Sky Tonight

A live presentation on what to find in the sky tonight and for the coming few weeks. This presentation includes how to find the cardinal directions with the North Star, current and upcoming constellations, visible planets, a few deep sky objects depending on the season, and other interesting astrono...

Michigan League: AADL Summer Game

Another location for the AADL Summer Game is the Michigan League, home to cool study spaces, Maizie's Kitchen & Market, water-bottle refill stations, Campus Information Desk (Main Floor), and historic displays (see Floor 3). It's also the primary office space for the Resource Navigator team, a group...

Guided Tour of the Clements Library

Join us to learn more about the history of the Clements Library, its programs, and collections. Highlights include Benjamin West's iconic painting "Death of General Wolfe," a Revolutionary War-era trunk that once housed General Thomas Gage's papers, and the current exhibit. Arrive at our North En...

Final Performance: MPulse Jazz Institute

Join us for the final performance by MPulse Jazz Institute participants. Directed by SMTD Professor Dennis Wilson, the MPulse Jazz Institute is an all-encompassing, week-long program for the high school jazz musician. Classes are led by University of Michigan Jazz Faculty, SMTD applied faculty and ...

Sea Monsters

The film follows a curious and adventurous Dolichorhynchops – familiarly known as a ‘dolly’ – as she travels through the most dangerous oceans in history. Along the way, she encounters long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks, and the most dangerous sea monster of all– th...

T.REX

With stunning CGI visuals and the latest research from leading paleontologists, the film offers audiences a fresh perspective on the GOAT (Greatest Of All Tyrants): Tyrannosaurus rex. Anchored by the true story of the young fossil hunters who made the discovery of a lifetime when they spotted a larg...

Behind the Curve: Rainbows and the Science and Culture of Color

We have many significant books from the history of our understanding of rainbows and color theory, from the writings of scholar Ḥasan Ibn al-Haytham to Isaac Newton’s 1704 Opticks. Rainbows appear across the spectrum of our collections, and this exhibit includes a handwritten illuminated manuscript,...

Beyond Survival

Join us for Beyond Survival, an exhibition of works by incarcerated artists in Michigan presented by PCAP co-founder Janie Paul and the Flint Institute of the Arts. The exhibit opens May 30th and runs through September 14th. The pieces span nearly 30 years, many of them having been featured in o...

Saturday Sampler Tour | Storytelling in the Ancient World: Linda Kimmel, Do...

Today, when we want to tell stories about ourselves or others, we can share pictures or videos on social media, send texts or emails, or even write books. In this tour, we will look at some of the ways that people in the ancient Mediterranean communicated stories to one another. We will look at exam...

Unsettling Histories: Legacies of Slavery and Colonialism

Organized as a response to the Museum’s recent acquisition of Titus Kaphar’s Flay (James Madison), this upcoming reinstallation of one of our most prominent gallery spaces forces us to grapple with our collection of European and American art, 1650-1850. In recent times, growing public awareness of...