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Guests enjoying the festivities of UMMA's Fall Opening Celebration event on September 19, 2025.
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Mar 15

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Exhibition Tour: Zina Saro-Wiwa: Table Manners Season I

Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 2:00–3:00pm

Irving Stenn, Jr. Family Gallery

Dive deeper into UMMA’s collection of African art with this tour starting with Table Manners: Season 1, by Nigerian artist Zina Saro-Wiwa. In this installation, eight videos portray individuals from the Niger Delta eating meals tied to the region’s cultural and natural landscapes. The intimate dining experiences challenge our assumptions about identity, culture, and power. Our tour will then move to We Write to You About Africa.

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University students visit UMMA on September 25, 2025, joining tours led by David Choberka, Madeline October Wildman, and Julia Laplaca. A study room session was also led by LSA Professor Lisa Makman.
Subject Matters: How Did This Get Here?!
Eleanor Noyes Crumpacker Gallery
Tue, Mar 10, 2026 6:00pm–7:30pm
Event Series Subject Matters
Zell Visiting Writers Series: Distinguished Writer in Residence Craig Santos Perez – Reading and Q&A
Helmut Stern Auditorium
Thu, Mar 12, 2026 5:30pm–6:30pm
Event Series Zell Visiting Writers Series
Webster MFA Reading Series: Micah Muhammad and Jennifer Nessel
Helmut Stern Auditorium
Fri, Mar 13, 2026 7:00pm–8:00pm
Event Series Webster Reading Series
Guests enjoying the festivities of UMMA's Fall Opening Celebration event on September 19, 2025.
Exhibition Tour: Zina Saro-Wiwa: Table Manners Season I
Irving Stenn, Jr. Family Gallery
Sun, Mar 15, 2026 2:00pm–3:00pm
Related Exhibition Zina Saro-Wiwa: Table Manners
Migration as Imagination — with Writer and Journalist Ismail Einashe
Helmut Stern Auditorium
Mon, Mar 16, 2026 5:30pm–6:30pm
Event Series Penny Stamps Speaker Series
U-M students, faculty, and staff attending Artscapade at UMMA, a yearly event that kicks off the school year with art and entertainment.
Come Sketch With Me
The Jan and David Brandon Family Bridge
Sat, Mar 21, 2026 1:00pm–2:30pm
Related Exhibition Come Talk To Me
Guests gathered for UMMA’s opening reception of the exhibition, “American Sampler: Activating the Archive” held on Saturday, January 24, 2026.
Exhibition Tour: American Sampler — with Labadie Curator Julie Herrada
Vertical Gallery
Sun, Mar 22, 2026 2:00pm–3:00pm
Related Exhibition American Sampler: Activating the Archive
Blue background with an illustration of the world and a dove holding a branch.
Lessons from Hiroshima: Cultivating Mindful Peace Leadership
Helmut Stern Auditorium
Wed, Mar 25, 2026 5:00pm–7:00pm
Zell Visiting Writers Series: Reading and Q&A with writer Danielle Evans
Helmut Stern Auditorium
Thu, Mar 26, 2026 5:30pm–6:30pm
Event Series Zell Visiting Writers Series

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