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UMMA’s Vote 2020 project wins global design award for giving people ‘clarity, confidence, and hope’
Nov 30, 2021
UMMA’s VOTE 2020 project has won a 2021 Global Design Award from the Society for Environmental Graphic Design.
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Five Million Dollar Gift Expands U-M Museum of Art’s Chinese Ceramics Collection, Creates Weese Program In Ceramic Art
Apr 21, 2021
Alumnus William C. Weese MD has given a gift of art and endowment that will expand the museum’s Chinese ceramics collection.
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Explore Three Powerful Works of Art in SAPAC’s Art Show Revolution: Transformation
Apr 5, 2021
Interviews with three artists featured in the art show to understand their art and what this exhibition means to them.
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Mythology Connections: A Delicious Take on an Infamous Beheading
Mar 17, 2021
Vik Muniz’s “Untitled (Medusa Marinara)” this piece, was inspired by Caravaggio’s depiction of the head of Medusa.
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Monumental outdoor sculpture by Jaume Plensa to change the face of U-M Museum of Art
Nov 9, 2020
Gift from J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family brings new, internationally renowned public art to Ann Arbor, U-M campus
UMMA Blog
Smash hit: UMMA photography exhibition draws big crowds, asks big questions about museums
Dec 19, 2019
The votes are in, and UMMA’s latest photography exhibition, Take Your Pick, is a runaway hit. 
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Gift from Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch strengthens UMMA Exhibitions, names iconic central gallery
May 16, 2019
Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch, have donated over $2.8 million to UMMA to enhance and develop the Museum’s exhibitions program.
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Philip and Kathy Power Provide for Substantial Inuit Art Program at UMMA
Mar 19, 2018
Philip and Kathy Power have created the Power Family Program for Inuit Art at UMMA, a program that will focus in the curation, exhibition, and understanding of Inuit art.