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Today at UMMA

Today’s Hours:

Galleries: Closed
Cafe: 8am-5pm
Shop: Closed

Events This Week

Three people discussing work over a laptop and printed materials.
The Protest Archive: A Conversation on Advocacy, Art, and Dissent with Julie Ault and Julie Herrada
Helmut Stern Auditorium
Sat, Jan 24, 2026 4:00pm–5:30pm
Related Exhibition American Sampler: Activating the Archive
Three individuals discussing archival materials.
Exhibition Tour: American Sampler with Curator Julie Ault
Vertical Gallery
Sun, Jan 25, 2026 2:00pm–3:00pm
Related Exhibition American Sampler: Activating the Archive
See Full Calendar

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
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 — Spring 2026
Jan and David Brandon Family Bridge

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:
Tiffany: Between Tiffany Doors and FFW Connector
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:
Thomas H. and Polly W. Bredt Gallery
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:
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