Arts & Culture
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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.
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September 7, 2017
UMMA ‘Nights at the Museum’ to light up exterior with art, video
The U-M Museum of Art will once again illuminate its facade with eight days of artwork, performances and video during “Nights at the Museum” in September.
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July 24, 2017
Library to partner with StoryCorps during Fall Festival
The U-M Library will partner with the national oral history organization StoryCorps to record and preserve stories from the U-M community during the Fall Festival bicentennial celebration.
