Arts & Culture
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January 12, 2017
Newmans make $1M gift to support three programs at SMTD
Regent Andrea Fischer Newman and her husband, Frank Newman, have made a gift of $1 million to support three critical areas within the School of Music, Theatre & Dance.
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December 5, 2016
Advisory committee named in search for new UMMA director
The search for the next U-M Museum of Art director is underway with the selection of a search advisory committee co-chaired by Regent Emerita Julia Darlow and Rackham Graduate School Dean Carol Fierke.
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November 22, 2016
Nominations sought for UpstART 200 bicentennial project
The UpstART 200 Bicentennial Planning Committee is looking for up to 200 examples from U-M’s art, design, architecture and cultural collections that will inspire new creative projects.
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September 27, 2016
Clements Library acquires rare, hand-drawn map of Detroit
A recently discovered, hand-drawn map providing new information about late-18th-century Detroit is now part of the William L. Clements Library collection.
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September 22, 2016
Kelsey Museum exhibit highlights beauty, importance of failure
“Less Than Perfect,” a new exhibit at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, explores how failures of past civilizations provide insight on production processes, ancient technologies and traditions.
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September 20, 2016
UMCU donates $1.5M to UMMA, UMS for arts adventures program
The University of Michigan Credit Union has invested $1.5 million to create the UMCU Arts Adventures Program at the University Musical Society and the U-M Museum of Art.
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September 14, 2016
U-M brings Greek, Iranian graffiti artists to paint murals downtown
Three internationally known street artists will visit U-M this fall to paint murals in downtown Ann Arbor, engaging the campus and greater community with a global perspective on the use of street art.
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September 12, 2016
Professor reimagines presidential campaign as musical comedy
Faculty member Andy Kirshner has created a satirical movie-musical, “Liberty’s Secret,” which explores the relationship between politics and popular entertainment.
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August 30, 2016
Project to provide new lighting for Burton Memorial Tower
The iconic Burton Memorial Tower on Central Campus will undergo an interior lighting upgrade this fall, in time to celebrate the university’s bicentennial in 2017.
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August 12, 2016
Grant to help connect Matthaei Botanical Gardens with trail system
A nearly $730,000 grant will help create a hiking and biking trail that connects Matthaei Botanical Gardens with the regional border-to-border trail and beyond.