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This summer, we’re introducing exciting changes to UMMA Membership, including new membership tiers and revamped benefits.

Groundbreaking exhibition celebrates decades-long friendship and dialogue between two trailblazers of geometric abstraction

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. 

Bass to premier Civilities in 2026 - a bold and inventive exploration of American identity for the United States Semiquincentennial.

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.

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.

Opening February 1, 2025, this powerful exhibition brings forward personal and intergenerational stories of identity, family memory, and diaspora within the Asian American experience.

Use the new myUMMA feature to create trending groups of UMMA art related to pop culture or TikTok trends and you could snag enamel recreations of the most iconic pieces in UMMA’s collection!

In her role as the guest program curator for UMMA’s 'Silver Linings' Johnson looks to bring a collective vision to life in a way that transcends traditional museum programming.

On behalf of the University of Michigan’s Stamps School of Art & Design and the Museum of Art (UMMA), we invite you to apply for the 2025 – 2026 Roman Witt Residency, specially themed to explore the upcoming United States Semiquincentennial (2026).

UMMA is proud to announce that Laura De Becker, Chief Curator and Helmut and Candis Stern Curator of African Art, has been honored with a prestigious national award for Curatorial Excellence from the Arts Council of the African Studies Association (ACASA).

Events Presented in Conjunction with “Silver Linings” Exhibition Showcasing 100 Years of Black Art Collecting by Spelman College.

I have lived in Southwest Detroit my entire life, and it is the place where I developed my deep appreciation for art, particularly due to the countless murals that line our streets.