Arts & Culture
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April 19, 2018
U-M, Ann Arbor groups commission interactive mural downtown
Just in time for U-M’s 2018 Spring Commencement, a new interactive maize and blue mural has been added to downtown Ann Arbor’s vibrant cityscape.
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March 28, 2018
Concerts to mark 50th anniversary of MLK Jr.’s assassination
Three concerts presented by the School of Music, Theatre & Dance will honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in observance of the 50th anniversary of his assassination.
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March 21, 2018
Powers donate Inuit art collection, endow program at U-M Museum of Art
Philip and Kathy Power have created the Power Family Program for Inuit Art at the U-M Museum of Art, which includes the donation of a significant collection of Inuit art.
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March 5, 2018
Library sets new destination for special collections researchers
The U-M Library is announcing the opening of the Special Collections Research Center on the sixth floor of the Hatcher Graduate Library.
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January 18, 2018
New UMMA director to seek public input during open office hours
Christina Olsen, director of the U-M Museum of Art, is hosting open office hours to talk with people one-on-one about the museum, ways it might change, and to address questions.
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January 8, 2018
‘Porgy and Bess’ symposium to tackle cultural appropriation
The multi-day “Porgy and Bess” symposium will explore the issues of race, representation and cultural appropriation that surround this iconic 20th century American opera.
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January 8, 2018
Carillonist to use music against silence
A historic work of carillon music penned by African-American composer Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson will ring across campus as part of “Music Against Silence.” Tiffany Ng, university carillonist and assistant professor of carillon, will perform Nelson’s 1973 “Carillon Dances.”
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January 5, 2018
School of Information joins ArtsEngine arts integration initiative
The School of Information has joined ArtsEngine, becoming the fifth supporting unit of U-M’s interdisciplinary arts integration initiative.
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November 15, 2017
U-M Museum of Art reopens Asian Art Conservation Lab
The U-M Museum of Art has reopened its Robert B. Jacobs Asian Art Conservation Laboratory, under the direction of conservator Qian He.
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September 29, 2017
Dedication of the upgraded Newman Studio at SMTD
A ceremony Sept. 28 at the Walgreen Drama Center celebrated the opening of the Newman Studio, named for Regent Andrea Fischer Newman and Frank Newman, whose gift made the renovation possible.
