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University of Michigan Students Decide UMMA’s Next Acquisition in Live “Art Tank” Event
Dec 9, 2025
The Business of Art course helps students understand the economics of the art market by providing real word experience.
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UMMA to Temporarily Close Alumni Memorial Hall for Marble Floor Restoration
Dec 2, 2025
Museum’s Frankel Family Wing will remain open with new exhibitions and programs throughout the project. UMMA will temporarily close Alumni Memorial Hall, the museum’s historic South wing, beginning in late January 2026 for a full replacement of its marble floor.
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The night featured an artist panel on Indigenous Futurism with Andrea Carlson, Frank Waln, and Debra Yepa-Pappan.
Artist Andrea Carlson Reflects on Three Years of Future Cache at UMMA
Nov 24, 2025
As UMMA’s exhibition Andrea Carlson: Future Cache prepares to close on November 30, 2025, visitors have a few final weeks to spend time with artist Andrea Carlson’s reflections on land, memory, and belonging.
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The "Feel Good Friday: Queer Night – Halloween Edition" event took place at UMMA on October 24, 2025. The night featured colorful projections by Venusloc, film screenings with Kris McKinney, performances by Baddie Brooks, Cherriel, and Na Bonsai, mini portrait sessions with Ruby Flwrs, Miranda Kyle, Miriam Uhura, and Yhasmin Wilder, and interactive photo and costume booths hosted by the UMMA Student Advisory Board.
Feel Good Friday—Queer Night Halloween Was a Glittering Celebration of Community
Oct 28, 2025
Halloween came early at UMMA with this Feel Good Friday—Queer Night on October 24, where glitter, ghosts, and glamour collided in perfect spooky fashion.
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Visitors viewing artwork at an exhibition in a gallery. The tour guide is talking with them. They are surrounded by works of art.
Art, Money, and Meaning: UMMA’s Subject Matters Events Unpack the Business of Art
Oct 8, 2025
This Fall, UMMA has teamed up with the Ross School of Business to ask one of the most complicated questions in the art world: What actually gives art value?
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UMMA and the Labadie Collection Launch Ambitious Exhibition Series on American Protest and Social Movements
Sep 25, 2025
Julie Ault awarded inaugural commission, will open American Sampler: Activating the Archive on January 24, 2026
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A large red sculpture stands tall over a green lawn. In the background, buildings silhouette a blue sky.
New UMMA Internship Honors Artist Matthew Wong, Provides Hands-On Museum Experience
Aug 1, 2025
Gift From The Matthew Wong Foundation Creates New Museum Internship Fund Supporting The Future of Arts Leadership
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A person walking by Jaume Plensa's "Behind Our Wall" Statue.
Explore the Art All Around You with UMMA’s New Interactive Campus Map
Jul 25, 2025
A new interactive campus map from UMMA and the Art in Public Spaces team creates an easy-to-navigate digital tool to help everyone discover the full scope of U-M’s impressive public art collection.
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Assorted UMMA (University of Michigan Museum of Art) membership materials including cards and informational brochures on a red background next to a beige tote bag.
(Re)Introducing UMMA Membership With New Benefits and New Ways to Support
Jul 24, 2025
This summer, we’re introducing exciting changes to UMMA Membership, including new membership tiers and revamped benefits.
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New Exhibition at UMMA Unites Visionaries Carmen Herrera and Leon Polk Smith for First Time
Jul 15, 2025
Groundbreaking exhibition celebrates decades-long friendship and dialogue between two trailblazers of geometric abstraction
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A book cover titled "Daniel Johnston" featuring a whimsical drawing of a frog-like creature on a yellow background, resting on a green cushioned surface with button details.
UMMA Curator Featured Alongside Lana Del Rey and Jeff Tweedy in New Book Showcasing Life and Work of Daniel Johnston
Jul 2, 2025
A new book about the life and work of Daniel Johnston features essays from juggernauts in the music and art worlds including Lana Del Rey, Jeff Tweedy, Raymond Pettibon, and UMMA’s own Robin K. Williams, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. 
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Holly Bass, "American Woman", 2021, Digital Video Installation. Image Courtesy of the Artist
Roman Witt Artist Residency awarded to Holly Bass by U-M Stamps School of Art & Design and the University of Michigan Museum of Art
Jun 10, 2025
Bass to premier Civilities in 2026 - a bold and inventive exploration of American identity for the United States Semiquincentennial.
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Group of students seated on the floor in chairs in an art gallery at UMMA, attentively listening to a speaker. Surrounded by Jaord Lews works.
A Shift in Perspective: Pioneer High School Students Reflect On Community and Identity
May 27, 2025
There’s a shift that happens when students engage deeply with art. And for a group of Pioneer High School sophomores who visited UMMA recently on a class field trip, you could see that shift in real-time.
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Students gathered outside of the exhibition, sitting at tables with their work displayed.
New Zines Available at UMMA Showcase ‘History Spoken in the Voice of Today’s Generation’
Feb 18, 2025
For Nicole Marroquin, an artist featured in the UMMA exhibition La Raza Art and Media Collective 1975–Today, all it takes to spark meaningful conversations about history, identity and activism is a simple handmade booklet.
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UMMA To Open First Solo Museum Exhibition by Artist Jarod Lew
Dec 18, 2024
Opening February 1, 2025, this powerful exhibition brings forward personal and intergenerational stories of identity, family memory, and diaspora within the Asian American experience.