UMMA News & Blogs

UMMA employees recently took to TikTok to read some of the wackiest online reviews UMMA has received.

Emma Cordova's interview with Yehrim Lee whose solo exhibition is on display.

“Should I fire this piece in the kiln anyway, or just throw it out and start over?”

UMMA's Student Advisory Board answers a tough question.

UMMA announced a selection of recent acquisitions that capture the Museum’s collecting priorities.

“Painting is dead.” That’s what professors told artist Titus Kaphar during his time studying art at Yale.

UMMA in partnership with Monument Lab, announced that artist Cannupa Hanska Luger will create a site-specific installation on the exterior of Alumni Memorial Hall.

This fall, UMMA will launch a wide-ranging program to engage the public with the upcoming midterm elections.

Artist and social sculptor Philippa P.B. Hughes recently sat down with SAB Members to discuss her art practice.

I recently had a conversation with Sascha Crasnow, a University of Michigan lecturer in Islamic Arts and Culture.

The exhibition 'Around the World in Blue and White' explores the history and influence of blue and white ceramics across the globe.

In an op-ed published by ArtNet News, UMMA Director Christina Olsen makes the case that art museums need to be braver.

Charles Ginnever’s 'Daedalus', stands on the South University side of UMMA.

An investigation into 11 objects of African art in UMMA’s collection has been unspooling online.

UMMA has received a gift of Chinese calligraphy from the family of Lo Chia-Lun valued at more than $12 million.