Arts & Culture

  1. Performance, recording of rare, unfinished Domenico Scarlatti manuscript debuts at U-M November 5, 2019
  2. U-M violinist to perform new album created with George Gershwin’s piano October 23, 2019
  3. Rethinking authenticity: U-M art professor explores intersection of power, labor and consumerism October 23, 2019
  4. U-M Clements Library celebrates ‘The Death of General Wolfe,’ iconic 1776 painting by Benjamin West October 15, 2019
  5. Detroit artist Tylonn J. Sawyer creates mural depicting first African American student to attend U-M October 14, 2019
  6. U-M Museum of Art brings robots to the art world October 10, 2019
  7. ‘Michigan Libraries for Life’ organ donation drive kicks off across state, celebrates 10th anniversary October 9, 2019
  8. U-M music professor’s project raises awareness, preservation support for Michigan’s lighthouses October 8, 2019
  9. U-M Library collection inspires community-created artwork with Detroit artist October 4, 2019
  10. U-M president launches new arts initiative October 3, 2019
  11. U-M Institute for the Humanities receives $1.14M Mellon grant for ‘High Stakes Art’ September 19, 2019
  12. U-M Museum of Natural History opens next phase with major exhibits, hands-on labs September 18, 2019
  13. Pan-Africanism explored in new U-M Museum of Art commission, artist to speak during UMMA After Hours September 6, 2019
  14. Met Opera to premiere new performance edition of ‘Porgy and Bess’ prepared by U-M Gershwin Initiative September 5, 2019
  15. New installation at U-M inspired by US ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy September 4, 2019
  16. Recently discovered ‘ancient graffiti’ explored in new U-M Kelsey Museum of Archaeology exhibition August 26, 2019
  17. U-M architect, MSU playwright create a sensory theater experience for children with autism August 16, 2019
  18. U-M Museum of Art to host ‘die in’ this weekend to raise awareness of climate crisis July 26, 2019
  19. U-M Museum of Art names Jim Leija deputy director of public experience and learning July 25, 2019
  20. Reflecting on Jimi Hendrix’s Star-Spangled Banner as Woodstock’s 50th anniversary approaches July 1, 2019