Join the MSU Museum for the opening reception of What If We Kissed in the Shadows of Beaumont Tower?: 170 Years of MSU Traditions, a new exhibition developed by students in Michigan State University’s Museum Studies program.
Student life at MSU has always been about more than classes. Through objects, stories, and creative interpretation, this exhibition explores how student traditions have connected Spartans across generations. From the bloody, but tongue-in-cheek, class rivalries of the 1910s to today’s cathartic Midnight Scream, visitors are invited to consider how traditions evolve while continuing to bring people together through shared experience, student passion, and Spartan spirit.
Celebrate the opening, meet the student curators, and be among the first to experience the exhibition. What If We Kissed in the Shadows of Beaumont Tower?: 170 Years of MSU Traditions is on view in the Forest Akers Trust Student Exhibition Lab April 25 – July 31, 2026.