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Today at UMMA

Events This Week

Zell Visiting Writers Series: Reading and Q&A with Prose writer Maya Binyam
Helmut Stern Auditorium
Thu, Nov 13, 2025 5:30pm–7:00pm
Event Series Zell Visiting Writers Series
Inside the Apse of UMMA, a crowd watches Mato Wayuhi's performance at the "Feel Good Friday: Feel Good Frybread" event at UMMA on November 15, 2024.
Feel Good Friday: Feel Good Frybread
Museum of Art
Fri, Nov 14, 2025 7:00pm–10:00pm
Event Series Feel Good Friday
People walking past and looking at Andrea Carlson's Future Cache exhibition.
Artist Talk: Native Arts and Culture Keeping
Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch Apse
Fri, Nov 14, 2025 7:45pm–9:00pm
Event Series Penny Stamps Speaker Series
Three abstract paintings by Carmen Herrera, featuring sharp geometric patterns in black, orange, and white, displayed in an art gallery setting.
Exhibition Tour: Both Sides of the Line: Carmen Herrera & Leon Polk Smith
A. Alfred Taubman Gallery I
Sun, Nov 16, 2025 2:00pm–3:00pm
Related Exhibition Both Sides of the Line
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.
Book Club — Hosted by the UMMA Student Advisory Board
Living Room
Sun, Nov 16, 2025 12:00pm–1:30pm
Related Exhibition Zina Saro-Wiwa: Table Manners
3 Cubes in a Seven Axis Relationship reflects the dark blue sky as the sun sets on North Campus
Public Art Walking Tour for U-M Students
Museum of Art
Sun, Nov 16, 2025 11:30am–1:00pm
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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
View of a gallery installation. Black walls with gold and silver text tell the story of the Burt Lake Band of Anishinaabe Native Americans
Future Cache
Andrea Carlson
Now thru November 2025
Vertical Gallery
Two individuals viewing various artworks in a gallery room, including framed pieces on the wall and a sculpture displayed on a pedestal.
Curriculum / Collection 
New installation August 2, 2025
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 — January 4, 2026
Irving Stenn, Jr. Family Gallery
Installation view of a geometric abstract art exhibit featuring red and white panels arranged in a dynamic composition, displayed in a modern gallery setting.
Both Sides of the Line
Carmen Herrera & Leon Polk Smith
August 30, 2025 — January 4, 2026
Taubman I 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 — Spring 2026
Jan and David Brandon Family Bridge

Artwork on
Display

The UMMA galleries are dynamic and always evolving.

Frida with Globe, Coyoacan, Mexico
1938
Manuel Álvarez Bravo
Where can you see it:
Joan and Robert Tisch Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art
Bencharong Ware Jar (tho)
19th century
Chinese
Where can you see it:
Gallery of South, Southeast and Central Asian Art
Untitled, The Peter Norton Family Christmas Project 2002
2002
Yinka Shonibare
Where can you see it:
Marvin H. Davidson Gallery
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
Sugar Caster (one of a pair)
1739
Monogrammist CO
Where can you see it:
Marvin H. Davidson 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:
Tiffany: Between Tiffany Doors and FFW Connector
Male Twin Figure
circa 1925-1940
Yoruba
Where can you see it:
A. Alfred Taubman Gallery II
Track of Colors by Settei #1
2023
Manika Nagare
Where can you see it:
Japanese Gallery
Twilight
1892
Charles Warren Eaton
Where can you see it:
Thomas H. and Polly W. Bredt Gallery
Vanitas (Still Life), with globe, skull, candle, tazza, and covered cup
1633-1635
Willem Claesz Heda
Where can you see it:
Marvin H. Davidson Gallery
Self:Portrait
2022
McArthur Binion
Where can you see it:
Joan and Robert Tisch Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art
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:
The Robert and Lillian Montalto Bohlen Gallery
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:
Eleanor Noyes Crumpacker
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