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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. But like every Feel Good Friday, the night was truly brought to life by the incredible community partners who poured their energy, creativity, and passion into every detail.
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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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Hana Hamplová, Uncertain Path to Harmony, 1997, color photograph on backing board. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Gift of Martha and Dady Mehta, 2015/1.383A. © Hana Hamplová
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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Two artworks side by side both with yellow and white shapes.
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.
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A person wearing a dark grey sweater stands in front of a large beige pot. A small pin of the sculpture, "When the Gods Speak, Heaven Listens" by Frederick Ebenezer Okai is pinned to their sweater.
Curate the Vibes of UMMA’s Homepage and Earn Exclusive Art Pins
Dec 2, 2024
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!
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A Love Letter to Blackness: Yodit Mesfin Johnson on Cultivating Culture and Community at Silver Linings
Nov 4, 2024
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.
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Roman J. Witt Residency Call For Proposals
Oct 29, 2024
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).