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.
Celebrate International Museum Day with a new exhibition at the MSU Museum. Opening May 18, the exhibition “Kindred: Traditional Arts of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians” will be on view in the Main Gallery at the MSU Museum through July 30, 2022. In partnership with the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa […]
Two new galleries at the MSU Museum are dedicated to student and faculty research at Michigan State University. Exhibitions in The Sandbox gallery will highlight more experimental exhibitions while the New Horizons space will feature research from the National Science Foundation Broader Impacts, art-science residencies, and a rotation of other student and faculty research. These […]
The MSU Museum has been selected to participate in the Museum Assessment Program (MAP), which is administered by the American Alliance of Museums. Through guided self-study assessment and on-site consultation with a museum professional, participation in MAP will empower the MSU Museum to better serve Michigan State University faculty, students, guest researchers, and the East […]
MSU Science Gallery is hosting a 3-day Science of Grief program in partnership with the MSU Broad Art Museum, WKAR, and the San Francisco-based nonprofit Reimagine from March 24 – 26, 2022. The theme for the program is “Spring into Wellness.” This responsive program comes at a time when many are grappling with the enduring […]
The Michigan Association of Broadcasters named the Science of Grief podcast the winner of the Best Use of New Media award for Public Radio Group 2 during its 2021 Broadcast Excellence Awards ceremony on Thursday, March 10, 2022. The Science of Grief podcast is a collaboration between WDET-FM, Detroit’s NPR Station, and MSU Science Gallery. […]
MSU Science Gallery is hosting a 3 day Science of Grief “Spring into Wellness” program in partnership with the MSU Broad Art Museum and Reimagine organization. Started by MSU Science Gallery’s Community Engagement Manager Natasha T. Miller in 2018, Science of Grief is a series of community conversations that explores multiple forms of grief while […]
Through MSU Museum collections and the research of graduate students at Michigan State University, the exhibition “The Observation Experiment” explores the various ways we observe our world. On display in the MSU Museum’s Main Gallery through April 30, 2022, the exhibition invites viewers to contemplate how observation can lead to understanding and ideally make the […]
The MSU Museum is one of only nine organizations selected as part of a cohort to participate in the Fostering Critical Conversations with Our Communities program, a year-long, Smithsonian Institution community engagement initiative in collaboration with the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (Coalition). The 2022 pilot program is a hands-on opportunity for two staff […]
MSU Science Gallery’s Head of Programming Antajuan Scott is part of a group that was selected to receive a research grant through Pacific Standard Time, a Getty initiative focused on the intersection of science and art. Scott will collaborate as a curatorial partner with the California based art research institute Fathomers, a self-described “creative research […]
Applications deadline extended through Friday, April 14! MSU Museum’s CoLab studio invites proposals for Food Fight!, an exhibition and public programming series that explores issues related to food security, production, and sustainability, and the social, environmental, political, and economic relationships humans have with food. Applications are now open through April 14, 2023. From the way […]
