U-M Museum of Art
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October 8, 2020
U-M Museum of Art announces commitment to anti-racist action
A banner featuring the words Black Lives Matter will welcome faculty, staff, students and other campus visitors at the front of the museum’s Alumni Memorial Hall entrance of the U-M Museum of Art.
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September 27, 2020
Ghanaian artist to blanket UMMA with jute sacks
The U-M Institute for the Humanities will begin installing the work of Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama, in the form of repurposed jute sacks, on the facade of the U-M Museum of Art Sept. 28.
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September 21, 2020
UMMA to serve as city clerk’s satellite office through Nov. 3
Several units at U-M have partnered with the city of Ann Arbor to transform gallery space at the U-M Museum of Art into the state’s first satellite city clerk’s office located on a university campus.
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September 1, 2020
Arts Initiative announces first round of Exploration Pilot Grants
Eight Exploration Pilot Grants of between $7,000 to $17,000 have been awarded to staff, faculty and students as part of the presidential Arts Initiative, announced by President Mark Schlissel last fall.
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April 27, 2020
Looking at the future of museums during and beyond COVID-19
As cultural institutions try to fulfill their missions under the restrictions of COVID-19, U-M Museum of Art Director Tina Olsen talks about their future and the importance of art in times of crises.
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February 9, 2020
UMMA gallery transforms into a courtroom for ‘Witness Lab’
A new courtroom installation and performance series that invites visitors to consider the relationship between performance and law will open at the U-M Museum of Art Feb. 15.
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October 14, 2019
UMMA, CoE working to bring robots to the art world
Faculty, staff and students from the U-M Museum of Art and the College of Engineering’s Robotics Institute are working to develop a robot docent at the museum.
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September 9, 2019
Pan-Africanism to be explored in UMMA’s inaugural commission
The U-M Museum of Art’s inaugural commission will explore Pan-Africanism. Visitors can view the new large-scale installation and hear from the artist who created it during an UMMA After Hours event Sept. 21.
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May 16, 2019
Tisch gift strengthens UMMA exhibitions, names central gallery
Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch have donated more than $2.8 million to the U-M Museum of Art to enhance and develop its exhibitions program. The museum’s apse will be named in their honor.
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April 18, 2019
‘Orion’ to be reinstalled at UMMA ahead of sculptor’s appearance
Mark di Suvero’s 53-foot, 21,220-pound steel sculpture “Orion” will be reinstalled in front of the U-M Museum of Art on Tuesday, followed a day later by a public discussion with the sculptor about the role of public art.
