s Alumni Collectors celebrates the deep impact of Michigan alumni in the global art world.

This two-part exhibition presents works collected by a diverse group of alumni that represent the breadth of the University and over seventy years of graduating classes. Part II: Abstraction, on view in the A. Alfred Taubman Gallery July 1 through October 29, showcases modern and contemporary art by Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti,
Louise Nevelson, Christo, Lorna Simpson, José Parlá, and Do Ho Su, among others. It also features a fifth-century Korean roof end tile and an Amish quilt, as well as a work by an Inuit master—thus inviting visitors to explore the pleasures of abstraction across a wide range of media, eras, and genres. UMMA extends Part II: Abstraction into the Irving Stenn, Jr. Family Gallery from August 19 through November 26, 2017, with the site-specific installation of Random International’s LED-light and motion-sensing dynamic sculpture, Swarm Study / II. Victors for Art offers an unprecedented opportunity to view art that may have never been publicly displayed otherwise—and most certainly, not all together. For visitors, and especially for future Michigan alumni, Victors for Art illuminates the shared passion for art fostered by the Michigan experience.

This exhibition was organized by Joseph Rosa, Guest Curator, in collaboration with Laura De Becker, Helmut & Candis Stern Associate Curator of African Art, Jennifer Friess, Assistant Curator of Photography, Lehti Mairike Keelman, Assistant Curator of Western Art, and Natsu Oyobe, Curator of Asian Art.

Lead support for Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, the University of Michigan Office of the President, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts, and the University of Michigan Bicentennial Office.

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Exhibition Mon, 26 Jun 2017 23:51:44 -0400 2017-08-02T11:00:00-04:00 2017-08-02T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Victors for Art
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (August 2, 2017 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41380 41380-9198919@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 11:30am
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, which includes a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:03:31 -0400 2017-08-02T11:30:00-04:00 2017-08-02T12:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
The Wonder of Learning: The Hundred Languages of Children (August 2, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/35506 35506-5255640@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 12:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: HR Communications

Free multimedia exhibit for families and educators sheds light on the rights, ideas and creativity of children.

Designed to engage educators, policy makers and families in exploring the transformative power of early learning, the exhibit describes the educational approach of the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy through photography, video and children’s work.

Hands-on activities using light and shadow and materials found in nature allow visitors to connect with key concepts. Activities for families will be offered in collaboration with the Ann Arbor District Library, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum and other community partners.

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Exhibition Mon, 17 Jul 2017 11:21:08 -0400 2017-08-02T12:00:00-04:00 2017-08-02T17:00:00-04:00 Duderstadt Center HR Communications Exhibition Wonder of Learning host and partner logos
Little Star that Could (August 2, 2017 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41382 41382-9198988@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 12:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The "Little Star That Could" is a story about an average yellow star on a search for planets of his own to warm and protect. Along his way, he encounters other stars and learns what makes each star special.

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Presentation Tue, 27 Jun 2017 08:43:45 -0400 2017-08-02T12:30:00-04:00 2017-08-02T13:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
200 Years Young: Detroit and the University of Michigan (August 2, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41296 41296-9087354@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

An exhibition about the longstanding interactions between Detroit and the University of Michigan features arts and entertainment, classroom experiences, public servants and Wolverine sports in Detroit through the decades. It also looks to the future, highlighting U-M undergraduate and graduate students who call Detroit home, as well as the dozens of university initiatives under way in the city.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other bicentennial happenings, download the free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 12 Jul 2017 09:30:06 -0400 2017-08-02T13:00:00-04:00 2017-08-02T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Detroit skyline
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (August 2, 2017 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41380 41380-9198923@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 1:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, which includes a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:03:31 -0400 2017-08-02T13:30:00-04:00 2017-08-02T14:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Dinosaur Tour (August 2, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40058 40058-9198856@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Attention dinosaur fans! Join us for a free, 30-minute, docent-led tour of the dinosaur exhibits. Sign up on the day of the tours. Limit: 15 people.

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Other Wed, 02 Aug 2017 08:04:41 -0400 2017-08-02T14:00:00-04:00 2017-08-02T14:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Museum of Natural History Other Ruthven Museums Building
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (August 2, 2017 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41380 41380-9198927@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, August 2, 2017 2:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, which includes a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:03:31 -0400 2017-08-02T14:30:00-04:00 2017-08-02T15:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Cosmogonic Tattoos (August 3, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40187 40187-8516524@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, August 3, 2017 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled Cosmogonic Tattoos, his project will use adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

Look for displays in the UMMA from April 22-Dec. 3, the exterior of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Dec. 17, and in the interior special exhibition space of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Sept. 10.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other Bicentennial happenings, download our free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 10 May 2017 14:44:24 -0400 2017-08-03T09:00:00-04:00 2017-08-03T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
Exhibition and Window Installation | Cosmogonic Tattoos (August 3, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40743 40743-8719674@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, August 3, 2017 9:00am
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled "Cosmogonic Tattoos," his project uses adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

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Exhibition Fri, 02 Jun 2017 15:55:27 -0400 2017-08-03T09:00:00-04:00 2017-08-03T16:00:00-04:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
Cosmogonic Tattoos (August 3, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40469 40469-8571719@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, August 3, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In celebration of the University of Michigan’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and distinguished U​–M art professor Jim Cogswell has been invited to create a series of public window installations in response to the holdings of the University of Michigan Museum of Art and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. For this visionary project, the artist will adhere a procession of vivid images to the glass walls of the museums in a rhythmically evocative narrative, based on reassembled fragments from a diverse range of artworks in both museums’ permanent collections. The juxtaposed images will address our shared histories and experiences while connecting the viewer to the origins and meaning of objects and their power to shape knowledge, memory, and identity. By leveraging the buildings’ unique architecture, the artist expands our understanding of a museum as a cultural repository and highlights the significant role of these institutions in the life of the campus community.
Cosmogonic Tattoos is on view at UMMA April 22 through December 3, 2017 and at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology from June 2 through December 17, 2017.
Lead support for Cosmogonic Tattoos is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.

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Exhibition Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:52:44 -0400 2017-08-03T11:00:00-04:00 2017-08-03T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Jim Cogswell
Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run (August 3, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/39107 39107-7692806@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, August 3, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In 2013, artist Ernestine Ruben (BSDEs ’53) photographed the once-famed industrial complex Willow Run in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Designed by her grandfather, Detroit architect Albert Kahn, for the Ford Motor Company, Willow Run was an exemplar of American defense manufacturing because of its efficient mass-production of B-24 Liberators during World War II.

For this exhibition, Ruben overlaid interior views of the now-dormant factory with imagined glimpses into her body’s interior landscape. The resulting compositions seem to breathe energy and light into the stagnant and cavernous spaces of Willow Run and suggest a longing for a productive existence undeterred by mortality for both Willow Run and the artist. Her grandfather’s role in the history of the site underscores Ruben’s personal connection.

The exhibition presents Ruben’s photographs of Willow Run in UMMA’s Photography Gallery and an original film—co-created by Ruben and video artist Seth Bernstein and featuring an original score by award-winning composer Stephen Hartke—in the Museum’s Forum.

Lead support for Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run: Mobilizing Memory is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment.

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Exhibition Thu, 09 Mar 2017 14:20:03 -0500 2017-08-03T11:00:00-04:00 2017-08-03T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Cathedral, Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run
Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors—Part II: Abstraction (August 3, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41371 41371-9194605@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, August 3, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Commemorating the University of Michigan’s 2017 Bicentennial, Victors for Art: Michigan’s Alumni Collectors celebrates the deep impact of Michigan alumni in the global art world.

This two-part exhibition presents works collected by a diverse group of alumni that represent the breadth of the University and over seventy years of graduating classes. Part II: Abstraction, on view in the A. Alfred Taubman Gallery July 1 through October 29, showcases modern and contemporary art by Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti,
Louise Nevelson, Christo, Lorna Simpson, José Parlá, and Do Ho Su, among others. It also features a fifth-century Korean roof end tile and an Amish quilt, as well as a work by an Inuit master—thus inviting visitors to explore the pleasures of abstraction across a wide range of media, eras, and genres. UMMA extends Part II: Abstraction into the Irving Stenn, Jr. Family Gallery from August 19 through November 26, 2017, with the site-specific installation of Random International’s LED-light and motion-sensing dynamic sculpture, Swarm Study / II. Victors for Art offers an unprecedented opportunity to view art that may have never been publicly displayed otherwise—and most certainly, not all together. For visitors, and especially for future Michigan alumni, Victors for Art illuminates the shared passion for art fostered by the Michigan experience.

This exhibition was organized by Joseph Rosa, Guest Curator, in collaboration with Laura De Becker, Helmut & Candis Stern Associate Curator of African Art, Jennifer Friess, Assistant Curator of Photography, Lehti Mairike Keelman, Assistant Curator of Western Art, and Natsu Oyobe, Curator of Asian Art.

Lead support for Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, the University of Michigan Office of the President, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts, and the University of Michigan Bicentennial Office.

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Exhibition Mon, 26 Jun 2017 23:51:44 -0400 2017-08-03T11:00:00-04:00 2017-08-03T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Victors for Art
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (August 3, 2017 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41380 41380-9198920@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, August 3, 2017 11:30am
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, which includes a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:03:31 -0400 2017-08-03T11:30:00-04:00 2017-08-03T12:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
The Wonder of Learning: The Hundred Languages of Children (August 3, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/35506 35506-5255641@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, August 3, 2017 12:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: HR Communications

Free multimedia exhibit for families and educators sheds light on the rights, ideas and creativity of children.

Designed to engage educators, policy makers and families in exploring the transformative power of early learning, the exhibit describes the educational approach of the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy through photography, video and children’s work.

Hands-on activities using light and shadow and materials found in nature allow visitors to connect with key concepts. Activities for families will be offered in collaboration with the Ann Arbor District Library, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum and other community partners.

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Exhibition Mon, 17 Jul 2017 11:21:08 -0400 2017-08-03T12:00:00-04:00 2017-08-03T17:00:00-04:00 Duderstadt Center HR Communications Exhibition Wonder of Learning host and partner logos
Little Star that Could (August 3, 2017 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41382 41382-9198989@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, August 3, 2017 12:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The "Little Star That Could" is a story about an average yellow star on a search for planets of his own to warm and protect. Along his way, he encounters other stars and learns what makes each star special.

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Presentation Tue, 27 Jun 2017 08:43:45 -0400 2017-08-03T12:30:00-04:00 2017-08-03T13:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
200 Years Young: Detroit and the University of Michigan (August 3, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41296 41296-9087355@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, August 3, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

An exhibition about the longstanding interactions between Detroit and the University of Michigan features arts and entertainment, classroom experiences, public servants and Wolverine sports in Detroit through the decades. It also looks to the future, highlighting U-M undergraduate and graduate students who call Detroit home, as well as the dozens of university initiatives under way in the city.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other bicentennial happenings, download the free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 12 Jul 2017 09:30:06 -0400 2017-08-03T13:00:00-04:00 2017-08-03T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Detroit skyline
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (August 3, 2017 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41380 41380-9198924@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, August 3, 2017 1:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, which includes a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:03:31 -0400 2017-08-03T13:30:00-04:00 2017-08-03T14:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Dinosaur Tour (August 3, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40058 40058-9198857@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, August 3, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Attention dinosaur fans! Join us for a free, 30-minute, docent-led tour of the dinosaur exhibits. Sign up on the day of the tours. Limit: 15 people.

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Other Wed, 02 Aug 2017 08:04:41 -0400 2017-08-03T14:00:00-04:00 2017-08-03T14:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Museum of Natural History Other Ruthven Museums Building
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (August 3, 2017 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41380 41380-9198928@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, August 3, 2017 2:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, which includes a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:03:31 -0400 2017-08-03T14:30:00-04:00 2017-08-03T15:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Cosmogonic Tattoos (August 4, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40187 40187-8516525@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 4, 2017 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled Cosmogonic Tattoos, his project will use adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

Look for displays in the UMMA from April 22-Dec. 3, the exterior of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Dec. 17, and in the interior special exhibition space of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Sept. 10.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other Bicentennial happenings, download our free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 10 May 2017 14:44:24 -0400 2017-08-04T09:00:00-04:00 2017-08-04T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
Exhibition and Window Installation | Cosmogonic Tattoos (August 4, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40743 40743-8719675@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 4, 2017 9:00am
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled "Cosmogonic Tattoos," his project uses adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

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Exhibition Fri, 02 Jun 2017 15:55:27 -0400 2017-08-04T09:00:00-04:00 2017-08-04T16:00:00-04:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
Excavations at Kelsopolis (August 4, 2017 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41617 41617-9383201@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 4, 2017 10:00am
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Does your child dream of becoming an archaeologist or just love to dig? Is your camp group looking for a fun, engaging activity? Join us for Excavations at Kelsopolis, our kid-friendly archaeological mock dig at the Kelsey Museum. This is a great activity for kids ages 5-10 interested in archaeology and history! The Excavations at Kelsopolis program is $2 per child- adults are free.

The program will include:
-A short tour to see some of our favorite Egyptian artifacts
-Digging in our mini dig pits to find replica artifacts*
-Sketching what you find just like an archaeologist
-Practice reassembling artifact replicas

*Please note that none of the replica artifacts can be taken home.

More information and registration: https://lsa.umich.edu/kelsey/education/public-programs/family-programs/excavations-at-kelsopolis.html.

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Other Thu, 20 Jul 2017 15:47:49 -0400 2017-08-04T10:00:00-04:00 2017-08-04T11:30:00-04:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Other Excavations at Kelsopolis
Mapping in the Enlightenment: Science, Innovation, and the Public Sphere (August 4, 2017 10:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40535 40535-8592795@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 4, 2017 10:00am
Location: William Clements Library
Organized By: William L. Clements Library

This exhibit uses examples from the Clements Library collection to tell the story of creating, distributing, and using maps during the long 18th century. Enlightenment thinking stimulated the effort to make more accurate maps, encouraged the growth of map collecting and map use by men and women in all social classes, and expanded the role of maps in administration and decision-making throughout Europe and her overseas colonies.

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Exhibition Thu, 20 Apr 2017 09:21:37 -0400 2017-08-04T10:00:00-04:00 2017-08-04T16:00:00-04:00 William Clements Library William L. Clements Library Exhibition Cassini Planisphere
Cosmogonic Tattoos (August 4, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40469 40469-8571720@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 4, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In celebration of the University of Michigan’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and distinguished U​–M art professor Jim Cogswell has been invited to create a series of public window installations in response to the holdings of the University of Michigan Museum of Art and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. For this visionary project, the artist will adhere a procession of vivid images to the glass walls of the museums in a rhythmically evocative narrative, based on reassembled fragments from a diverse range of artworks in both museums’ permanent collections. The juxtaposed images will address our shared histories and experiences while connecting the viewer to the origins and meaning of objects and their power to shape knowledge, memory, and identity. By leveraging the buildings’ unique architecture, the artist expands our understanding of a museum as a cultural repository and highlights the significant role of these institutions in the life of the campus community.
Cosmogonic Tattoos is on view at UMMA April 22 through December 3, 2017 and at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology from June 2 through December 17, 2017.
Lead support for Cosmogonic Tattoos is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.

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Exhibition Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:52:44 -0400 2017-08-04T11:00:00-04:00 2017-08-04T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Jim Cogswell
Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run (August 4, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/39107 39107-7692807@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 4, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In 2013, artist Ernestine Ruben (BSDEs ’53) photographed the once-famed industrial complex Willow Run in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Designed by her grandfather, Detroit architect Albert Kahn, for the Ford Motor Company, Willow Run was an exemplar of American defense manufacturing because of its efficient mass-production of B-24 Liberators during World War II.

For this exhibition, Ruben overlaid interior views of the now-dormant factory with imagined glimpses into her body’s interior landscape. The resulting compositions seem to breathe energy and light into the stagnant and cavernous spaces of Willow Run and suggest a longing for a productive existence undeterred by mortality for both Willow Run and the artist. Her grandfather’s role in the history of the site underscores Ruben’s personal connection.

The exhibition presents Ruben’s photographs of Willow Run in UMMA’s Photography Gallery and an original film—co-created by Ruben and video artist Seth Bernstein and featuring an original score by award-winning composer Stephen Hartke—in the Museum’s Forum.

Lead support for Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run: Mobilizing Memory is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment.

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Exhibition Thu, 09 Mar 2017 14:20:03 -0500 2017-08-04T11:00:00-04:00 2017-08-04T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Cathedral, Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run
Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors—Part II: Abstraction (August 4, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41371 41371-9194606@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 4, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Commemorating the University of Michigan’s 2017 Bicentennial, Victors for Art: Michigan’s Alumni Collectors celebrates the deep impact of Michigan alumni in the global art world.

This two-part exhibition presents works collected by a diverse group of alumni that represent the breadth of the University and over seventy years of graduating classes. Part II: Abstraction, on view in the A. Alfred Taubman Gallery July 1 through October 29, showcases modern and contemporary art by Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti,
Louise Nevelson, Christo, Lorna Simpson, José Parlá, and Do Ho Su, among others. It also features a fifth-century Korean roof end tile and an Amish quilt, as well as a work by an Inuit master—thus inviting visitors to explore the pleasures of abstraction across a wide range of media, eras, and genres. UMMA extends Part II: Abstraction into the Irving Stenn, Jr. Family Gallery from August 19 through November 26, 2017, with the site-specific installation of Random International’s LED-light and motion-sensing dynamic sculpture, Swarm Study / II. Victors for Art offers an unprecedented opportunity to view art that may have never been publicly displayed otherwise—and most certainly, not all together. For visitors, and especially for future Michigan alumni, Victors for Art illuminates the shared passion for art fostered by the Michigan experience.

This exhibition was organized by Joseph Rosa, Guest Curator, in collaboration with Laura De Becker, Helmut & Candis Stern Associate Curator of African Art, Jennifer Friess, Assistant Curator of Photography, Lehti Mairike Keelman, Assistant Curator of Western Art, and Natsu Oyobe, Curator of Asian Art.

Lead support for Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, the University of Michigan Office of the President, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts, and the University of Michigan Bicentennial Office.

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Exhibition Mon, 26 Jun 2017 23:51:44 -0400 2017-08-04T11:00:00-04:00 2017-08-04T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Victors for Art
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (August 4, 2017 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41380 41380-9198921@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 4, 2017 11:30am
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, which includes a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:03:31 -0400 2017-08-04T11:30:00-04:00 2017-08-04T12:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
The Wonder of Learning: The Hundred Languages of Children (August 4, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/35506 35506-5255642@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 4, 2017 12:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: HR Communications

Free multimedia exhibit for families and educators sheds light on the rights, ideas and creativity of children.

Designed to engage educators, policy makers and families in exploring the transformative power of early learning, the exhibit describes the educational approach of the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy through photography, video and children’s work.

Hands-on activities using light and shadow and materials found in nature allow visitors to connect with key concepts. Activities for families will be offered in collaboration with the Ann Arbor District Library, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum and other community partners.

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Exhibition Mon, 17 Jul 2017 11:21:08 -0400 2017-08-04T12:00:00-04:00 2017-08-04T17:00:00-04:00 Duderstadt Center HR Communications Exhibition Wonder of Learning host and partner logos
Little Star that Could (August 4, 2017 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41382 41382-9198990@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 4, 2017 12:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The "Little Star That Could" is a story about an average yellow star on a search for planets of his own to warm and protect. Along his way, he encounters other stars and learns what makes each star special.

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Presentation Tue, 27 Jun 2017 08:43:45 -0400 2017-08-04T12:30:00-04:00 2017-08-04T13:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
200 Years Young: Detroit and the University of Michigan (August 4, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41296 41296-9087356@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 4, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

An exhibition about the longstanding interactions between Detroit and the University of Michigan features arts and entertainment, classroom experiences, public servants and Wolverine sports in Detroit through the decades. It also looks to the future, highlighting U-M undergraduate and graduate students who call Detroit home, as well as the dozens of university initiatives under way in the city.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other bicentennial happenings, download the free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 12 Jul 2017 09:30:06 -0400 2017-08-04T13:00:00-04:00 2017-08-04T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Detroit skyline
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (August 4, 2017 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41380 41380-9198925@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 4, 2017 1:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, which includes a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:03:31 -0400 2017-08-04T13:30:00-04:00 2017-08-04T14:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Dinosaur Tour (August 4, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40058 40058-9198858@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 4, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Attention dinosaur fans! Join us for a free, 30-minute, docent-led tour of the dinosaur exhibits. Sign up on the day of the tours. Limit: 15 people.

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Other Wed, 02 Aug 2017 08:04:41 -0400 2017-08-04T14:00:00-04:00 2017-08-04T14:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Museum of Natural History Other Ruthven Museums Building
Excavations at Kelsopolis (August 4, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41617 41617-9383202@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 4, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Does your child dream of becoming an archaeologist or just love to dig? Is your camp group looking for a fun, engaging activity? Join us for Excavations at Kelsopolis, our kid-friendly archaeological mock dig at the Kelsey Museum. This is a great activity for kids ages 5-10 interested in archaeology and history! The Excavations at Kelsopolis program is $2 per child- adults are free.

The program will include:
-A short tour to see some of our favorite Egyptian artifacts
-Digging in our mini dig pits to find replica artifacts*
-Sketching what you find just like an archaeologist
-Practice reassembling artifact replicas

*Please note that none of the replica artifacts can be taken home.

More information and registration: https://lsa.umich.edu/kelsey/education/public-programs/family-programs/excavations-at-kelsopolis.html.

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Other Thu, 20 Jul 2017 15:47:49 -0400 2017-08-04T14:00:00-04:00 2017-08-04T15:30:00-04:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Other Excavations at Kelsopolis
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (August 4, 2017 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41380 41380-9198929@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Friday, August 4, 2017 2:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, which includes a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:03:31 -0400 2017-08-04T14:30:00-04:00 2017-08-04T15:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Cosmogonic Tattoos (August 5, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40187 40187-8516526@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, August 5, 2017 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled Cosmogonic Tattoos, his project will use adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

Look for displays in the UMMA from April 22-Dec. 3, the exterior of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Dec. 17, and in the interior special exhibition space of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Sept. 10.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other Bicentennial happenings, download our free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 10 May 2017 14:44:24 -0400 2017-08-05T09:00:00-04:00 2017-08-05T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
Cosmogonic Tattoos (August 5, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40469 40469-8571721@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, August 5, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In celebration of the University of Michigan’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and distinguished U​–M art professor Jim Cogswell has been invited to create a series of public window installations in response to the holdings of the University of Michigan Museum of Art and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. For this visionary project, the artist will adhere a procession of vivid images to the glass walls of the museums in a rhythmically evocative narrative, based on reassembled fragments from a diverse range of artworks in both museums’ permanent collections. The juxtaposed images will address our shared histories and experiences while connecting the viewer to the origins and meaning of objects and their power to shape knowledge, memory, and identity. By leveraging the buildings’ unique architecture, the artist expands our understanding of a museum as a cultural repository and highlights the significant role of these institutions in the life of the campus community.
Cosmogonic Tattoos is on view at UMMA April 22 through December 3, 2017 and at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology from June 2 through December 17, 2017.
Lead support for Cosmogonic Tattoos is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.

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Exhibition Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:52:44 -0400 2017-08-05T11:00:00-04:00 2017-08-05T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Jim Cogswell
Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run (August 5, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/39107 39107-7692808@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, August 5, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In 2013, artist Ernestine Ruben (BSDEs ’53) photographed the once-famed industrial complex Willow Run in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Designed by her grandfather, Detroit architect Albert Kahn, for the Ford Motor Company, Willow Run was an exemplar of American defense manufacturing because of its efficient mass-production of B-24 Liberators during World War II.

For this exhibition, Ruben overlaid interior views of the now-dormant factory with imagined glimpses into her body’s interior landscape. The resulting compositions seem to breathe energy and light into the stagnant and cavernous spaces of Willow Run and suggest a longing for a productive existence undeterred by mortality for both Willow Run and the artist. Her grandfather’s role in the history of the site underscores Ruben’s personal connection.

The exhibition presents Ruben’s photographs of Willow Run in UMMA’s Photography Gallery and an original film—co-created by Ruben and video artist Seth Bernstein and featuring an original score by award-winning composer Stephen Hartke—in the Museum’s Forum.

Lead support for Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run: Mobilizing Memory is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment.

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Exhibition Thu, 09 Mar 2017 14:20:03 -0500 2017-08-05T11:00:00-04:00 2017-08-05T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Cathedral, Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run
Hands-On Demo: Fantastic Fluids (August 5, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41379 41379-9198886@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, August 5, 2017 11:00am
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Explore the fascinating world of fluid dynamics! Together we will discuss what is a “fluid,” and through experimentation, we will learn how fluids move and interact. Learn how wind creates waves, and test the surface tension of different liquids. How do different fluids mix? Can you ever unmix them? Learn about how and why U-M researchers are studying fluid dynamics. This demo is filled to the brim with hands-on experiments. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

Hands-on demonstrations are 20-30 minute interactive programs on the 2nd floor of the Museum.​ ​They include both brief presentations highlighting University research and engaging hands-on activities, and are suitable for adults and children ages 5 and up.

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Presentation Fri, 29 Sep 2017 08:12:48 -0400 2017-08-05T11:00:00-04:00 2017-08-05T23:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors—Part II: Abstraction (August 5, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41371 41371-9194607@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, August 5, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Commemorating the University of Michigan’s 2017 Bicentennial, Victors for Art: Michigan’s Alumni Collectors celebrates the deep impact of Michigan alumni in the global art world.

This two-part exhibition presents works collected by a diverse group of alumni that represent the breadth of the University and over seventy years of graduating classes. Part II: Abstraction, on view in the A. Alfred Taubman Gallery July 1 through October 29, showcases modern and contemporary art by Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti,
Louise Nevelson, Christo, Lorna Simpson, José Parlá, and Do Ho Su, among others. It also features a fifth-century Korean roof end tile and an Amish quilt, as well as a work by an Inuit master—thus inviting visitors to explore the pleasures of abstraction across a wide range of media, eras, and genres. UMMA extends Part II: Abstraction into the Irving Stenn, Jr. Family Gallery from August 19 through November 26, 2017, with the site-specific installation of Random International’s LED-light and motion-sensing dynamic sculpture, Swarm Study / II. Victors for Art offers an unprecedented opportunity to view art that may have never been publicly displayed otherwise—and most certainly, not all together. For visitors, and especially for future Michigan alumni, Victors for Art illuminates the shared passion for art fostered by the Michigan experience.

This exhibition was organized by Joseph Rosa, Guest Curator, in collaboration with Laura De Becker, Helmut & Candis Stern Associate Curator of African Art, Jennifer Friess, Assistant Curator of Photography, Lehti Mairike Keelman, Assistant Curator of Western Art, and Natsu Oyobe, Curator of Asian Art.

Lead support for Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, the University of Michigan Office of the President, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts, and the University of Michigan Bicentennial Office.

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Exhibition Mon, 26 Jun 2017 23:51:44 -0400 2017-08-05T11:00:00-04:00 2017-08-05T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Victors for Art
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (August 5, 2017 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/39344 39344-9198898@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, August 5, 2017 11:30am
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, including a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:04:53 -0400 2017-08-05T11:30:00-04:00 2017-08-05T12:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
The Journey in a Day: 200 Years of Student Life at the University of Michigan (August 5, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39350 39350-7970538@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, August 5, 2017 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

U-M students have teamed up to create this sweeping exhibition, surveying 200 years of daily rituals, social life, challenges, victories, and the roles U-M students have played in historic events. "The Journey in a Day" exhibition includes nearly 50 historic objects and dozens of photos. The exhibition includes a recreation of a Martha Cook Residence Hall room, circa 1917, amongst the first on campus to house women. A poster kiosk occupies the middle of one room in the Museum, plastered with fliers and posters from across time. A reproduction of student scrapbooks brings visitors in direct contact with individuals at various times throughout history. From the morning ritual of reading the Michigan Daily, to student reaction and involvement in U.S. wars, from the mandates and tweets of student organizations, to a survey of infamous late night Ann Arbor hot spots, this is a wide ranging exhibition with many interesting, entertaining and illuminating stories to tell.

Designed by U-M students participating in MUSEUMS 498, in the History of Art Department, in collaboration with the U-M Bicentennial Office, and the Washtenaw County Historical Society.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other Bicentennial happenings, download our mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Fri, 28 Apr 2017 13:29:44 -0400 2017-08-05T12:00:00-04:00 2017-08-05T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition 200 Years
The Wonder of Learning: The Hundred Languages of Children (August 5, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/35506 35506-5255643@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, August 5, 2017 12:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: HR Communications

Free multimedia exhibit for families and educators sheds light on the rights, ideas and creativity of children.

Designed to engage educators, policy makers and families in exploring the transformative power of early learning, the exhibit describes the educational approach of the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy through photography, video and children’s work.

Hands-on activities using light and shadow and materials found in nature allow visitors to connect with key concepts. Activities for families will be offered in collaboration with the Ann Arbor District Library, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum and other community partners.

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Exhibition Mon, 17 Jul 2017 11:21:08 -0400 2017-08-05T12:00:00-04:00 2017-08-05T17:00:00-04:00 Duderstadt Center HR Communications Exhibition Wonder of Learning host and partner logos
Did An Asteroid Really Kill the Dinosaurs? (August 5, 2017 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41383 41383-9199010@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, August 5, 2017 12:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Did a space rock six miles wide slam into the Earth 66 million years ago and wipe out 75 percent of all living species at that time, including the dinosaurs? Cosmic collisions are abundant in our solar system. See the numerous craters on worlds like the moon, Mars, and even distant Pluto. Explore the dinosaur disaster up close. Kid-friendly program.

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Presentation Tue, 28 Nov 2017 12:22:12 -0500 2017-08-05T12:30:00-04:00 2017-08-05T13:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
200 Years Young: Detroit and the University of Michigan (August 5, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41296 41296-9087357@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, August 5, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

An exhibition about the longstanding interactions between Detroit and the University of Michigan features arts and entertainment, classroom experiences, public servants and Wolverine sports in Detroit through the decades. It also looks to the future, highlighting U-M undergraduate and graduate students who call Detroit home, as well as the dozens of university initiatives under way in the city.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other bicentennial happenings, download the free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 12 Jul 2017 09:30:06 -0400 2017-08-05T13:00:00-04:00 2017-08-05T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Detroit skyline
Exhibition and Window Installation | Cosmogonic Tattoos (August 5, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40743 40743-8719676@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, August 5, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled "Cosmogonic Tattoos," his project uses adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

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Exhibition Fri, 02 Jun 2017 15:55:27 -0400 2017-08-05T13:00:00-04:00 2017-08-05T16:00:00-04:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (August 5, 2017 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39344 39344-9198902@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, August 5, 2017 1:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, including a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:04:53 -0400 2017-08-05T13:30:00-04:00 2017-08-05T14:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Dinosaur Tour (August 5, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40058 40058-9198859@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, August 5, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Attention dinosaur fans! Join us for a free, 30-minute, docent-led tour of the dinosaur exhibits. Sign up on the day of the tours. Limit: 15 people.

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Other Wed, 02 Aug 2017 08:04:41 -0400 2017-08-05T14:00:00-04:00 2017-08-05T14:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Museum of Natural History Other Ruthven Museums Building
Saturday Sampler Tour | Color (August 5, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41998 41998-9511699@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, August 5, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

The colors of the ancient world were not only pragmatic, based on the natural materials at hand, but also highly symbolic. This tour will focus on the colors used by the ancient Egyptians, the ancient Greeks and the Roman Empire and the methods and meanings behind the pigments chosen.

Saturday Sampler Tours are free and open to the public.

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Exhibition Sat, 05 Aug 2017 07:10:56 -0400 2017-08-05T14:00:00-04:00 2017-08-05T15:00:00-04:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Painted hieroglyphs on the false door of an Egyptian official nicknamed Pepy Nefer. The hieroglyphs visible are carved into the stone and look like a hawk, a bowl, a feather, and a sickle.
Eclipse (August 5, 2017 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41384 41384-9199014@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, August 5, 2017 2:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Get ready for the total solar eclipse occurring on August 21, 2017! By looking at both the history and the astronomy of eclipses, this program will help you understand the significance of this upcoming astronomical event. Michigan will experience a partial eclipse. This program is followed by a live star talk.

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Presentation Tue, 27 Jun 2017 08:47:11 -0400 2017-08-05T14:30:00-04:00 2017-08-05T15:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Hands-On Demo: Fantastic Fluids (August 5, 2017 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41379 41379-9198890@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, August 5, 2017 3:00pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Explore the fascinating world of fluid dynamics! Together we will discuss what is a “fluid,” and through experimentation, we will learn how fluids move and interact. Learn how wind creates waves, and test the surface tension of different liquids. How do different fluids mix? Can you ever unmix them? Learn about how and why U-M researchers are studying fluid dynamics. This demo is filled to the brim with hands-on experiments. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

Hands-on demonstrations are 20-30 minute interactive programs on the 2nd floor of the Museum.​ ​They include both brief presentations highlighting University research and engaging hands-on activities, and are suitable for adults and children ages 5 and up.

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Presentation Fri, 29 Sep 2017 08:12:48 -0400 2017-08-05T15:00:00-04:00 2017-08-05T15:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (August 5, 2017 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39344 39344-9198906@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Saturday, August 5, 2017 3:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, including a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:04:53 -0400 2017-08-05T15:30:00-04:00 2017-08-05T16:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Cosmogonic Tattoos (August 6, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40187 40187-8516527@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, August 6, 2017 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled Cosmogonic Tattoos, his project will use adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

Look for displays in the UMMA from April 22-Dec. 3, the exterior of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Dec. 17, and in the interior special exhibition space of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Sept. 10.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other Bicentennial happenings, download our free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 10 May 2017 14:44:24 -0400 2017-08-06T09:00:00-04:00 2017-08-06T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
Cosmogonic Tattoos (August 6, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40469 40469-8571722@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, August 6, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In celebration of the University of Michigan’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and distinguished U​–M art professor Jim Cogswell has been invited to create a series of public window installations in response to the holdings of the University of Michigan Museum of Art and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. For this visionary project, the artist will adhere a procession of vivid images to the glass walls of the museums in a rhythmically evocative narrative, based on reassembled fragments from a diverse range of artworks in both museums’ permanent collections. The juxtaposed images will address our shared histories and experiences while connecting the viewer to the origins and meaning of objects and their power to shape knowledge, memory, and identity. By leveraging the buildings’ unique architecture, the artist expands our understanding of a museum as a cultural repository and highlights the significant role of these institutions in the life of the campus community.
Cosmogonic Tattoos is on view at UMMA April 22 through December 3, 2017 and at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology from June 2 through December 17, 2017.
Lead support for Cosmogonic Tattoos is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.

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Exhibition Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:52:44 -0400 2017-08-06T11:00:00-04:00 2017-08-06T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Jim Cogswell
Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run (August 6, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/39107 39107-7692809@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, August 6, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In 2013, artist Ernestine Ruben (BSDEs ’53) photographed the once-famed industrial complex Willow Run in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Designed by her grandfather, Detroit architect Albert Kahn, for the Ford Motor Company, Willow Run was an exemplar of American defense manufacturing because of its efficient mass-production of B-24 Liberators during World War II.

For this exhibition, Ruben overlaid interior views of the now-dormant factory with imagined glimpses into her body’s interior landscape. The resulting compositions seem to breathe energy and light into the stagnant and cavernous spaces of Willow Run and suggest a longing for a productive existence undeterred by mortality for both Willow Run and the artist. Her grandfather’s role in the history of the site underscores Ruben’s personal connection.

The exhibition presents Ruben’s photographs of Willow Run in UMMA’s Photography Gallery and an original film—co-created by Ruben and video artist Seth Bernstein and featuring an original score by award-winning composer Stephen Hartke—in the Museum’s Forum.

Lead support for Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run: Mobilizing Memory is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment.

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Exhibition Thu, 09 Mar 2017 14:20:03 -0500 2017-08-06T11:00:00-04:00 2017-08-06T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Cathedral, Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run
Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors—Part II: Abstraction (August 6, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41371 41371-9194608@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, August 6, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Commemorating the University of Michigan’s 2017 Bicentennial, Victors for Art: Michigan’s Alumni Collectors celebrates the deep impact of Michigan alumni in the global art world.

This two-part exhibition presents works collected by a diverse group of alumni that represent the breadth of the University and over seventy years of graduating classes. Part II: Abstraction, on view in the A. Alfred Taubman Gallery July 1 through October 29, showcases modern and contemporary art by Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti,
Louise Nevelson, Christo, Lorna Simpson, José Parlá, and Do Ho Su, among others. It also features a fifth-century Korean roof end tile and an Amish quilt, as well as a work by an Inuit master—thus inviting visitors to explore the pleasures of abstraction across a wide range of media, eras, and genres. UMMA extends Part II: Abstraction into the Irving Stenn, Jr. Family Gallery from August 19 through November 26, 2017, with the site-specific installation of Random International’s LED-light and motion-sensing dynamic sculpture, Swarm Study / II. Victors for Art offers an unprecedented opportunity to view art that may have never been publicly displayed otherwise—and most certainly, not all together. For visitors, and especially for future Michigan alumni, Victors for Art illuminates the shared passion for art fostered by the Michigan experience.

This exhibition was organized by Joseph Rosa, Guest Curator, in collaboration with Laura De Becker, Helmut & Candis Stern Associate Curator of African Art, Jennifer Friess, Assistant Curator of Photography, Lehti Mairike Keelman, Assistant Curator of Western Art, and Natsu Oyobe, Curator of Asian Art.

Lead support for Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, the University of Michigan Office of the President, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts, and the University of Michigan Bicentennial Office.

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Exhibition Mon, 26 Jun 2017 23:51:44 -0400 2017-08-06T11:00:00-04:00 2017-08-06T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Victors for Art
The Journey in a Day: 200 Years of Student Life at the University of Michigan (August 6, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39350 39350-7970509@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, August 6, 2017 12:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

U-M students have teamed up to create this sweeping exhibition, surveying 200 years of daily rituals, social life, challenges, victories, and the roles U-M students have played in historic events. "The Journey in a Day" exhibition includes nearly 50 historic objects and dozens of photos. The exhibition includes a recreation of a Martha Cook Residence Hall room, circa 1917, amongst the first on campus to house women. A poster kiosk occupies the middle of one room in the Museum, plastered with fliers and posters from across time. A reproduction of student scrapbooks brings visitors in direct contact with individuals at various times throughout history. From the morning ritual of reading the Michigan Daily, to student reaction and involvement in U.S. wars, from the mandates and tweets of student organizations, to a survey of infamous late night Ann Arbor hot spots, this is a wide ranging exhibition with many interesting, entertaining and illuminating stories to tell.

Designed by U-M students participating in MUSEUMS 498, in the History of Art Department, in collaboration with the U-M Bicentennial Office, and the Washtenaw County Historical Society.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other Bicentennial happenings, download our mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Fri, 28 Apr 2017 13:29:44 -0400 2017-08-06T12:00:00-04:00 2017-08-06T16:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition 200 Years
The Wonder of Learning: The Hundred Languages of Children (August 6, 2017 12:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/35506 35506-5255644@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, August 6, 2017 12:00pm
Location: Duderstadt Center
Organized By: HR Communications

Free multimedia exhibit for families and educators sheds light on the rights, ideas and creativity of children.

Designed to engage educators, policy makers and families in exploring the transformative power of early learning, the exhibit describes the educational approach of the preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy through photography, video and children’s work.

Hands-on activities using light and shadow and materials found in nature allow visitors to connect with key concepts. Activities for families will be offered in collaboration with the Ann Arbor District Library, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum and other community partners.

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Exhibition Mon, 17 Jul 2017 11:21:08 -0400 2017-08-06T12:00:00-04:00 2017-08-06T17:00:00-04:00 Duderstadt Center HR Communications Exhibition Wonder of Learning host and partner logos
200 Years Young: Detroit and the University of Michigan (August 6, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41296 41296-9087358@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, August 6, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

An exhibition about the longstanding interactions between Detroit and the University of Michigan features arts and entertainment, classroom experiences, public servants and Wolverine sports in Detroit through the decades. It also looks to the future, highlighting U-M undergraduate and graduate students who call Detroit home, as well as the dozens of university initiatives under way in the city.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other bicentennial happenings, download the free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 12 Jul 2017 09:30:06 -0400 2017-08-06T13:00:00-04:00 2017-08-06T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Detroit skyline
Exhibition and Window Installation | Cosmogonic Tattoos (August 6, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40743 40743-8719677@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, August 6, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology
Organized By: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled "Cosmogonic Tattoos," his project uses adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

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Exhibition Fri, 02 Jun 2017 15:55:27 -0400 2017-08-06T13:00:00-04:00 2017-08-06T16:00:00-04:00 Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (August 6, 2017 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/39344 39344-9198910@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, August 6, 2017 1:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, including a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:04:53 -0400 2017-08-06T13:30:00-04:00 2017-08-06T14:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Dinosaur Tour (August 6, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40058 40058-9198860@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, August 6, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Attention dinosaur fans! Join us for a free, 30-minute, docent-led tour of the dinosaur exhibits. Sign up on the day of the tours. Limit: 15 people.

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Other Wed, 02 Aug 2017 08:04:41 -0400 2017-08-06T14:00:00-04:00 2017-08-06T14:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Museum of Natural History Other Ruthven Museums Building
Eclipse (August 6, 2017 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41384 41384-9199018@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, August 6, 2017 2:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Get ready for the total solar eclipse occurring on August 21, 2017! By looking at both the history and the astronomy of eclipses, this program will help you understand the significance of this upcoming astronomical event. Michigan will experience a partial eclipse. This program is followed by a live star talk.

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Presentation Tue, 27 Jun 2017 08:47:11 -0400 2017-08-06T14:30:00-04:00 2017-08-06T15:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Hands-On Demo: Fantastic Fluids (August 6, 2017 3:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41379 41379-9198894@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, August 6, 2017 3:00pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Explore the fascinating world of fluid dynamics! Together we will discuss what is a “fluid,” and through experimentation, we will learn how fluids move and interact. Learn how wind creates waves, and test the surface tension of different liquids. How do different fluids mix? Can you ever unmix them? Learn about how and why U-M researchers are studying fluid dynamics. This demo is filled to the brim with hands-on experiments. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

Hands-on demonstrations are 20-30 minute interactive programs on the 2nd floor of the Museum.​ ​They include both brief presentations highlighting University research and engaging hands-on activities, and are suitable for adults and children ages 5 and up.

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Presentation Fri, 29 Sep 2017 08:12:48 -0400 2017-08-06T15:00:00-04:00 2017-08-06T15:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (August 6, 2017 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41380 41380-9198914@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Sunday, August 6, 2017 3:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, which includes a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:03:31 -0400 2017-08-06T15:30:00-04:00 2017-08-06T16:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Cosmogonic Tattoos (August 7, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40187 40187-8516528@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, August 7, 2017 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled Cosmogonic Tattoos, his project will use adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

Look for displays in the UMMA from April 22-Dec. 3, the exterior of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Dec. 17, and in the interior special exhibition space of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Sept. 10.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other Bicentennial happenings, download our free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 10 May 2017 14:44:24 -0400 2017-08-07T09:00:00-04:00 2017-08-07T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos
Cosmogonic Tattoos (August 7, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40469 40469-8571723@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, August 7, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In celebration of the University of Michigan’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and distinguished U​–M art professor Jim Cogswell has been invited to create a series of public window installations in response to the holdings of the University of Michigan Museum of Art and the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology. For this visionary project, the artist will adhere a procession of vivid images to the glass walls of the museums in a rhythmically evocative narrative, based on reassembled fragments from a diverse range of artworks in both museums’ permanent collections. The juxtaposed images will address our shared histories and experiences while connecting the viewer to the origins and meaning of objects and their power to shape knowledge, memory, and identity. By leveraging the buildings’ unique architecture, the artist expands our understanding of a museum as a cultural repository and highlights the significant role of these institutions in the life of the campus community.
Cosmogonic Tattoos is on view at UMMA April 22 through December 3, 2017 and at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology from June 2 through December 17, 2017.
Lead support for Cosmogonic Tattoos is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.

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Exhibition Mon, 10 Apr 2017 21:52:44 -0400 2017-08-07T11:00:00-04:00 2017-08-07T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Jim Cogswell
Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run (August 7, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/39107 39107-7692810@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, August 7, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

In 2013, artist Ernestine Ruben (BSDEs ’53) photographed the once-famed industrial complex Willow Run in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Designed by her grandfather, Detroit architect Albert Kahn, for the Ford Motor Company, Willow Run was an exemplar of American defense manufacturing because of its efficient mass-production of B-24 Liberators during World War II.

For this exhibition, Ruben overlaid interior views of the now-dormant factory with imagined glimpses into her body’s interior landscape. The resulting compositions seem to breathe energy and light into the stagnant and cavernous spaces of Willow Run and suggest a longing for a productive existence undeterred by mortality for both Willow Run and the artist. Her grandfather’s role in the history of the site underscores Ruben’s personal connection.

The exhibition presents Ruben’s photographs of Willow Run in UMMA’s Photography Gallery and an original film—co-created by Ruben and video artist Seth Bernstein and featuring an original score by award-winning composer Stephen Hartke—in the Museum’s Forum.

Lead support for Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run: Mobilizing Memory is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost and the Herbert W. and Susan L. Johe Endowment.

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Exhibition Thu, 09 Mar 2017 14:20:03 -0500 2017-08-07T11:00:00-04:00 2017-08-07T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Cathedral, Ernestine Ruben at Willow Run
Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors—Part II: Abstraction (August 7, 2017 11:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41371 41371-9194609@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, August 7, 2017 11:00am
Location: Museum of Art
Organized By: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)

Commemorating the University of Michigan’s 2017 Bicentennial, Victors for Art: Michigan’s Alumni Collectors celebrates the deep impact of Michigan alumni in the global art world.

This two-part exhibition presents works collected by a diverse group of alumni that represent the breadth of the University and over seventy years of graduating classes. Part II: Abstraction, on view in the A. Alfred Taubman Gallery July 1 through October 29, showcases modern and contemporary art by Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti,
Louise Nevelson, Christo, Lorna Simpson, José Parlá, and Do Ho Su, among others. It also features a fifth-century Korean roof end tile and an Amish quilt, as well as a work by an Inuit master—thus inviting visitors to explore the pleasures of abstraction across a wide range of media, eras, and genres. UMMA extends Part II: Abstraction into the Irving Stenn, Jr. Family Gallery from August 19 through November 26, 2017, with the site-specific installation of Random International’s LED-light and motion-sensing dynamic sculpture, Swarm Study / II. Victors for Art offers an unprecedented opportunity to view art that may have never been publicly displayed otherwise—and most certainly, not all together. For visitors, and especially for future Michigan alumni, Victors for Art illuminates the shared passion for art fostered by the Michigan experience.

This exhibition was organized by Joseph Rosa, Guest Curator, in collaboration with Laura De Becker, Helmut & Candis Stern Associate Curator of African Art, Jennifer Friess, Assistant Curator of Photography, Lehti Mairike Keelman, Assistant Curator of Western Art, and Natsu Oyobe, Curator of Asian Art.

Lead support for Victors for Art: Michigan's Alumni Collectors is provided by the University of Michigan Office of the Provost, Michigan Medicine, the University of Michigan Office of the President, the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts, and the University of Michigan Bicentennial Office.

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Exhibition Mon, 26 Jun 2017 23:51:44 -0400 2017-08-07T11:00:00-04:00 2017-08-07T17:00:00-04:00 Museum of Art University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) Exhibition Victors for Art
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (August 7, 2017 11:30am) https://events.umich.edu/event/41380 41380-9198930@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, August 7, 2017 11:30am
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, which includes a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:03:31 -0400 2017-08-07T11:30:00-04:00 2017-08-07T12:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Little Star that Could (August 7, 2017 12:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41382 41382-9198991@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, August 7, 2017 12:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

The "Little Star That Could" is a story about an average yellow star on a search for planets of his own to warm and protect. Along his way, he encounters other stars and learns what makes each star special.

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Presentation Tue, 27 Jun 2017 08:43:45 -0400 2017-08-07T12:30:00-04:00 2017-08-07T13:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
200 Years Young: Detroit and the University of Michigan (August 7, 2017 1:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41296 41296-9087359@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, August 7, 2017 1:00pm
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

An exhibition about the longstanding interactions between Detroit and the University of Michigan features arts and entertainment, classroom experiences, public servants and Wolverine sports in Detroit through the decades. It also looks to the future, highlighting U-M undergraduate and graduate students who call Detroit home, as well as the dozens of university initiatives under way in the city.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other bicentennial happenings, download the free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 12 Jul 2017 09:30:06 -0400 2017-08-07T13:00:00-04:00 2017-08-07T14:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Detroit skyline
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (August 7, 2017 1:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41380 41380-9198935@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, August 7, 2017 1:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, which includes a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:03:31 -0400 2017-08-07T13:30:00-04:00 2017-08-07T14:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Dinosaur Tour (August 7, 2017 2:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/40058 40058-9198861@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, August 7, 2017 2:00pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Museum of Natural History

Attention dinosaur fans! Join us for a free, 30-minute, docent-led tour of the dinosaur exhibits. Sign up on the day of the tours. Limit: 15 people.

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Other Wed, 02 Aug 2017 08:04:41 -0400 2017-08-07T14:00:00-04:00 2017-08-07T14:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Museum of Natural History Other Ruthven Museums Building
The Sky Tonight: Live Star Talk (August 7, 2017 2:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/41380 41380-9198940@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Monday, August 7, 2017 2:30pm
Location: Ruthven Museums Building
Organized By: Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History

Bright stars, constellations, and planets are discussed in this live star talk, which includes a trip into space to look at far away objects.

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Presentation Tue, 01 Aug 2017 07:03:31 -0400 2017-08-07T14:30:00-04:00 2017-08-07T15:30:00-04:00 Ruthven Museums Building Planetarium & Dome Theater at the Museum of Natural History Presentation Ruthven Museums Building
Cosmogonic Tattoos (August 8, 2017 9:00am) https://events.umich.edu/event/40187 40187-8516529@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Tuesday, August 8, 2017 9:00am
Location: Off Campus Location
Organized By: Bicentennial Office

In celebration of the University’s Bicentennial in 2017, artist and professor Jim Cogswell has been invited by the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology and the University of Michigan Museum of Art to create a set of public window installations in response to the objects in their collections. Titled Cosmogonic Tattoos, his project will use adhesive vinyl images applied in saturated colors to windows in the two buildings, highlighting the role of these museums in the life of our campus community. Through close examination of objects separated from us by deep chronological and cultural divides, imaginatively transformed within our campus context, this project celebrates the power of architecture, ornament, and material objects to shape knowledge, historical memory, and cultural identity.

Look for displays in the UMMA from April 22-Dec. 3, the exterior of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Dec. 17, and in the interior special exhibition space of the Kelsey Museum from June 2-Sept. 10.

For information on-the-go about this event and all other Bicentennial happenings, download our free mobile app: http://guidebook.com/g/umich200.

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Exhibition Wed, 10 May 2017 14:44:24 -0400 2017-08-08T09:00:00-04:00 2017-08-08T17:00:00-04:00 Off Campus Location Bicentennial Office Exhibition Cosmogonic Tattoos