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Today at UMMA

Today’s Hours:

Galleries: 11am–8pm
Cafe: 11am-5pm
Shop: 11am–5pm

Events This Week

Guests gathered for UMMA’s opening reception of the exhibition, “American Sampler: Activating the Archive” held on Saturday, January 24, 2026.
Exhibition Tour: American Sampler — with Labadie Curator Julie Herrada
Vertical Gallery
Sun, Mar 22, 2026 2:00pm–3:00pm
Related Exhibition American Sampler: Activating the Archive
Blue background with an illustration of the world and a dove holding a branch.
Lessons from Hiroshima: Cultivating Mindful Peace Leadership
Helmut Stern Auditorium
Wed, Mar 25, 2026 5:00pm–7:00pm
Zell Visiting Writers Series: Reading and Q&A with writer Danielle Evans
Helmut Stern Auditorium
Thu, Mar 26, 2026 5:30pm–6:30pm
Event Series Zell Visiting Writers Series
A parade of people at night, all holding paper mache lanterns
FoolMoon: U-M Student Luminary-Making Workshop
Multipurpose Room
Thu, Mar 26, 2026 12:00pm–7:00pm
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Exhibitions Open Today

See Upcoming Exhibitions
A line of people walk toward a museum entrance, and a large sculpture of a white head stands tall next to them.
Jaume Plensa: Behind the Walls
Jaume Plensa
Ongoing
UMMA Exterior
A celebration of UMMA's fall season with exhibition openings of You're Welcome, Hear Me Now, and A Gathering.
We Write To You About Africa
Ongoing
A. Alfred Taubman Gallery II
This image shows a modern art gallery with wooden floors and glass railings. Several artworks are displayed on the walls, including a large colorful abstract painting and smaller framed pieces. Bright natural light streams in from a window on the right.
Curriculum / Collection 
Installation updated February 2026
Eleanor Noyes Crumpacker Gallery
Interior of a room with pastel blue walls featuring three framed digital displays on white tables, each depicting individuals in colorful attire. The room is furnished with modern, multicolored chairs arranged around the tables.
Zina Saro-Wiwa: Table Manners
Season 1
August 9, 2025 — August 30, 2026
Irving Stenn, Jr. Family Gallery
University students visit UMMA on September 25, 2025, joining tours led by David Choberka, Madeline October Wildman, and Julia Laplaca. A study room session was also led by LSA Professor Lisa Makman.
Come Talk To Me
September 2025 — Summer 2026
Jan and David Brandon Family Bridge
Guests gathered for UMMA’s opening reception of the exhibition, “American Sampler: Activating the Archive” held on Saturday, January 24, 2026.
American Sampler
Activating the Archive
Jan 24, 2026 - Ongoing
Vertical Gallery

Artwork on
Display

The UMMA galleries are dynamic and always evolving.

Bencharong Ware Jar (tho)
19th century
Chinese
Where can you see it:
Gallery of South, Southeast and Central Asian Art
Ganesha, seated on a double lotus throne
11th century
Indonesian
Where can you see it:
Gallery of South, Southeast and Central Asian Art
Headrest
Kenyan
Where can you see it:
The Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery
Tall Ceremonial Stand for Jar
5th century
Korean
Where can you see it:
Woon-hyung Lee and Korea Foundation Gallery of Korean Art
Fan-shaped Vase on Domed Foot (piece of lip broken off)
circa 1896-1900
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Where can you see it:
Not currently on display
Male Twin Figure
circa 1925-1940
Yoruba
Where can you see it:
Not currently on display
Track of Colors by Settei #1
2023
Manika Nagare
Where can you see it:
Not currently on display
Twilight
1892
Charles Warren Eaton
Where can you see it:
Not currently on display
Self:Portrait
2022
McArthur Binion
Where can you see it:
Not currently on display
Tomb Guardian
675-750
Chinese
Where can you see it:
Shirley Chang Gallery of Chinese Art
Ngoromera
2020
Masimba Hwati
Where can you see it:
Not currently on display
Double-Gourd Ewer with Lid
13th century
Korean
Where can you see it:
Woon-hyung Lee and Korea Foundation Gallery of Korean Art
Flute Player
before 1967
Lamidi Fakeye
Where can you see it:
The Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery
Portrait of Françoise (Buste de Femme)
February 28, 1949
Pablo Picasso
Where can you see it:
Joan and Robert Tisch Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art
Tarzana
1987
Grace Hartigan
Where can you see it:
Joan and Robert Tisch Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art
Little Torso No. 5 (Torse)
1930; cast 1957
Hans (Jean) Arp
Where can you see it:
Joan and Robert Tisch Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art
Love is What You Want
2011
Tracey Emin
Where can you see it:
Joan and Robert Tisch Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art
La société de métayage
2021-2022
M'barek Bouhchichi
Where can you see it:
Not currently on display
Dark Presence III
1971
Louise Nevelson
Where can you see it:
Joan and Robert Tisch Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art
When the Gods Speak, Heaven Listens
2022
Frederick Ebenezer Okai
Where can you see it:
A. Alfred Taubman Gallery II