Arts & Culture
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January 30, 2017
U-M Museum of Art offers free membership
The U-M Museum of Art is transforming how it connects with its nearly 250,000 annual visitors by extending its free admission philosophy to free membership.
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January 30, 2017
Tickets for star-studded ‘True Blue’ bicentennial event on sale Feb. 3
Tickets for the U-M bicentennial celebration “True Blue! A Tribute to Michigan” will go on sale Feb. 3. The event takes place April 8 at Hill Auditorium.
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January 24, 2017
UMS names N.Y. Philharmonic’s Matthew VanBesien as new president
Matthew VanBesien, president of the New York Philharmonic, will become president of the University Musical Society at U-M in July.
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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.
