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University of Michigan Museum of Art
525 S. State St., Ann Arbor
(734) 763-UMMA (8662)
The newly renovated University of Michigan Museum of art, designed by principal architect Brad Cloepfil and his team at Allied Works Architecture, is a $41.9 million transformation that has doubled the space available for collections display, temporary exhibitions, programs and educational exploration. The newly expanded location fulfills the Museum’s mission to bridge visual art and contemporary culture, scholarship and accessibility, tradition and innovation.
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Feb. 25, 2012 - May. 20, 2012
UMMA Presents: ‘Fluxus and the Essential Questions of Life’
Price: This is a free event.
Fluxus emerged in the early 1960s as a loose, international network of artists, composers, and designers-"led" by Lithuanian-born American artist George Maciunas (1931-1978)- that was noted for blurring the boundaries between art and life. Fluxus artists like Maciunas,...
Mar. 17, 2012 - Jul. 22, 2012
UMMA Presents: Haroon Mirza
Price: This is a free event.
Haroon Mirza is a noted visual artist who wants us to listen, to train our ears on the incidental sounds that surround us, and to connect sound to the objects that create it. In his work Mirza explores and attempts to restore the relationships humans have with sound that...
Mar. 31, 2012 - Aug. 05, 2012
UMMA Presents: ‘Curator’s Choice, Part II’
Price: This is a free event.
This is the second part of a two-part exhibition introducing exciting, recently acquired works from UMMA's collections gifted to the museum during the past five years. Associate Curator of Asian Art Natsu Oyobe selected works of Asian art, both historic and modern, such...
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The New University of Michigan Museum of Art
The University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA) has re-opened--with a $41.9 million upgrade that includes a complete renovation and a new wing. In this video, museum director James Steward and architect Brad Cloepfil talk about the project. Video courtesy of Ascalon Films.
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Praise Flows as Visitors Flock to New University of Michigan Museum of Art
The University of Michigan's newly refurbished Museum of Art has reopened to rave reviews in Ann Arbor this weekend. It was no quiet "Sunday Afternoon" by Seurat, nor a chaotic "Night Watch" by Rembrandt. Instead, the painting Saturday night at the newly remodeled...