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The MSU Museum serves the Michigan State University community by facilitating and creating experiences at the nexus of the arts, sciences, cultures, and technologies.

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A Creative CollaboRatory

The CoLab Studio is an innovative laboratory within the MSU Museum that develops timely and relevant programs designed to be novel, transient, and experimental. This approach enables the MSU Museum team to explore new methods for designing and implementing programming, informal learning, and community engagement. To this end, the CoLab Studio helps to push the boundaries of what it means to be a 21st-century interdisciplinary museum.

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Screenshot from Unity video software showing the timeline of the Sephor interactive experience as a long visual of lungs, ears, and other objects on a cloudy background. Text on image reads "Physcial Spells [The Wor(l)d in the Atom]"

Opening Reception | Physical Spells

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Join us for the opening reception of Physical Spell , a hands-on, immersive exhibition by MSUFCU Arts Power Up artist-in-residence Violeta López López. Step into a playful world where language and physics collide. Drawing on the aesthetics of video games, this interactive installation invites you...
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September 5

UNWIND | Harvest Moon Silent Disco
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September 20

the cadre x MSU Museum
Cadre
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Black-and-white portrait of a young woman in patterned traditional attire and headwrap, wearing large textured earrings. She rests her face on her hand, which displays geometric henna designs.

Celebrating 65 Years of African Studies at MSU

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In celebration of the 65th anniversary of Michigan State University’s African Studies Center (ASC), the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University (MSU Broad Art Museum), the MSU Museum, MSU Libraries, and the ASC have partnered on a
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A promotional graphic for the Michigan State University Museum podcast titled "RISE: Detroit's Machine Music." A monochromatic design shows a hand over a vinyl record, paired with a silhouette of Detroit's skyline. The aesthetic combines vintage and industrial themes, emphasizing Detroit's role in the techno music movement.

New Podcast Exploring Techno’s Legacy and Afrofuturist Vision in Detroit

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The MSU Museum, in partnership with WKAR and with support from MSU Federal Credit Union, is excited to announce the launch of RISE: Detroit’s Machine Music, a new podcast series inspired by the exhibition Techno: The Rise of Detroit’s Machine Music. Hosted
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