K-12 Education

In March 2009, the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) completed a transformative expansion and restoration project, allowing many more works from its outstanding collections of European, American, Asian, African, and modern and contemporary art to be on view. This exciting development allows for many innovative uses for teaching and research.

UMMA has a long tradition of service to K-12 students and educators of southeastern Michigan. The Museum’s galleries and halls see over 5,000 kids per year. Teachers often choose to tie an exhibition or a particular piece of art to their curriculum and may ask for a tour with a specific focus. Young students interact with the Museum in small groups and feel free to ask questions and to speak out. They discover their own relationship with the art and make it meaningful to their lives.

• Check out UMMA’s Programs and Tours page for upcoming family programs, symposia, artist’s talks, film screenings, and performances.