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The MSU Museum is undergoing an 18-month renovation, with a planned reopening in January 2026. During this time, we continue to create experiences at the intersection of arts, sciences, cultures, and technologies.

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Case Studies

A diverse group of MSU students stand with their supervisor, all students wearing black t-shirts with the MSU Museum logo in lime green. Their supervisor, Caroline White, stands in the middle in a patterned dress. Everyone smiles at the camera, posing in a front of a lead exhibit wall decorated with rows of hanging plastic fruit above their heads.

CoLaborators at the MSU Museum

The CoLaborator program is part of the CoLab Studio, the innovation unit within the MSU Museum. Designed for undergraduate and graduate students, the program empowers participants to facilitate visitor engagement through open-ended conversations centered on the Museum’s exhibitions.
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A group of ten MSU students pose together on stage next to a large red banner that reads "Ignite Talks MSU" In front, a woman in a dark dress kneels with her arms held wide, grinning at the camera.

Ignite Talks MSU

Ignite Talks MSU empower students to connect their academic work to broader societal contexts. Each presenter is challenged to distill their message into a fast-paced, 5-minute presentation accompanied by 20 automatically advancing slides, ensuring a captivating and impactful delivery.
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Participants in the Immersive Visualization Institute look up at a colorful image on the dome of the Abrams Planetarium.

Immersive Visualization Institute (IVI) Celebrates 5 Years

Many people don’t realize that Michigan State University (MSU) has a robust “ecosystem” of immersive data visualization technologies available to students and faculty. These include the Abrams Planetarium Sky Theater, the 360-degree panoramic display space in the MSU Libraries’ Digital Scholarship
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People walk around an exhibit, Knowing Nature, examining wood stands with posters and photos.

Enhancing Museum Accessibility

The MSU Museum embarked on an ambitious RFID project to enhance accessibility for all visitors.
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CoLaborator on the screen of a telepresence robot in Future Present exhibition.

CoLab Telepresence Facilitation

The MSU Museum CoLab Studio's exhibition themes primarily focus on complex, global challenges, such as climate change or surveillance, and we aim for the topic to be addressed in a way that is experimental, creative, and immersive for our audiences.
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Black and white long exposure photo of a busy building with title "Rapid Residency" over the top.

CoLab Rapid Residency

The MSU Museum CoLab Studio's exhibition themes primarily focus on complex, global challenges, such as climate change or surveillance, and we aim for the topic to be addressed in a way that is experimental, creative, and immersive for our audiences.
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MSU Museum CoLaborator facilitates a discussion with Museum guests.

CoLab Open Call

The MSU Museum CoLab Studio's exhibition themes primarily focus on complex, global challenges, such as climate change or surveillance, and we aim for the topic to be addressed in a way that is experimental, creative, and immersive for our audiences.
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Photo of U.S. Senator Gary Peters visiting the “Knowing Nature: Stories of the Boreal Forest” exhibition.

Knowing Nature

The MSU Museum achieved the honor of becoming Michigan’s inaugural Affiliate of the esteemed Smithsonian Institution in September 2001.
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