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for Art That Can Change The World ▶

Located at the center of the University of Michigan, UMMA is the pulse of artistic innovation, a campus icon, and a vital public square where everyone can Feel Free.

For surprising and unique exhibitions, programs, residencies, and experiences that help us imagine a better world together. For fusing art and research to shape a dynamic future. For the creative heartbeat of a thriving society. Look to Michigan.

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“UMMA is not just setting the bar—we’re redefining it.

As one of the great university art museums in the country, we’re developing groundbreaking exhibitions, exciting programs, and arts experiences woven through both campus and community life.

We’re a platform for artists, exhibitions, residencies, and programs that stimulate new ways of thinking about the world and our place in it. We’re expanding the role of museums in society and pushing boundaries, allowing new and existing audiences to connect with art and revel in the complexities of the human experience.

More than just an art museum, UMMA is a social and community hub where the public, artists, and thinkers converge and flourish. We are a central gathering place where together we can imagine a more just and vibrant future.”

Portrait of UMMA Director Christina Olsen wearing a black top with a scarf in shades of red.
Christina Olsen
UMMA Director
Photo by Mark Gjukich
performers and guests enjoy Queer Night at UMMA, part of Feel Good Friday
Photo by Doug Coombe
performers and guests enjoy Queer Night at UMMA, part of Feel Good Friday
Photo by Neil Kagerer
University students get creative at UMMA Artscapade 2021.
Photo by Liz Barney
University students get creative at UMMA Artscapade 2021.
Photo by Mark Gjukich

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Become the Creative Heartbeat of Campus

Performers and guests enjoy Queer Night at UMMA, part of Feel Good Friday
Photo by Doug Coombe

Your support will build UMMA’s growing reputation so we can:

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Bring the most globally important art and artists to Ann Arbor
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Grow our ability to produce scintillating and courageous exhibitions and programs everyone will talk about
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Support the creation, sharing, and preservation of art that challenges, inspires, and connects us all
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Transform UMMA’s physical and digital spaces so we can welcome more people, and make the museum more accessible and open

The arts advance Michigan’s leadership in research, learning, and creative impact and enrich the lives of all of our students.

University of Michigan President Santa Ono

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Harness the Power of Art to Create a More Just Future

Grade school students stand in front of bright red wall and embrace in front of the artwork, 'Sophie/Elsie' by artist Mary Sibande.
Photo by Liz Barney

By supporting UMMA’s ability to harness the power of art to deepen human connection and build empathy, we can:

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Build an unrivaled collection of art that reflects the diversity of our communities, builds on our strengths, and illuminates contemporary life
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Give artists, scholars, and students the resources they need to wow the world with their creative vision and voice
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Create exhibitions, programs, and artist residencies that expand and enrich the way we see one another and the world
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Develop partnerships across Michigan and the country that build on our civic engagement work

UMMA is working to expand the role of an art museum in society, supporting civic engagement and cross-partisan connection, inspiring hope for a more engaged and interconnected society.

U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell, Michigan’s 6th District

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Lead Real Change at U-M and in Museums

Performance in the Apse at UMMA's Feel Good Friday Fry Bread event.
Photo by Mark Gjukich

Your support will expand UMMA’s leadership work in making art museums more dynamic, relevant, and inclusive across the world. Together we’ll do that by:

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Leading by example and pushing fellow museums to be braver and more equitable
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Piloting visionary new projects with students, faculty, and the community that get the world talking about what’s happening at Michigan
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Putting art at the center of interdisciplinary research and challenging projects, sparking new ideas, and connecting the university to our communities

Working with UMMA we've been able to use museum walls to cast a vision that better reflects the mosaic of our humanity and our community.

Yodit Mesfin Johnson, Community Organizer and President of NEW

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UMMA Leadership Board

The UMMA Leadership Board (ULB) is a volunteer advisory board created and supported by UMMA to provide strategic guidance on issues of advocacy and fundraising for the Museum.

Meet the ULB

Director's Acquisition Committee

The committee has a focus on acquiring works from artists with backgrounds currently underrepresented in UMMA’s collection.

Meet the DAC